August 7, 1945 – November 19, 2020 MANTEO — Robert John “Bob” Montgomery III, 75, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, November 19, 2020, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Born in Union County, NJ on August 7, 1945, he was the son of the late Florence Lorraine Leichtnam Montgomery and World War II Navy Veteran Robert […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Splat, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Splat, 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/
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is giving oyster shells from oyster roasts, restaurant and backyard cookouts a second life through its Recycling for Reefs program. Rather than hauling those shells to the trash, which is illegal, there are several shell recycling drop-off sites across the coast to help make recycling easy, and cut costs for […]
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Coastal Review Online is featuring the research, findings and commentary of author Kevin Duffus. Second of two parts — read Part 1 Popular culture’s embrace of the adventure and romance of piracy has hidden the true reasons for Blackbeard’s demise at Ocracoke. After many years of research and study, my analysis is that Blackbeard was merely […]
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Dare County announced 4 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, November 22, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 966. The 4 additional cases consist of 2 residents and 2 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 65 over, male, home isolation 2) resident, 18-24, female, home isolation […]
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Dare County announced 5 new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, November 21, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 962. The 5 additional cases consist of 3 residents and 2 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident. 50-65, male, transferred isolation 2) resident, 50-65, female, home isolation 3) […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, November 20, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. Thanksgiving Holiday Guidance The best way to reduce your risk of viral transmission is to limit travel during the holidays and limit physical contact with people who do not live in […]
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The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold local advisory committee meetings by web conference December 1-11, 2020. The public may join the meetings online or by phone. To join the committee meeting of interest, please click the corresponding link. Permuda Island Reserve Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. Join meeting online […]
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First of two parts The Battle at Ocracoke between the notorious pirate Blackbeard and Royal Navy Lt. Robert Maynard is among the best-known events of North Carolina maritime history. It may also be one of its most inaccurately interpreted stories. One modern historian wrote that the battle was “one of the most pivotal naval engagements […]
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All Dare County offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, and Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in observance of Thanksgiving. The Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Nov. 28 in observance of […]
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