Businesses and nonprofit organizations in North Carolina that have experienced interruption due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic could qualify for up to $250,000 from a new state grant program, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Job Retention Grant Program (JRG) through the agency’s website. “The Job Retention […]
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Manteo resident Douglas “Allen” Moran has been reappointed as a member of the N.C. Board of Transportation. Moran was reappointed by Governor Roy Cooper and will continue to represent Division 1, which is comprised of 14 counties in the northeastern corner of the state. He originally joined the Board of Transportation in 2017. Moran will work with […]
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The Division of Marine Fisheries will issue North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Tournament citations for flounder catches that weigh 5 pounds or more during the recreational flounder season, which begins Sunday. Anglers who wish to apply for a flounder citation will need to use a new, online form. The fish must still be weighed at one […]
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Thurston the cat, keeper of the Ocracoke Lighthouse, passed away this week after an illness. The gray and white lighthouse greeter was close to 20 years old. “It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to our dear lighthouse kitty, Thurston, last evening,” Ocracats, a group dedicated to the care of the island’s feral […]
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Ballot requests in 2020 seven times higher than in 2016 State Board of Elections With more people expected to vote by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Board of Elections reported earlier this week that that through Sunday, Aug. 9, North Carolina voters had thus far submitted 163,374 requests for absentee by-mail ballots […]
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Though a number of upcoming fishing tournaments around the Outer Banks have been canceled or postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Frank & Fran’s Fisherman’s Friend in Avon recently announced that they will be hosting a Red, White and Blue Freedom Tournament this fall, from October 22 through 24. Registration for the tournament opened on […]
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March 19, 1963 – August 12, 2020 MANTEO — Laurie Ann Perry, 57, of Manteo, NC crossed over to her eternal home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. She was born on March 19, 1963, graduated from Manteo High School and attended classes at Brevard College. She completed her CNA 2 certification from COA. Her most […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Peggy, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Peggy, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Ocracoke Alive wants people on Ocracoke to add some bling to their COVID-19 face coverings. The nonprofit arts organization will have mask-crafting stations from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday on the lawn of Books to be Red. “We were trying to think of creative things that were safe to do,” said David Tweedie, Ocracoke Alive […]
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The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association has canceled the 2020 Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke due to concerns with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The board acknowledged that this multi-day festival, scheduled for the last weekend in October, brings revenue to the island, but the challenges of conducting the kind of quality event the public is […]
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