The Hyde County Health Dept. released the following update for Friday, April 9, which provides information on the county’s current COVID-19 case count, as well as additional information on obtaining info on current and past cases. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Hyde County. We have gone from zero cases at the end of March […]
Local News | Full Article
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon start treating a gypsy moth infestation in Buxton in Dare County. An annual field survey conducted by NCDA&CS indicated a reproducing population in the Buxton area. Treatments are expected to start on or around April 14, depending on weather conditions and insect development, and […]
Local News | Full Article
The family of a delivery driver whose truck went off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on December 29 stated on social media that the body that washed ashore in between Avon and Salvo on April 9 was their loved one, Erik Mezick, 47, of Fruitland, Maryland. “Erik has been found in North Carolina!” read the post on […]
Local News | Full Article
Kingfishes, a group of fish found in North Carolina waters, are members of the drum family and are cousins to other familiar species including spotted sea trot, spot, Atlantic croaker, as well as red and black drum. If you were to hold a red drum and southern kingfish side by side and cover their bodies, […]
Fishing | Full Article
1:30 P.M. UPDATE: The family of a delivery driver whose truck went off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on December 29 stated on social media that the body that washed ashore in between Avon and Salvo on April 9 was their loved one, Erik Mezick, 47, of Fruitland, Maryland. Click here for more information. This morning, at 9:14 […]
Seashore News | Full Article
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released findings from recent public opinion research on COVID-19 vaccine risks, rewards and vaccination motivations across the state. “With the public’s health at stake, and health equity a priority, it was important for NCDHHS to understand where and how to focus outreach and education, and who our […]
Local News | Full Article
The Saving Lives Task Force has teamed up with The Breaking Through Task Force, Be Resilient OBX, Children & Youth Partnership, SMART Recovery and Dare County Department of Health & Human Services to bring you a virtual town hall event, Recovery & Resilience Through Life’s Challenges. Recovery & Resilience will be offered virtually through zoom […]
Community News Brief | Full Article
Rip currents and dangerous surf conditions are consistently the most deadly weather-related hazard on the coast, especially during peak beach season, according to the National Weather Service. Which is why weather service offices in Wilmington, Morehead City and Charleston, South Carolina, have scheduled the 2021 Carolinas Beach Hazard Virtual Workshop, an effort to bring together […]
Community News Brief | Full Article
June 8, 1939 – April 6, 2021 SOUTEHRN SHORES — Barbara Jones Nock, 81, of Southern Shores, NC passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She was born in Norfolk, VA on June 8, 1939, and was the daughter of Dallas Linwood Jones and Rebecca Pauline Bryant Jones. She was predeceased by her parents and […]
Obituaries | Full Article
A section of U.S. 64 will be closed in Tyrrell County between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 14 in order to allow maintenance crews to replace a failed crossline drainage pipe under the highway. During the closure, the N.C. Department of Transportation will be diverting traffic onto a five-mile segment of Old U.S. […]
Community News Brief | Full Article
