The Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses recently published the 2020 report on the park’s website. Highlights from the report include the following: At the end of 2020 there were 117 horses on Shackleford Banks. The herd is 62% female and 38% male. Of the horses over 23 years of age, […]
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January 31, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most notorious shipwrecks along the Outer Banks, and the famed “Ghost Ship” of Cape Hatteras, the Carroll A. Deering. The wreck, which occurred just off of Cape Point, has resulted in countless articles, books, and unanswered questions, as researchers continue to try to discover […]
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Dare County announced 57 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, January 17, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,265. With Sunday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 196. The 57 additional cases consist of 40 residents and 17 non-residents, and […]
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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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