July 14, 1947 – January 12, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Willie Raymond Newsome, Jr., 73, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Born in Washington, NC on July 14, 1947, he was the son of the late Nora Stowe Newsome and Willie R. Newsome. Having served […]
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By a 5-2 vote at a special Jan. 12 meeting, the Dare County Board of Education voted to stay with remote learning for the district’s students through the third quarter of the school year. Prior to the vote, the board considered a number of options that included some variations of a return to school before […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 12, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, current vaccine information, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update New cases of COVID-19 continue to grow rapidly in Dare County. Since our last report on 1/5, there has been an increase of 265 new COVID-19 […]
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One day after Dare County reported a record 75 cases of COVID-19, the county announced only 11 additional cases on Jan. 11. Ten of them involve residents of the county while one involves a non-resident. Also, the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has confirmed that there is currently a COVID-19 outbreak […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce is excited to kick-off the a new LOCAL campaign to continue to encourage local shopping, staying, eating and exploring. The Outer Banks has many wonderful opportunities to be LOCAL; when it is safe to do so…get outside and EXPLORE; try something new and EAT; get retail therapy and SHOP; […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Donkey, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Donkey, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
The Cape Hatteras varsity volleyball team will host Camden in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, January 12, and the game will be live-streamed on CHSS Athletics’ YouTube Channel starting at 5:45 via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XnjdiJ3aSs&feature=youtu.be. The Lady Hurricanes won the Jan. 5 home conference match against Bear Grass Charter of Williamston, […]
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Dare County and the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce today announced a change in date for the upcoming virtual State of the County 2021 presentation. The event—which was previously scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021— will now be held one week later, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, […]
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Conducting outdoor bird censuses at the end of December can be a challenge, normally due to the specter of horrible weather. The Portsmouth and Ocracoke island Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) that took place on their end-of-the year dates, Dec. 30 and 31 got done, though Ocracoke’s weather was not ideal. The counts, like hundreds of […]
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November 21, 1945 – January 3, 2021 MANTEO — Arthur ‘Lynn’ Lockrow was born on November 21, 1945 in Nyskiuna, New York and passed away on January 3, 2021. He is survived by his two sisters, Betsy L. Meyer and Sarah ‘Sally’ Alice Wilsey. Lynn lived on Roanoke Island with the love of his life […]
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