The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight tonight, with shooting stars and fireballs visible through the early morning hours, weather permitting. NASA predicts rates of 50 to 100 shooting stars per hour — but the bright moon, which rises around midnight will likely reduce visible meteors to 15 to 20 per hour. According […]
Island Features | Full Article
Dare County announced 4 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, August 12, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 384. The 4 additional cases are all non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 50-64, female, transferred isolation 2) non-resident, 17 under, female, isolating in Dare 3) non-resident, […]
Local News | Full Article
Richard “Big Rick” Holzbauer died August 1, 2020. He was 58 years old. He was born April 1st, 1962 in Riverside, California. He was a navy brat who frequently moved every few years growing up. Though he did not move to Hatteras Island until 1978, he considered it to be his true home. He graduated […]
Obituaries | Full Article
Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, August 11, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. The total COVID-19 positive case count in Dare County is 384, of which 25 are considered active cases in Dare County. Of the 384 cases, 210 are residents and 174 […]
Local News | Full Article
NAGS HEAD — Danny Martin, 51, of Nags Head, NC died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville NC. Born in Newport News, VA on December 30, 1968, he was the son of the late Georgie “Ellen” Skyles and late stepfather James Thomas Insley. Danny lived and grew up in Dare County, […]
Obituaries | Full Article
Board nominates Jackie Tillett to replace her The Dare County Board of Elections has named Jackie Tillett as interim elections director in the wake of the resignation of former director Michele Barnes, whose last day in that post was Thursday, Aug. 6. According to Board of Elections Chair Sandy Semans Ross, the board accepted Barnes’ […]
Local News | Full Article
The North Carolina Coastal Federation has been recommended for funding to add to an oyster sanctuary in the Pamlico Sound. Through the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Restoration Center’s Community-based Restoration Program, 31 new and continuing habitat restoration projects were recommended in July to be awarded nearly $13 million total to restore habitat and ecosystems in 15 […]
Fishing | Full Article
Dare County District Attorney Andrew Womble issued a statement Monday regarding the death of 38-year-old Kitty Hawk resident Amanda LeeAnn Fletcher Hartleben, who died last month after being last seen with her boyfriend. “In light of the recent public scrutiny surrounding the death … I have decided to release a statement regarding the continued investigation […]
Local News | Full Article
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by webinar Aug. 20-21, beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations in real-time by joining online. Directions for calling in by phone or joining the webinar online, including information on system requirements and testing, is […]
Fishing | Full Article
Per a recent update from the Hyde County Health Department, Hyde County is currently experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As of 10:00 a.m. today, August 10, the Health Department reported 46 cases, of which 9 are active. Though some of these cases are associated with an outbreak in a long-term care facility, not all […]
Local News | Full Article
