In its fifth round of COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants, the Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded more than $65,000 in emergency funding to local nonprofits. The grants will help families in Dare County afford childcare and tutoring during the COVID-19 school closures. “Our schools are starting in 10 days with remote learning, which will safeguard […]
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Dare County is partnering with Mako Medical Laboratories out of Raleigh, NC to host a diagnostic and antibody COVID-19 testing event in Dare County. The event will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 starting at 1:00 p.m. at Dare County Parks and Recreation located at 602 Mustian St, Kill Devil Hills, NC. Appointments are […]
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FRISCO — Loraine Lang Wilkinson of Frisco, born July 18,1960, passed away on August 2, 2020. A native of Norfolk, VA, she moved to Frisco NC in 2002 and always said she was not leaving the island. She worked with the Quidley family at Sonny’s Restaurant in Hatteras for 10 years. She loved her job […]
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Colorado State University Tropical and Climate Research has issued a mid-season update on Atlantic basin tropical weather this year, and the news isn’t good. The university now estimates 2020 will have an additional 10 hurricanes, 15 named storms and five major (Category 3-4-5) hurricanes. The Atlantic has already had nine named storms and two hurricanes through Aug. […]
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In order to ease travel to and from Ocracoke Island this upcoming weekend, the N.C. Ferry System will be adding a night run to and from Swan Quarter this Saturday and Sunday only. The schedule for those two days will be as follows: Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m. Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 10:30 a.m. […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry, as well as the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry, resumed full service on Thursday after the departure of Hurricane Isaias, per an update from the N.C. Ferry Division. Hyde County’s re-entry restrictions were lifted for visitors on Wednesday, however, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry had to run on a reduced schedule in order to […]
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Dare County announced 3 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Wednesday, August 5, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 363. The 9 additional cases consist of 2 residents and 1 non-resident, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation 2) non-resident, 65 older, female hospitalized […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina will remain paused in Safer At Home Phase 2 for another 5 weeks as students and staff return to schools, colleges and universities and the state doubles down on efforts to decrease COVID-19 numbers. “Other states that lifted restrictions quickly have had to go backward as their […]
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The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City released its summary on the development and impact of Hurricane Isaias, which made its U.S. landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, at 11:10 p.m. on August 3 as a high-end Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane Isaias originated from a vigorous tropical wave off the coast of Africa that […]
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Due to minimal damage in unincorporated Dare County by Isaias, there will be NO storm debris collection. These areas include Colington Harbor (inside the gate and outside the gate), Manteo (outside Town limits), Wanchese, Skyco, East Lake, Stumpy Point, Manns Harbor, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras. Residents may bring any vegetative debris […]
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