Dare County, in coordination with Hyde and Currituck Counties, will lift restrictions on entry for visitors beginning Saturday, May 16 at 12:01 a.m. This decision follows the announcement by Governor Roy Cooper yesterday (May 5) to issue Executive Order 138 which will modify North Carolina’s Stay at Home order and transition to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain […]
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That first pass more than 200 miles above her home state seared into her memory. It’s a mental snapshot astronaut Christina Koch fondly recalls, relishing in intricate detail North Carolina’s distinctive geographical features seen from the “Window of the World.” Looking down from space, tracing the state’s coastline hallmarks like New River Inlet and Cape […]
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More than half (51.1%) of North Carolina adults are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 because they are 65 or older, have at least one underlying health condition or both, according to data analyzedOpen PDF by the NC Department of Health and Human Services. Risk factors identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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A series of thunderstorms on Wednesday morning resulted in a brief hailstorm for parts of southern Hatteras Island, surprising many residents who caught the severe weather on camera. Pea-sized hail was reported in Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras at roughly 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, with the hailstorm lasting just under a minute for most areas. Additional […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay At Home order and transition to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain COVID-19 restrictions effective Friday, May 8 at 5 pm. Certain businesses remain closed as the state continues battling COVID-19. “COVID-19 is still a serious threat to our state, and Phase 1 […]
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Team members of the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway project shared some good news at a virtual meeting on Tuesday, stating that 40 additional exhibits and panels were going to be installed along the coastal route within the next several months. The new exhibits, (which include orientation panels as well as community information panels), are […]
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Virginia Hale Satterfield Williams, age 100, formerly of Elizabeth City, NC died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA. She was born in Danville, VA on November 1, 1919 to the late William Satterfield and Nellie Hale Satterfield and was the wife of the late Otis Lydell Williams. She […]
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To assist N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle customers and partners in dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a provision included in the COVID-19 bill signed into law today by Governor Cooper grants a five-month extension of the expiration date on more than two dozen DMV credentials. The bill also allows the DMV to […]
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The Hyde County Commissioners Monday night agreed to allow visitors to mainland Hyde starting at 5 a.m. on Wednesday and will work with Dare and Currituck counties to lift the visitor restriction on Ocracoke before Memorial Day, possibly on May 21. Hyde County Manager Kris Nobel will work with the two counties as to the […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Janet P. Higgins,77, passed away unexpectedly on May 4, 2020 in Kill Devil Hills NC. She was born in Elkin, NC, daughter of Charles and Lillian Poplin. She was pre-deceased by her husband Bill Higgins. She was survived by her brother, Charles C. Poplin, Jr (Theresa); daughter Ricki Bittle (David); sons […]
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