As The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across North Carolina, we are taking steps to ensure the safety of all. We remain vigilant with our screening process for all visitors, entry requirements, and visitor restrictions by department. We are proactively adjusting our visitation restrictions at The […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard has released a video message in which he comments on the county’s COVID-19 response and discusses the vaccine clinics that are currently being held. Chairman Woodard also reminds Dare County residents and visitors that the virtual State of the County presentation held in January is available for […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently opened a new beach access parking area on the oceanside of N.C. Highway 12, in between the villages of Avon and Salvo. The parking area is situated in between ORV Ramps 27 and 30, and provides access to the adjacent oceanside beach. The site is an unpaved parking […]
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Educators, school personnel, and child care workers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 24; North Carolina has administered more than 1 million first doses of the vaccine. On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen outlined a timeline for Group 3 […]
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June 26, 1922 – February 8, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Thomas Peter Daley, 98, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, formerly of Chesapeake, VA, died peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2021. Born in La Porte, IN, on June 26, 1922, Tom was the son of the late Elizabeth Scott Daley and Dr. Edward Henry Daley. […]
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By Mike “Moose” Smith Normally in January realtors and others associated with the business of real estate get to take a breather. Sales would have cooled off, much like the weather. Those thinking about selling in early spring are getting their properties ready and inventory is ramping up. Not this year! January unit sales were […]
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Multiple days of rain, and erosion caused by wintertime swells, have led to the temporary closure of several off-road vehicle (ORV) routes, as well as difficult driving conditions at other beach access points on Hatteras Island. Per the Feb. 3 Beach Access Status, which is regularly updated by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), Ramp […]
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Professional beachcomber and columnist, Kristin Hissong, was heading back to her car after a long patrol on one of her favorite Hatteras Island beaches for shelling. It was a cold and windy day, and she was already a little irked by the big 7:00 a.m. crowd that had also flocked to the same beach in […]
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The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program’s Citizen’s Science Group is asking fishermen and others to answer a questionnaire that will help in the development of a customizable mobile application that will allow fishermen to share information about the fish they catch. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/citizen_science_app and asks fishermen about what features they […]
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The Dare County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to begin sending students back into classrooms March 1. Under the approved plan, pre-kindergarten through fifth grades would attend school in person four days per week and students in grades six through 12 would attend face-to-face instruction two days per week. The return to buildings […]
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