The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one-day number of COVID-19 cases with 3,119 cases reported. Other key metrics also increased with hospitalizations at 1,246 and the percent of tests that were positive climbing to 7.9 percent. “This is not the milestone we want to be hitting, […]
Local News | Full Article
Chicamacomico Historical Association is hosting its Annual Season’s End festivities during Thanksgiving week, and the Rodanthe site has a wave of events on the agenda for visitors to enjoy. On Tuesday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m., visitors will have an opportunity to go back in time to the Life-Saving Station’s early 20th-century heyday by watching the Beach Apparatus […]
Island Features | Full Article
The annual island-wide food drive to stock the shelves of the Hatteras Island Food Pantry in Buxton is currently underway and will run through December 31, 2020, per a recent announcement from the event’s organizers. Residents and visitors are encouraged to participate in this drive, as contributions of both food and money are needed to […]
Local News | Full Article
Deep tropical moisture from distant Tropical Storm Eta is forecast to interact with a slow-moving cold front late tonight and tomorrow, resulting in widespread showers and a few thunderstorms, per a Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Heavy downpours are possible and could lead to localized flash flooding. […]
Local News | Full Article
Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, November 10, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. Data Analysis The number of new COVID-19 cases has been trending in the wrong direction for the past several weeks. This past week there were 77 new positive COVID-19 cases in […]
Local News | Full Article
Dare County announced 21 new positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, November 10, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 810. The 21 additional cases consist of 18 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 17 under, male, home isolation 2) non-resident, 18-24, male, transferred isolation […]
Local News | Full Article
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina’s indoor mass gathering limit will be lowered to 10 people in an effort to drive down North Carolina’s key COVID-19 metrics. Executive Order 176 will go into effect on Friday, November 13, and will be in place through Friday, December 4. The Order does not change the reduced capacity […]
Local News | Full Article
WANCHESE — James A. Mills, Jr., 74, passed away suddenly after surgery in Chesapeake, VA on November 5, 2020. Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne Sweet Mills and his brother William Mills. James was born in Norfolk, VA and worked in radio for most of his life, twenty in the local radio […]
Obituaries | Full Article
MANTEO — Floyd “Ernie” Channell, II, 45, of Manteo passed away November 3, 2020 in Chesapeake, VA after battling a lengthy illness. Ernie was born in Elkins, West Virginia and lived in Manteo, North Carolina for the past eight years. He loved it here. He was a loving, hard working, funny, never-knew-a stranger, kind hearted […]
Obituaries | Full Article
Do you have a loved one who wants a pony this holiday season? Believe it or not, on Ocracoke Island, this Christmas wish is relatively easy to fulfill. Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is offering an opportunity to Adopt a Pony for the holidays, allowing horse lovers […]
Island Features | Full Article
