June 21, 1948 – May 28, 2020 MANTEO — Margaret Kirsch Buell, 71, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the Tyrrell House in Columbia, NC. Born in Black Hawk County, Iowa on June 21, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Louise Kathleen Quinn and Paul Edward Kirsch. Margaret is survived […]
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CHEC awarded three scholarships to local seniors Anna France, Dylan Gray and Sophie Waterfield. Each scholarship is worth $1,000 each semester that the students meet GPA qualifications, for up to eight semesters. Anna France, daughter of Jeff and Brittany France of Buxton, will attend Meredith College in the fall. Anna plans to obtain a Bachelor’s […]
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This is the fifth installment in a continuing series on climate change and the North Carolina coast that is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. Twenty-seven years ago, an interagency panel of bureaucrats, politicians and scientists gathered for the first time in Atlanta, Georgia, to study how to save a North Carolina coastal […]
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Officials are reporting good compliance with public health recommendations among passengers traveling aboard vessels in the state Ferry Division’s fleet. Jamie Kritzer, assistant director of communications for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, told Coastal Review Online Wednesday that ferry usage was in the thousands for routes to and from Ocracoke Island over the Memorial […]
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Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The Order goes into effect today with the Governor’s signature. “North Carolinians need relief to help make ends meet during the pandemic,” said Governor Cooper. “Extending housing and utility protections will mean more people can stay […]
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A coordinated effort to clean the Rodanthe shoreline after a house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean is in full swing, with volunteers from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue and the Tri-villages community pitching in to remove miles of potentially dangerous debris. The home fell into the ocean at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to Chicamacomico Banks […]
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Dare County conducted a total of 178 COVID-19 tests in a drive-thru testing event on Tuesday. The county has received results back for 171 tests, with 169 test results returned as negative, and two marked as invalid. Additional updates from the county for Friday are as follows. COVID-19 Drive-thru Testing Event Now Includes Residents of […]
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Hyde County Health Department announced that they want to ensure that all Hyde County residents who are in need of testing for COVID-19 have access, and provided information on testing sites and events in the area via a Friday press release. To be tested, you should meet at least one of the following criteria: Displaying […]
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Photos and video footage of the shoreline close to Sea Oats Drive in Rodanthe show the extensive debris that is left over after an ocenfront house collapsed into the Atlantic on late Thursday night / early Friday morning. Per a Friday update from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue, the debris field stretches along the shoreline from […]
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Deep, standing water from consecutive days of heavy rains was reported on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, and especially in the Tri-villages area of Salvo, Waves and Rodanthe, leading to treacherous driving conditions as of Friday morning, May 29. Scattered showers and storms will continue across eastern N.C. on Friday afternoon as the wet […]
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