HATTERAS — Clifton Elwood Austin, Sr., 85, passed away at home in Hatteras Village, NC on August 7, 2020. The son of Clifton Jones Austin and Virginia Austin Johnson, Clicky was born in Ashbury Park, NJ where his father served in the Coast Guard. Clicky graduated from Ocracoke School where he met the love of […]
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Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are primed to fuel storm development in the Atlantic, leading to what could be an “extremely active” season, according to forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. Today, the agency released its annual August update to the Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, initially issued in May. […]
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An organization called the North Carolina Coastal Fisheries Reform Group has filed a federal lawsuit against state regulators and six of North Carolina’s largest shrimp trawl companies as part of an effort to ban trawling in the sounds on the grounds it violates the federal Clean Water Act. “The day has come. We didn’t […]
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Per a Saturday morning update from event organizers, the Day at the Docks Celebration for 2020, (which is typically held on the third weekend in September), has been canceled for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is with great sadness that we, the Day at the Docks Committee, must cancel this year’s celebration,” […]
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Finding a little levity in the news has been difficult in 2020, to say the least. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic, a highly-charged political atmosphere, and we’ve already had nine named tropical storms or hurricanes as of the beginning of August. As such, finding “good news” stories to share can be challenging […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, August 7, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 369, 19 of which are considered active. Of the 369 cases, 207 are residents and 162 are non-residents. Three individuals […]
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Dare County announced 5 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, August 7, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 369. The 5 additional cases consist of 2 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 65 over, female, isolating in Dare 2) resident, 25-49, female, […]
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Due to significant beach erosion and a large escarpment at the southern end of the Bypass Road at ORV Ramp 44, the Bypass Road is temporarily closed for visitors’ safety, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS.) Per CHNS, there is plenty of wide-open beach east of the Bypass Road dune […]
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In the wake of Governor Roy Cooper’s Aug. 5 announcement that North Carolina would remain in its “Safer-at-Home” Phase Two of re-opening, North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Commissioner Que Tucker, issued the following Aug. 6 statement indicating that any timetable for starting high school sports remains uncertain. “At his press conference on Wednesday, […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard provides an update on the work being done to keep the community as healthy and safe as possible as we near the height of the hurricane season during COVID-19. Chairman Woodard reminds the public to stay prepared and stay vigilant, and discusses ways to remain healthy during […]
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