Dare County announced 11 new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, November 7, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 780. The 11 additional cases consist of 8 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 2) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation […]
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8 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, bringing Dare County total to 769
Dare County announced 8 new positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, November 6, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 769. The 8 additional cases consist of 7 residents and 1 non-resident, and include the following: 1) resident, 18-24, female, home isolation 2) resident, 50-64, female, home isolation […]
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Dare County reports 31 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday, per recent update
Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, November 6, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 769, of which there are 53 active cases among residents of Dare County. Of the 769 […]
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How to Know Your Vote Counted in North Carolina
Per a recent press release from the N.C. Board of Elections, North Carolina elections officials wish to remind Election Day voters that it may take a few weeks before their “voter history” is updated to reflect their recent vote in their voter record available through the State Board of Elections’ Voter Search tool. “If you voted in […]
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Local officials push to replace Alligator River Bridge
Local officials in Dare and Tyrrell counties are appealing to officials in Raleigh and Washington in an effort to prioritize the replacement of the 60-year-old Lindsey C. Warren Bridge — better known as the Alligator River Bridge. The span that stretches 2.8 miles across the Alligator River has closed several times in recent years to […]
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Island Cooking: Chicken Shawarma, Oh Yum!
When I was recently asked what my signature recipe is, I rattled off, without thinking, “Chicken Shawarma.” I surprised myself! I do love it and I have a good recipe for it, but I don’t cook it often and never thought of it as my “signature” dish. Or even, for that matter, my favorite. But […]
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“Old School” Lures Still Popular Today
By Tim Wilson Today’s tackle shops are filled with the latest and greatest in the way of saltwater fishing lures. The development of lures has been at a rocket pace for the past 10 years. Innovations in the areas of scents, plastics, noise-making, and more are common day occurrences. However, even with the added amount […]
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Coast Guard searching for possible missing people one mile offshore of Buxton
The Coast Guard is searching for possible missing people in the water approximately one mile offshore of Buxton. On Thursday, November 5, Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a relayed report from crewmembers at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet regarding a good Samaritan who reported an adrift orange life raft one mile offshore. Sector […]
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Halloween sea turtle nest is the latest laid nest since at least 1997
On Halloween morning, October 31, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) biological technicians discovered a freshly dug green sea turtle nest almost a mile west of South Beach Road on Hatteras Island, on the borders of Buxton and Frisco. The nest will reach its hatch window of 50-55 days between December 20 and 25. According to […]
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7 new COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday, bringing Dare County total to 761
Dare County announced 7 new positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, November 5, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 761. The 7 additional cases consist of 6 residents and 1 non-resident, and include the following: 1) resident, 65 or over, female, home isolation 2) resident, 65 or […]
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