October 11, 1941 – August 21, 2020 KITTY HAWK — Lewis Winston Culpepper, 78, of Kitty Hawk, NC passed Friday, August 21, 2020, at his home. Born in Portsmouth, VA on October 11, 1941, he was the son of the late Hazel Lewis Culpepper and Delbert W. Culpepper. A graduate of Wilson High School in […]
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by Chloe E. Williams The Outer Banks has a strong connection with North Carolina birds. Wild ducks stop on their Atlantic Flyway from the Arctic to the tropics, and the town names of Duck and Kitty Hawk bring their namesakes to mind. With the ocean, the sound and the woods, there are a variety of […]
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The ground-floor room in Mary Ann Fletcher’s Southern Shores home feels like a makeshift shrine to her daughter, with burning candles and a large photograph of LeeAnn Fletcher highlighting the setting. Trisha Cahoon, a first cousin and close friend of LeeAnn’s, begins the conversation by replaying a roughly six-minute 911 call made on the morning […]
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Starting September 1, Dare County School Meal Sites will resume the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, the traditional school meal programs that operate during the school year. Meals will be available for pick up for all enrolled students, and will be provided in accordance with eligibility for free or reduced meal benefits. Students not […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, August 25, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The total COVID-19 positive case count in Dare County is 436 of which there are 21 active cases among residents of Dare County. 13 of […]
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Dare County announced 12 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, August 26, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 436. The 12 additional cases consist of 2 residents and 10 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non resident, 50-64, male, hospitalized 2) non-resident, 18-24, female, transferred isolation […]
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October 24, 1927 – August 22, 2020 MANTEO — Catherine Louise Pledger Bowser, 92, of Manteo, NC died Saturday, August 22, 2020, at her home surrounded by family. A native of Manteo, she was born October 24, 1927, to the late Lydia Ann Collins Pledger and George Washington Pledger, Sr. Catherine was a faithful member […]
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August 4, 1954 – August 15, 2020 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Talmage (Tim) Marcellous Walton, Jr., 66, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his home. He is survived by his brother Earl Walton of Virginia Beach, VA; son David M. Walton (Martha) of Portsmouth, VA, daughter Andrea Walton of New […]
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Hyde County Health Department Director Luana Gibbs today confirmed that Ocracoke has an active COVID-19 case and that the person is hospitalized. Gibbs said she would issue a press release on Tuesday afternoon with the breakdown in cases for Hyde County. According to the Health Department, there are now 79 total cases to date with […]
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Dare County announced 7 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, August 25, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 424. The 7 additional cases consist of 6 residents and 1 non-resident, and include the following: 1) resident, 18-24, female, home isolation 2) resident, 18-24, female, home isolation […]
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