In a coordinated effort among the three counties of the Outer Banks, the area will reopen to visitors on Saturday, May 16. When the rental homes, hotels and motels do reopen, it may appear to be business as usual. But for the people who work in the hospitality business, it will be anything but. “This […]
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On Saturday, March 14, Gov. Roy Cooper ordered all North Carolina schools to close. Classes would continue, but instruction would be entirely online. Two days later, the nonprofit Outer Banks Community Foundation rolled out the first of its COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants, which it awards in times of crisis. The $4,500 grant awarded to the Dare Education Foundation helped […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac on Thursday said the park service hopes to have seashore campgrounds and restrooms open by Memorial Day weekend. The news came as U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt stopped by Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Hatteras on Thursday in a tour of national parks and […]
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By the staff at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, UNC Chapel Hill Ocracoke Island’s residents can trace their ancestry to many parts of the world. In March, the Ocracoke community welcomed a group of visitors from UNC Chapel Hill the week of March 9 to learn about the island’s connections to Latin […]
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A strong cold front will move through Eastern N.C. tonight, bringing strong winds and the potential for minor coastal flooding for portions of the Outer Banks, per a Friday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Southwest winds will develop Friday afternoon, becoming west to northwest on Friday night, and […]
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A young girl with magical powers dwells in Hatteras village. Haley Rosell realized for the first time that she “really had a way with birds” when she bonded with a newly hatched chicken. That little peep followed her everywhere she went, and Haley loved it. “But Turk was the first bird I really, truly bonded […]
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It has been announced that visitors can return to the Outer Banks beginning May 16, and I know many are anxious to get here so they can get in on some phenomenal fishing that has been transpiring during the COVID-19 closure. There are a lot of businesses that are preparing to welcome the visiting public […]
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Dare County has been chosen to receive $ 20,145 of Federal Emergency Food and Shelter funds awarded through the Department of Homeland Security and an additional $28,721 of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding. Under the terms of the grant from the national board, any non-profit, faith-based or local government agency that […]
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Islanders will have an opportunity to celebrate Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) graduating seniors while maintaining their distance, thanks to an upcoming car parade that will cruise through every village on Hatteras Island. The car parade is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, and will feature the class of 2020 in their caps and gowns in […]
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On Tuesday, May 5th, Governor Cooper signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay at Home Order and transition to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain restrictions effective on Friday, May 8 at 5:00 p.m. Dare County announced in their update that local guidelines and restrictions will align with these orders once they […]
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