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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Burnside Armada Battles Sea at Hatteras Inlet
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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Vaccine Clinic for Dare County Schools Personnel to be Held on Jan. 23
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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Cape Point and Frisco Campgrounds will Open April 2; Whalebone Welcome Center Hours Extended
Per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), the Cape Point and Frisco campgrounds will open for the 2021 camping season on Friday, April 2nd. They will remain open until Monday, November 29, 2021. Reservations and campsite payments can only be made online at www.recreation.gov. Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke campgrounds are currently open, […]
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Shipwrecks Link Researchers to Bygone Era
by Chloe E. Williams Whether due to pirates, war or storms, the Outer Banks has a history of shipwrecks. Ships have been running aground in the Graveyard of the Atlantic since 1526, and in October, Cape Hatteras National Seashore revealed last fall in a Facebook video post that the barrier islands’ shifting sands had once again uncovered the […]
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55 new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday, bringing Dare County total to 2,149
Dare County announced 55 new positive COVID-19 test results and one additional death on Wednesday, January 13, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,149. With Saturday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 191. The 55 additional cases consist of 40 […]
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William “Sonny” C. Bush
January 25, 1948 – January 11, 2021 MANTEO — William “Sonny” C. Bush, 72, of Manteo, NC died Monday, January 11, 2021, at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center. Born in Dublin, GA on January 25, 1948, he was the son of the late Geraldine Baum Bush and George Bush. In addition to his parents, Sonny […]
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Community Foundation Accepting Applications for COVID Grants
The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for an eighth round of COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants. The Community Foundation is especially encouraging grant proposals from groups addressing childcare and educational needs while remote learning continues in Dare County through March. To be eligible for a COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant, programs must […]
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Matilda “Martie” Kinner
September 21, 1930 – January 11, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Matilda “Martie” Muriel Kinner (nee Farmer) passed away on January 11, 2021 in Kill Devil Hills, NC at the age of 90. Martie was born September 21, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York to her parents, Charles and Matilda Farmer. She was the youngest of […]
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Vaccines Arrive on Ocracoke Island; Hyde County to Begin Vaccinating Essential Personnel
Per an update from the Hyde County Health Department, starting Wednesday, January 13, the Hyde County Health Department will begin vaccinating individuals against COVID-19 on the mainland regardless of age, who are one of the following: First responders (e.g., firefighters and police officers) Food and agricultural workers U.S. Postal Service workers Manufacturing workers Grocery store workers […]
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