While the Outer Banks community has certainly rallied around the victims of Friday’s fire in Buxton by supplying clothing, food, furnishings, and monetary donations, there is still one need that desperately needs to be addressed – housing. Friday’s fire occurred in a residential community on Cape Hatteras Lane that was originally constructed in 1958 as […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, October 27, 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 680, of which there are 32 active cases among residents of Dare County. Of the 680 […]
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Among the many who are offering help for the Coast Guard victims of the tragic fire in Buxton on Friday, October 23, is the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Cape Hatteras Flotilla 16-4. Since its founding in 2006, this all-volunteer flotilla has been directly assisting the United States Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat Station Hatteras Inlet by […]
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July 28, 1986 – October 23, 2020 BUXTON — Sarah Elizabeth Quigley, 34, of Buxton, NC died Friday, October 23, 2020. She was born in Upper Heyford, England on July 28, 1986. Sarah lived life on her terms. She never met a stranger. Completely devoted to her family and community she only ever saw the […]
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Robert Mitchell “Mitch” Lively, died in Virginia Beach, VA, surrounded by his family, on October 25, 2020, due to complications from lung cancer. He was 69. Mitch was born on July 2, 1951, in Shelbyville, IL to his parents Robert and Darlene Lively. He graduated from MacMurray College with a degree in Sociology in 1973. […]
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For the first part of this year’s highly energized election, if you looked at turnout percentages along North Carolina’s coast, Hyde County was a laggard. That all changed late Monday when the results from Ocracoke’s two days of early voting were uploaded to the State Board of Elections. The county, which was running well behind […]
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MANTEO — Linda Walsh Fair, 83, of Manteo, NC and formerly of Clearwater Beach, FL passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Peak Resources, in Nags Head, NC. She was born in Elwood, IN on November 6th 1936, daughter of Reverend William Walsh and Zelpha DeLawter Walsh. Linda was a graduate of North Liberty High […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting applications for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Fisheries Relief Program. The financial assistance is available to eligible commercial fishermen, for-hire fishing operators, seafood dealers and processors, and marine aquaculture operations with revenue losses in the spring of 2020 greater than 35% as compared […]
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Pirates raising their rum bottles and clinging them together in agreeance with a shout of “Yarrrrrr, Matey!” is what comes to my mind whenever I find a piece of black seaglass. I always imagine the onion-shaped rum bottles shattering in their hands, with the broken pieces tossed overboard without a second thought. Fast forward to […]
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Dare County announced 6 new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, October 26, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 676. The 6 additional cases consist of 3 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 17 under, male, home isolation 2) resident, 65 over, male, […]
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