Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Fiona, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Fiona, 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/
It is about time some of our fantastic island home cooks have the spotlight shine on them! A number of friends are sharing their favorite summer recipes and i know you will enjoy them! Beth Midgett, Midgett Realty Reservation Manager, offers her summer and fall favorite as taught to her by her sister-in-law, Trisha Midgett, […]
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With 451,849 recreational visits last month, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) experienced the highest level of July visitation since 2003, and the fourth-highest level of July visitation since the establishment of the Seashore in 1953, per a recent update from CHNS. Last month’s visitation is an increase of almost 3% over July of 2019. […]
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Longtime Dare County employee Jackie Tillett has been named Elections Director for Dare County. The Dare County Board of Elections recommended Tillett for the job following the resignation of the County’s previous director earlier this month. As required by North Carolina law, the North Carolina State Board of Elections approved the appointment and it became […]
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Hyde County has been awarded Urgent Repair Program 2020 funding from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. This program is geared towards helping the elderly, disabled, veterans and single parents who are homeowners that may need financial help with repairing their home. There will be ten homes selected based on eligibility with up to $10,000.00 […]
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In order that the general public has an understanding of COVID case counts and Health Department processes, and to remain transparent to the residents of Hyde County, the following information explains how numbers are tallied within the county and what they mean. Total Cases as reported by Hyde County Health Department are numbers of laboratory […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by webinar Aug. 20-21, beginning at 9 a.m. each day. The public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations in real-time by joining online. Directions for calling in by phone or joining the webinar online, including information on system requirements and testing, is […]
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The ever-changing Cape Point in Buxton has shifted again, with the tip of the Point slowly growing, and an interior tidal pool making a temporary appearance earlier in the week. The revised landscape was captured via aerial photos taken by Altitude 12, which showed the tip of the Point larger and more noticeable than it […]
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The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. #FerryCoolMask NCDOT’s Ferry Division is ensuring those who want to ride the ferry this year are safe. Not only is social distancing encouraged while on the ferry, crew members and […]
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Historians and representatives from Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will have a starring role in an upcoming Smithsonian Folklife Festival event, as they take part in the online Story Circle: Islands on the Edge – North Carolina’s Maritime Culture in the Time of the Pandemic session which is being held Thursday, August 20, at noon. Per the […]
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