A new oceanfront RV park adjacent to the Avon Pier is currently in the works, and is scheduled to open by Memorial Day, 2021. The “Avon by the Sea RV Park” will feature 26 full hook-up sites, an electronic gated entrance, an on-site bathhouse, and lush vegetation, and will be situated on the northern and […]
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The Outer Banks Hospital is adjusting visitation restrictions at both the hospital and Outer Banks Medical Group practices effective 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4. The news comes as North Carolina sets new COVID-19 records to start 2021. The new visitor restrictions will prohibit visitors in inpatient units and the emergency department, unless a visitor is […]
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting new records for COVID-19 key metrics for Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, 2021. On Jan. 1, 2021, North Carolina reported its highest one-day number of COVID-19 cases with 9,527 new cases reported, exceeding the state’s previous highest day set on Dec. 18, 2020 by more than […]
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Dare County announced 37 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, January 3, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,796. The 37 additional cases consist of 19 residents and 18 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 2) resident, 65 over, female, home isolation […]
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Dare County reported 73 new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, January 2, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,759. Per the most recent update, Dare County currently has 184 active cases, and the 73 cases reported on Saturday is the highest number of new COVID-19 cases […]
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A lot of people went out on the evening of Monday, December 21, to try and get a glimpse of the Great Conjunction of 2020. Most of us on Hatteras Island were disappointed by the incoming clouds, but I was able to get a short period of clear visibility. Unfortunately, Jupiter turned out a little […]
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Dare County reported 52 new positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, January 1, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,686. Per the most recent update, Dare County currently has 157 active cases, and the 52 cases reported on Friday is the highest number of new COVID-19 cases […]
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Per an update from the Dare County Department of Health & Human Services, information on how, when, and where to register and receive the vaccine for residents who are 75-years-old or older will be available to the public on Monday, January 4. “Please understand the state just changed the Priority Phasing three days ago, moving […]
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It is New Year’s and I have been AWOL throughout this holiday season. Time to get my groove back, as we used to say, or in other words, FOCUS. I didn’t prepare the usual holiday foods and, frankly, it was liberating! I have been cooking for two and it isn’t conducive to big, multi-dish meals. […]
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Dare County announced 24 new positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, December 31, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,634. The 24 additional cases consist of 16 residents and 8 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 25-49, female, transferred isolation 2) resident, 17 under, female, home isolation […]
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