Per a recent update from the Hyde County Health Department, COVID-19 vaccinations are now available for anyone in Phase 1b, group 1, which are individuals who are 75 years of age or older living in Hyde County, both on the mainland and Ocracoke Island. “The Ocracoke Health Center is receiving the vaccine to immunize islanders, […]
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen shared an update Wednesday on North Carolina’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support the vaccination effort currently underway. Governor Cooper extended North Carolina’s Modified Stay At Home Order that requires people to be at home from […]
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The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station and Manteo Recycle Yard will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday. The trash collection for the week of January 18th through January 22nd will be as follows: Monday January 18th ‐ CLOSED, No trash collection Tuesday January […]
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Carolyn Gilbert and Cody Jones, both of Manteo, North Carolina, welcomed 8-pound, 5-ounce Lorraine “Rainey” Jones into the world on New Year’s Day at 12:34 p.m. Baby Jones was due on December 25, 2020, but apparently did not want to share her birthday with the holiday. She waited until New Year’s Day, making her the […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. will deliver the annual presentation, which will highlight the issues that were faced and the accomplishments that were achieved by Dare County during 2020. Viewers who tune in to the virtual presentation will learn how the county continued to provide important and high-quality services […]
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The Cape Hatteras varsity volleyball team won Tuesday’s home conference match against Bear Grass Charter of Williamston, N.C., and is heading to the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, January 12. Winning 3-0 over Bear Grass, Tuesday’s victory also clinched a conference win for the Hurricanes, and the upcoming January 12 game may be […]
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From beach nourishment to channel dredging to erosion control to material disposal to shoreline preservation, sand management in coastal North Carolina communities is no longer a sporadic chore. It is an engineering challenge, a ballooning expense, a bureaucratic headache, an evolving menace. With rapidly changing coastal dynamics, it is also a necessity and, increasingly, a […]
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The public comment period ends at 5 p.m. Thursday on amendments to state action plans for communities impacted by hurricanes Matthew and Florence through the state Office of Recovery and Resiliency, or NCORR. The additional public comment is requested on proposed amendments to three action plans for spending U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s […]
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It’s the rarest of feathered visitors to the Outer Banks, the Ocracoke Observer’s Peter Vankevich wrote a few years ago, and now it’s back. A snowy owl, far out if its normal northern range, has been spotted on on Pea Island this week. The large white bird was first seen on Dec. 29 on the southern end […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 5, which provides details on current cases, vaccine information, and more COVID-19 updates. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update New cases of COVID-19 are continuing to grow rapidly in Dare County, as well as the state and nation. Since our last report on 12/29, we have seen […]
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