Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, July 24, 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 301, 81 of which are considered active. Of the 301 cases, 176 are residents and 125 are non-residents. The majority […]
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Kitty Hawk police are searching for a “person of interest” in a possible July 22 assault that left a local woman hospitalized and unconscious. Per an update from OBX Today, investigators would like to talk to Jay Tolson of Hatteras Island in connection with a “possible felony assault,” Kitty Hawk Police Chief Joel Johnson said […]
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Dare County announced 7 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, July 24, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 301. The 7 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 2 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation 2) non-resident, 50-64, female, transferred isolation […]
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The Hyde County Health Department announced on Friday that Ocracoke will host a drive-through COVID-19 testing event on Thursday, July 30. The event will take place at the National Park Service Ocracoke Boat Ramp Parking lot, and will begin at 2:00 p.m. The testing event is open to residents of Hyde, Dare, Martin, Tyrell, and […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard recognized the efforts made by local businesses to keep the Dare County community safe from the spread of COVID-19, and re-emphasized the importance of practicing the three W’s, in a video message released on Friday. The video is above, and is also available for streaming Dare County’s YouTube channel […]
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Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast to develop on Friday afternoon and linger into the evening, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. The storms will be slow-moving, so heavy rain and minor flooding may be possible, especially in low-lying areas. Frequent lightning and damaging winds may also occur […]
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Dare County announced 2 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, July 23, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 294. The 2 additional cases consist of a resident and a non-resident, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 50-64, female, isolating in Dare 2) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation Per the North Carolina […]
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The Hatteras Fire Department has released video of a young man who burglarized the station two days in a row, and officials say he may have stolen from other area first responders, as well. Shortly after midnight on both July 15 and 16, the intruder rode his bike to the station in Hatteras village, and […]
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CEO and owner of Reef Beach Shoreline Restoration, Todd Barber, will give a special presentation on reef balls at an upcoming meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton on Tuesday, August 18, at 2:00 p.m. Per the parent company, https://reefballfoundation.org/, a reef ball is a designed artificial reef module that mimics the structure and function […]
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Dare County announced 15 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Wednesday, July 22, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 292. The 15 additional cases consist of 8 residents and 7 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 25-49, male, transferred isolation 2) non-resident, 50-64, female, transferred isolation 3) resident, 25-49, female, […]
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