The Dare County Board of Commissioners have released the following statement on the passing of former North Carolina State Senator Marc Basnight, who led the state Senate for nearly two decades: With sadness and many fond memories, the Dare County Board of Commissioners and the people of Dare County remember Senator Marc Basnight. Highly respected […]
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As locals know, one of the best aspects of combing the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches in the wintertime is the prospect of spotting a seal that has popped up along the shoreline. And although beachgoers may initially be concerned that the lounging seal is in trouble, the seals are actually just “hanging out” for […]
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(NC Wildlife Resources Commission) This statement concerning a body discovered on Dec. 28 has been released by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. “Today, at approximately 3:00 p.m., a duck hunter discovered a deceased person on the shore line between Manns Harbor and Stumpy Point near Point Peter Road. The Dare County Sheriff’s Department, NC Wildlife […]
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Dare County announced 6 new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, December 28, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,538. The 6 new cases are all Dare County residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 50-64, female, home isolation 2) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 3) resident, 18-24, […]
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Marc Basnight, the dean of politics in Dare County and North Carolina for decades, passed away Monday at age 73. Born in Manteo and graduate of Manteo High School in 1966, Basnight served as chairman of the Dare County Tourism Bureau from 1974 to 1976, before being named to the North Carolina Board of Transportation […]
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August 25, 1921 – December 26, 2020 MANTEO — Doris Elaine Weightman Hogg Crum, 99, of Manteo, NC died Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her home. Born in Elrama, PA on August 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Josephine Kessler Weightman and Stephen E. Weightman. Doris was the manager of G.C. Murphy […]
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A $7,500 gift from the Dare Education Foundation will allow every school in Dare County an opportunity to show appreciation for their teachers. Just in time for Christmas, each school site in the district received gifts based on their teacher headcount, with the expectation that the money honors and celebrates our educators, perhaps with a […]
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Scott Dawson is on a mission for the Lost Colony truth. The native of Hatteras Island, or as he might prefer, Croatoan, has published a book that, among other things, debunks, he says, the myth of the Lost Colony. The fate of the Lost Colony on Roanoke Island, Dare County, has been a matter of speculation, […]
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April 18, 1950 – December 23, 2020 Manteo, NC – Linda Lou Alexander, 70, of Manteo, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2020 after her third, hard fought battle with cancer. Born in Chowan County on April 18, 1950, Linda was the daughter of the late Casper “Nookie” and Wilma Hassell Alexander. She was the […]
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To notify people as quickly as possible if they have tested positive for or been exposed to someone with COVID-19, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) in cooperation with Local Health Departments, is expanding how it contacts people. Starting this week, all residents who have provided cell phone or email addresses […]
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