Do you have a loved one who wants a pony this holiday season? Believe it or not, on Ocracoke Island, this Christmas wish is relatively easy to fulfill. Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is offering an opportunity to Adopt a Pony for the holidays, allowing horse lovers […]
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All Dare County offices will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in observance of Veterans Day. The Dare County C&D Landfill, the Manteo and Buxton Transfer Stations, and the Manteo Recycle Yard will also be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. There will be no changes to the residential trash collection schedule for unincorporated […]
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As the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse approaches its 150th anniversary guarding the Outer Banks coast, its caretakers are exploring 21st century ways to maintain the tower’s distinctive candy-stripe markings, the first step in preparations for an upcoming comprehensive restoration of the National Historic Landmark. Patches of paint were blasted off the exterior by a dry ice “gun” during […]
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November 29, 1933 – November 6, 2020 GREENSBORO, NC — Wayne Waverly Parker, 86, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Kitty Hawk, NC, died Friday, November 6, 2020. A native of Kitty Hawk, Wayne was born on November 29, 1933, to the late Aletha Bell Perry Parker and Ronald Parker. Serving his country honorably, he retired […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Midnight, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Midnight, 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 N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference Nov. 19-20, beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations in real-time online. A 30-minute public comment period is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting on Nov. 19. Those who wish to […]
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Dare County announced 2 new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, November 9, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 789. The two new cases on Monday represent the fewest number of cases reported in a single day since Oct. 18. Monday’s 2 additional cases consist of 1 […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for a seventh round of COVID Rapid Response Grants. To be eligible for a COVID Rapid Response Grant, programs must be urgent in nature and must be related to the Coronavirus crisis, either directly (e.g., programs that assist students with remote learning) or indirectly […]
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Over the weekend, personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet assisted a vessel off of Oregon Inlet that had run around at the Oregon Inlet bar. On the evening of November 6, the station received a report of a 38 ft. sport fisher vessel with 1 person on board that had run aground […]
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Dare County announced 7 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, November 8, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 787. In addition, the county announced 8 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, November 6, and 11 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, November 7. Sunday’s 7 additional cases consist […]
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