The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has extended the deadline to renew current commercial and for-hire fishing licenses by one month in response to COVID-19. Fiscal year 2019-2020 commercial fishing licenses, for-hire fishing licenses, and permits issued by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries with an expiration of June 30, 2020 will remain valid until […]
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Registration begins Monday, June 1 for Dare County Parks and Recreation camps in July and August. There will be no camps in June 2020. Updated newsletters with the camp schedules and details are now available: Northern Beach Division Newsletter Roanoke Island / Mainland Division Newsletter Hatteras Island Division Newsletter Please note that programs and schedules are subject […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is still requesting that anyone with information that may help determine the circumstances and events that led to the recent death of a nesting loggerhead sea turtle contact the Dare County Community Crime Line or the National Park Service’s Investigative Services Branch (ISB). At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, staff […]
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Dare County has partnered with Mako Medical Laboratories out of Raleigh, N.C. to host a second drive-thru COVID-19 testing event in Dare County. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 starting at 10:00 am at Soundside Event Site located at 6800 S. Croatan Hwy in Nags Head, NC. Appointments are required. The […]
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While conducting a bar standby on Tuesday, May 26, the 47’ Motor Life Boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet was hailed on CH 16 by a 24’ Albemarle skiff that had been taking on water. The vessel was located approximately eight nautical miles offshore, and had suffered a leak in the raw […]
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An additional 1.5 to 2 inches of rain is forecast for the Outer Banks through the remainder of the week as Tropical Storm Bertha forms off of South Carolina, and becomes the second named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. As of 8:00 a.m., Bertha was located 30 miles ESE of Charleston, South Carolina, […]
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“They said it couldn’t happen. They said that the Worrell would never again be the revered event it once was. So, the Organizing Authority, made up of former Worrell competitors, race officials, and a few fans, started planning its comeback for 2019. And even as the start date loomed and the naysayers speculated that it […]
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The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) touched on the latest statewide statistics for COVID-19 in its latest video update, which was released by the county on Monday afternoon, May 26. In the video, Director Dr. Sheila Davies provides information on COVID-19 and testing in Dare County, and also notes that the […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES – Martha “Marty” Eaton Batsel passed away at home Sunday, May 24, 2020. Marty was born October 11, 1941 in Albany, NY to the late Lynn Eaton and Marion Bender. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Harold Michael Batsel; her sister, Lynne Dos Santos; children, Susan Lynn Bosco and Robert Karl […]
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An elevated risk of rip currents continues on Tuesday for beaches north of Cape Hatteras, while a low threat of rip currents is forecasted for Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke beaches, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. An elevated risk of rip currents means that […]
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