Dare County announced 7 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, July 4, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 133. The 7 additional cases consist of 4 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, female, age18-24, isolating in Dare 2) resident, female, age 25-49, home isolation 3) non-resident, […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a 41-year-old male who suffered a laceration on his leg while aboard a 25-foot vessel located 34 miles off Oregon Inlet, Friday afternoon. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received the distress call on VHF channel 16, and Coast Guard Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal, who was seven miles away from the distressed […]
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The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 126. Of the 126 cases, 71 are residents and 55 are non-residents. 32 of the resident cases are considered active. 3 are currently hospitalized out of the area and 28 are in home isolation. 16 of the non-resident cases are in isolation in Dare County. […]
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Our 2019 Annual Report is published! At a time when more and more experiences are virtual ones, we decided not to print a large batch of reports, but instead, to publish and share an historic year in our Community Foundation with you online. The main reason: there were just too many donors to print – […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume passenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke on July 3 after the final approval of Senate Bill 750. The bill includes $1.14 million to lease and operate the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry through Sept. 10. The ferry will make three daily round trips between Hatteras and […]
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The day after Gov. Roy Cooper announced that a decision on how to re-open North Carolina’s public schools is still a few weeks away, Dare Schools Superintendent John Farrelly sent an email to families informing them of a survey they will be getting on Tuesday, July 7. The survey will seek their input on what […]
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September 14, 1941 – June 23, 2020 BUXTON –Richard C. “Big Art” Schwarz passed away at his home in Buxton, NC on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. He was 78 years old. He was born in New York and resided in Woodbridge for most of his life before moving to Buxton, NC 15 years ago. He […]
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The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released COVID-19 Video #54, where Health & Human Services Director Dr. Sheila Davies provides information on COVID-19 in Dare County. The video is available for streaming Dare County’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/DareCounty. It has also been shared on the Department of Health and Human Services’ FaceBook page and […]
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The following is a COVID-19 message from the Dare County Health Director, Sheila F. Davies, PhD As we head into the holiday weekend I am very concerned about the potential for rampant spread of COVID-19 based on reckless and irresponsible behavior. The majority of our positive cases over the past 10 days have been the […]
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The state will temporarily suspend most highway construction projects that cause lane closures to help reduce the anticipated influx of traffic over the July Fourth holiday weekend. The N.C. Department of Transportation will reopen closed lanes where possible on major routes from Thursday evening, July 2, until the morning of July 7. This means, for instance, […]
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