After jumping to the highest level ever seen in April due to closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment in Dare County set a new record mark for the month of May. Data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce shows Dare County’s unemployment rate at 19.6 percent in May, with 4,050 people submitting a […]
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A new law gives the state Wildlife Resources Commission authority and funding to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from public waters and state lands. House bill 308, which Gov. Roy Cooper signed Wednesday, designates $1 million for the commission “to inspect, investigate, and remove abandoned and derelict vessels.” The measure also allows the commission to use […]
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The Summer Reading Program at the Dare County Libraries is designed to be flexible and fun for children of all ages. Parents can rest easy knowing the Summer Reading Program is educational and will help children maintain the reading skills they developed throughout the school year so they are better prepared to enter the classroom […]
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NAGS HEAD — Ms. Peggy Mae Laws died peacefully of natural causes in Nags Head, July 1, 2020. Peggy was 59 and born and raised in Wilkesboro, NC. She lived bravely her whole life with serious developmental disabilities but managed to outlive her whole family except her elderly mother. Peggy recently lost her last sister, […]
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AVON — John Demerest Gray was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 1, 2020. He was born on January 28, 1942 in Avon, NC to Ellis and Caroline Gray. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served proudly for 22 years. He retired July […]
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When tuna fishing is this good, and the evening weather is this fine, what else to do but to enjoy dinner on the deck, enjoying the beauty of the marsh and the songs of “our” purple martins? Our grill is ever-ready on the deck, and the hail-pocked table and chairs have been refinished. It is […]
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Per a Friday press release, Hyde County Health Department now has a total of 13 COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed cases, but 9 of those cases have recovered. There are 4 active cases as of Friday, none of which are hospitalized. “COVID-19 cases are very likely to climb in Hyde County,” read the statement from the Hyde County […]
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Dare County announced 8 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, July 2, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 121. The 8 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) Female Resident 18-24 years of age, home isolation 2) Female Resident, 18-24 years of age, […]
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The annual effort to protect the Outer Banks’ purple martin flock begins tonight, as the N.C. Department of Transportation temporarily lowers dusk and dawn speed limits from 55 mph to 20 mph on the William B. Umstead Bridge. The Umstead Bridge in Dare County is locally known as the Old Manns Harbor Bridge. From July […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will collect red snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen during the upcoming red snapper season. Also, new gear requirements for the snapper-grouper fishery will go into effect shortly after the red snapper season opens. The division has set up four new freezer locations, in addition to the seven carcass collection […]
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