Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, August 11, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. The total COVID-19 positive case count in Dare County is 384, of which 25 are considered active cases in Dare County. Of the 384 cases, 210 are residents and 174 […]
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NAGS HEAD — Danny Martin, 51, of Nags Head, NC died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville NC. Born in Newport News, VA on December 30, 1968, he was the son of the late Georgie “Ellen” Skyles and late stepfather James Thomas Insley. Danny lived and grew up in Dare County, […]
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Board nominates Jackie Tillett to replace her The Dare County Board of Elections has named Jackie Tillett as interim elections director in the wake of the resignation of former director Michele Barnes, whose last day in that post was Thursday, Aug. 6. According to Board of Elections Chair Sandy Semans Ross, the board accepted Barnes’ […]
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation has been recommended for funding to add to an oyster sanctuary in the Pamlico Sound. Through the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Restoration Center’s Community-based Restoration Program, 31 new and continuing habitat restoration projects were recommended in July to be awarded nearly $13 million total to restore habitat and ecosystems in 15 […]
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Dare County District Attorney Andrew Womble issued a statement Monday regarding the death of 38-year-old Kitty Hawk resident Amanda LeeAnn Fletcher Hartleben, who died last month after being last seen with her boyfriend. “In light of the recent public scrutiny surrounding the death … I have decided to release a statement regarding the continued investigation […]
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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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Per a recent update from the Hyde County Health Department, Hyde County is currently experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. As of 10:00 a.m. today, August 10, the Health Department reported 46 cases, of which 9 are active. Though some of these cases are associated with an outbreak in a long-term care facility, not all […]
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Dare County announced 9 additional positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 378. The 9 additional cases consist of 2 residents and 7 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 25-49, male, transferred isolation 2) non-resident, 25-49, male, transferred isolation 3) […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Robert Paul Callens, Sr., son of Annie Ruth Paul and Cecil Callens, was born on October 24, 1934 in Cleveland, Texas. He spent his early years with his grandparents, Florence and Quitman Stokes Paul. Robert moved with his mother and stepfather, Alvin T. Jaques, to Washington, DC, when he was about […]
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by Robert Michelson There are three species of flounder found off the North Carolina coast. The summer flounder, southern flounder and Gulf flounder. When fishing for these flat fish, the challenge is in how you tell one apart from the other, because all three look so much alike. “People have a hard time telling the southern flounder […]
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