The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services vaccinated a total of 500 individuals at a vaccine clinic held at the Fessenden Center in Buxton on Saturday, January 16, per a recent online update. Future vaccine clinics will be held throughout the Outer Banks on an ongoing basis, based on the county’s weekly allocation […]
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Hyde County released the following update for Friday, January 15, which outlines recent changes to the priority phases for the COVID-19 vaccination. People 65 and older have been added as a priority population, and the Ocracoke Health Center continues to have vaccines available for people on the island. On Thursday, January 14, 2021, Governor Cooper […]
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The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services released the following update for Friday, January 15, which outlines revisions to the county’s vaccine plan, as well as information regarding updates on COVID-19 cases in the county. COVID-19 Vaccine Update Yesterday, NCDHHS announced changes to their Vaccine Prioritization Phases. Under the new plan, all healthcare […]
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KITTY HAWK — Thomas “Tom” Williamson was born on April 16, 1938, in Jasper County, SC, and transitioned from earth to glory on Monday, January 11, 2021, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC. One of Tom’s closest friends described him aptly—he was a true “Renaissance” man who was loved and admired by all who encountered […]
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Note: If you search for this owl, keep a distance so as not to spook it causing it to fly away. These photos were taken with a long lens. Ocracoke went on alert to the possibility that a Snowy Owl would return here when one was seen Dec. 29 on Pea Island. According to OBX Today, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Laurie Lilja Martin, 68, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed peacefully in her home on January 14, 2021 after a long illness. Born in Arizona and raised in suburban Denver, she was a graduate of Colorado State University. She raised her own children in Norfolk, Virginia, and moved to the Outer […]
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners nearly tripled their goal to restore 50 million oysters in coastal waters. Through its 50 Million Oyster Initiative to build acres of new oyster reef and support at least 50 million oysters, there are now 140 million oysters on 43 acres of newly created oyster reefs in coastal North Carolina. Oyster sanctuaries […]
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Outer Banks photographer Wes Snyder caught something unusual while shooting video last week at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Amid a scattering of stars, an object moves past. An object no one has been able to positively identify. Snyder’s camera picked up the object at 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 7, while he was facing the south […]
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Coastal Review Online is featuring the research, findings and commentary of author Kevin Duffus. First of three parts It was not Shakespeare but Pythagoras who likely first imagined the world as a stage “whereon many play their parts.” No more often am I reminded of this proverb than when I am traveling across the inlet […]
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Per a recent announcement from Dare County Schools, a vaccine clinic will be held for Dare County Schools (DCS) personnel on Saturday, January 23, at the First Flight High School, with a second clinic to follow on February 13. Dare County Schools Superintendent Dr. John Farrlley shared the announcement with DCS parents, and provided the […]
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