After a hiatus in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced the return of its popular weekly seashore programs and events in its April 22 Cape Chronicle newsletter. Weekly in-person events are typically held throughout the summer season at multiple locales throughout the National Seashore on Bodie, Hatteras, and Ocracoke Islands. […]
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Citizen scientists can now use a downloadable app to share with the North Carolina King Tides Project photos of the first king tide event of this year, which begins Monday and ends April 30. The North Carolina King Tides Project, an initiative to document extreme high tide events using photos, now uses the Coastal Observer app to report water […]
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Dare County announced 4 new positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, (including 2 on Saturday, April 24, and 2 on Sunday, April 25), bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,108. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now […]
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A low pressure system will impact the coastal area on Saturday night, producing a chance for some strong to severe storms over Eastern N.C., per a Saturday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through Saturday night, with the potential to produce damaging […]
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Climbing at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse may be suspended until late summer, but when visitors return, they’ll be greeted by a fresh new interior that belies the lighthouse’s 151 years of operation. While the exterior of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is currently quiet, with a few temporary barricades set up to prevent visitors from entering […]
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The Hyde County Health Dept. released the following update for Friday, April 23, 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. Hyde County is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases and needs the public, (and those who are positive cases), […]
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A memorial was held for Sarah Elizabeth Quigley along the Hatteras village waterfront on Thursday evening to pay tribute to the former charter boat captain who lost her life in a devastating fire in Buxton in October, 2020. The fire happened in the Cottages at the Cape neighborhood on October 23, and claimed the lives […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Rosalie A. Ficik passed on April 16, 2021 in Greenville, NC. She was born in Paterson, NJ November 4, 1944 to the late Sam and Sue Fiorillo. Rosalie attended school and became an X-ray technician in 1970. On March 27, 1971, Rosalie married Robert “Bob” Ficik and the union produced two […]
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Dare County announced 10 new positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, April 22, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,095. With Thursday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 25. The 10 additional cases consist of 8 residents and 2 non-residents […]
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Plans are in the works to add a new wave of improvements to the historic Salvo Community Cemetery, (also known as the Salvo Day Use Cemetery), which includes new landscaping, installing signage for visitors, and resetting a handful of dislodged headstones, per a recent update from project organizers. Situated along the Pamlico Sound on the […]
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