Arlene Turner Ward of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 13, 2021 at the age of 83. She was predeceased by her mother, Mattie Riggs Sawyer; her stepfather, Howard E. Sawyer; her father, Joseph Gaston Turner; and her brother, Douglas Gaston Turner. Arlene was an educator in the Elizabeth […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, February 16, 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’s COVID-19 data continues to trend in the right direction. Specifically, the total number of new positive cases last week was the lowest […]
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Are you interested in gardening? Here’s a way to make your winter blues go away! Start planning your spring garden now with the Library Garden Series presented by the NC State Extension’s Dare County Master Gardeners in conjunction with the Dare County Libraries. This year all programs will be offered “virtually” rather than in person. […]
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The Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament board of directors has canceled this year’s fishing tournament due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Perkins, tournament co-chair, in announcing the postponement of the April 29-30 event on its Facebook page wrote, “To oversimplify it, the risk of becoming a COVID-spreader event is just too great and the […]
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The Outer Banks Community is now accepting applications for grants to nonprofit organizations assisting individuals and households impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Applications are due by Friday, February 26 at midnight. The primary goal of these grants is to enable nonprofits to directly assist Dorian-affected individuals, families, and households who have continued long-term recovery needs in […]
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The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is set to consider limits on shellfish lease acreage in identified high-use areas when it meets later this month. The public may listen to the meetings 9 a.m. each day, Feb. 25-26, by phone or listen and view presentations online. The commission agreed in August 2020 to ask the state Division […]
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A bout of severe weather that impacted Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Monday night and early Tuesday morning brought up to 54 mph wind gusts along the Outer Banks, and led to standing water and sand on N.C. Highways 12 in several locations, per multiple reports. Standing water and hazardous travel conditions were reported on […]
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Though Monday brought a break in the weather after several consecutive days of rain, severe weather including thunderstorms, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes is possible overnight, per a Monday update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move over the coastal N.C. area late Monday evening […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Killian, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Killian, 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/
Photos by Don Bowers The Cape Hatteras Lady Canes varsity basketball team won Friday’s non-conference game against Manteo by a score of 42-40, while the Cape Hatteras boys varsity basketball team beat Bear Grass 49-48, on two Senior Night games that were held on Friday, February 12. Freshman Kylie Phillips led the team in scoring […]
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