Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, February 9, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, current and future vaccine allotments, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update Dare County COVID-19 data from the past few weeks continues to show some hopeful trends. Specifically, the total number of new positive cases was […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Van, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Van, 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/
Legislation filed last week in the North Carolina General Assembly could help clear the way for federal assistance with the extension of jetties at Oregon Inlet and possibly secure funding for a proposed terminal groin at North Topsail Beach, according to state and federal representatives. In an interview with Coastal Review Friday, Rep. Bobby Hanig, […]
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NOAA unveils system with long-range warnings A new rip current forecasting model unveiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this month is able to predict the hourly probability of rip currents along every mile of beach up to six days out — a significantly new and improved tool that experts hope will result […]
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Dare County announced 3 new positive COVID-19 test results and 1 additional COVID-related death on Monday, February 8, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,653. With Monday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 127, and the total number of COVID-related deaths […]
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September 27, 1941 – February 5, 2021 MANTEO — Henry “Hank” Lee Stock, Jr., 79, of Manteo, NC died Friday, February 5, 2021, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. Born in Charleston, WV on September 27, 1941, he was the son of the late Frances Young Stock and Henry Lee Stock, Sr. Having served […]
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A prescribed burn on 70 acres of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is underway as of Monday afternoon, February 8, per a recent update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North Carolina. The prescribed burn is taking place just south of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge’s Visitor Center, adjacent to […]
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One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over…. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and an example; it paints perfect men and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth. […]
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Members expected to vote on school plan Feb. 9 With the Dare County Board of Education meeting tomorrow to discuss re-opening the county’s public-school classrooms, momentum certainly appears to have been building for some kind of return to in-person learning. And much has changed since the board voted 5-2 on Jan. 12 to have all […]
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The Board of Directors of the Outer Banks Community Foundation has announced a leadership transition for the Foundation’s staff. Long-time Executive Director Lorelei Costa is departing the Outer Banks to become the next Executive Director and CEO of the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Virginia. The Community Foundation’s Board is launching a search for […]
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