Dare County announced 13 additional positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 495. The 13 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 8 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 50-64, male, transferred isolation 2) non-resident, 25-49, female, transferred isolation 3) […]
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Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will continue to see impacts from Paulette along area beaches next week, which includes life-threatening rip currents and potential ocean overwash and coastal flooding, per a Saturday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Tropical Storm Paulette, which is predicted to become Hurricane Paulette later […]
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A high risk of rip currents is expected for the Outer Banks beaches north of Cape Lookout, per a Saturday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Elevated rip current activity will continue through this coming week, as Tropical Storm Paulette, (which is predicted to become Hurricane Paulette), is […]
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has joined the investigation into the death of LeeAnn Fletcher, the Kitty Hawk woman who died on July 25, three days after she was found in her home. In a Sept. 11 email to the Voice, an SBI spokesperson confirmed that the bureau had been requested by […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled work that will require lane closures and a brief full closure of the N.C. 12 Marc Basnight Bridge across Oregon Inlet next week, depending on the weather. At about 8 a.m. Monday, the department will have a 1-mile lane closure on the high rise of the bridge. Flaggers […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, September 11, 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 482, of which there are 15 active cases among residents of Dare County. Of the […]
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Volunteer firefighters, first responders, and members of the U.S. Coast Guard honored the fallen heroes of 9/11 on Friday morning with a 1.3-mile walk from the Buxton Fire Station to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Traditionally, Hatteras Island’s own local heroes pay tribute to the 2,997 people who died on September 11 with a climb in […]
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July 10, 1929 – September 8, 2020 AVON — Ann Louise Seitz Beckham, 91, of Avon, NC died Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Sentara Rehabilitation and Care Residence in Chesapeake, VA. Born in Lancaster, PA on July 10, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Nora Humbert Seitz and John Seitz. Founder of Outer […]
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Want to see a rocket launch? The launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket is set for Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10:27 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of the United States. This […]
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The commercial flounder season opens soon, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding gill net fishermen that one of the conditions for the Estuarine Gill Net Permit (EGNP) is to allow division staff to observe gill net operations. In response to risks associated with COVID-19, observations will occur at a safe distance from […]
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