Dare County announced 6 new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, November 30, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,059. The 6 additional cases consist of 3 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 65 over, female, hospitalized 2) non-resident, 25-49, male, home isolation 3) […]
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Beverly Keith “BK” Bourne
August 6, 1937 – November 26, 2020 SOUTHERN SHORES — Beverly Keith Bourne, “BK”, “Bev”, 83, was called home to be with our Lord the morning of November 26, 2020. He passed away peacefully with his daughter Nicole by his side. Born in Manassas, VA on August 6, 1937, to the late Leslie Griffin Bourne […]
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Robert Thomas Midgett
May 13, 1944 – November 26, 2020 MANTEO — Robert Thomas Midgett, 76, locally known as “Little Hatton”, passed away November 26, 2020, in Nags Head, NC. Robert was born and reared in Manteo, where, in his early years, he attended Mount Olivet United Methodist church, and graduated from Manteo High School in 1963. For […]
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Bonita Jean Smith
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Bonita J. Smith (Bonnie) passed away from liver failure on November 25, 2020 at home in Kill Devil Hills. She was born on May 22, 1943 in Broome County NY, the daughter of the late Ralph Darrow and the late Florence C. (Wiggins) Darrow. She was also predeceased by her son, […]
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Julia A. Korzenok
November 14, 1945 – November 26, 2020 SOUTHERN SHORES — Julia A. Korzenok, 75, of Southern Shores, NC suddenly passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. She was born to the late Alex and Vivian (Festing) Kish. Julia resided in Jackson, NJ where she raised her beautiful family and worked for Laura’s in Old Bridge […]
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Barbara Ann Hendricks
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Barbara Ann Hendricks, 83, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, loving wife of Francis J. Hendricks for 63 years, passed away on November 25, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Barbara was born on June 26, 1938 to William Brooks Townsend and Vida Walters Townsend of Lumberton, North Carolina. In addition […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Teddy
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Teddy, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Teddy, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Robert Kenneth Parrish
January 18, 1947 – November 27, 2020 MANTEO — Robert Kenneth Parrish, 73, of Manteo, NC died Friday, November 27, 2020. Born in Nash County on January 18, 1947, he was the son of the late Carol Minton Parrish and William Parrish. Bob spent his career as a claim’s adjustor for USAA. A hard worker, […]
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Night Sky: December Offers Great Meteor Showers and the Great Conjunction of 2020
This picture actually contains three bright nebula. The largest and brightest is the Orion Nebula, M42. Its magnitude is +4.0, which means you can see it with your naked eye! M43 is the small circular nob, (near the center of the image), that appears to be part of M42. It has a magnitude of +9, […]
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N.C. Highway 12 reopens on Ocracoke Island; Additional closures possible with Monday night’s high tide
Per a 3:00 p.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island has reopened to traffic in between the Hatteras Ferry Terminal and the NPS Pony Pens, with sand and water on the roadway. Per NCDOT, it is possible that the road will need to be closed again at […]
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