As the weather cools and the crowds start to taper off, there is one flock of visitors who still frequent the Outer Banks in droves once November is in full swing – migrating birds at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Per a recent update from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in […]
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Dare County announced 16 new positive COVID-19 test results on Wednesday, November 4, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 754. The 16 additional cases consist of 13 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation 2) resident, 17 under, female, home […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Grace, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Grace, 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/
The U.S. Coast Guard recently released the following “Thank You” to the Outer Banks community from its commander for the Fifth Coast Guard District, Rear Admiral Laura M. Dickey. For more than 150 years, the Coast Guard has stood ready to rescue those in peril along the North Carolina coast. Recently, the Outer Banks community […]
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January 25, 1928 – November 2, 2020 NAGS HEAD — Doris O’Neal Gard 92, of Nags Head went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2020. She was born in Rodanthe on January 25, 1928 to Prochorus “Lee” O’Neal and Rowena (Midgett) O’Neal. She was a proud Chicamacomioer. She was a devoted Christian, wife, […]
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Travellers who may be alarmed by smoke along N.C. Highway 12 on Wednesday don’t have to worry – A prescribed burn is currently underway within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, per a recent update from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North Carolina The 45-acre prescribed burning operation is occurring on […]
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University of North Carolina researchers have been awarded a $3.5 million grant to study extreme weather events using an interdisciplinary approach, which is to combine methods, insights and data from natural and social sciences, geosciences and engineering, to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies for future storms and flooding. As storms become more frequent and intense, […]
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August 7, 1933 – November 2, 2020 KILL DEVIL HILLS – Lucretia Grover Crater Pearse, 87, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Monday, November 2, 2020, at Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks. Born in Dover, NJ on August 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Phyllis Grover Crater and Ronald Crater. She […]
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All Dare County offices will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in observance of Veterans Day. The Dare County C&D Landfill, Manteo and Buxton Transfer Stations, the Manteo Recycle Yard will also be closed on Wednesday, November 11. There will be no changes to the residential trash collection schedule for unincorporated Dare and the […]
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September 22, 1969 – October 23, 2020 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Lonnie Douglas “Whitey Whitman” Merrell, 51, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away unexpectedly on October 23, 2020. A native of the Outer Banks, Doug was the son of the late June Gray Perry and Rupert Parker Perry. Doug leaves behind two children, Sarah […]
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