The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is extending the alternate schedule on Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke through April 19 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues 24-hour dredging to combat shoaling issues in the ferry channel just outside Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. The schedule through April 19, weather […]
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The National Weather Service (NWS) has resumed the Surf Zone Forecast for the 2021 summer season, which includes information on rip current risks, current UV index, water temperatures, beach conditions, and more, per a recent update from the NWS Newport / Morehead City office. The public can access the one-stop and interactive website via weather.gov/beach/mhx, […]
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Every three years, the Hyde County Health Department, in collaboration with local and regional partners, conducts a Community Health Assessment to evaluate the health of our county. As a part of this assessment, we distribute a community survey in order to gain feedback from community members and stakeholders regarding their views of health in Hyde […]
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March 14, 1935 – April 11, 2021 MELBOURNE, FL — Shirley Daniels Wright Webber, 86, of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Jarvisburg, North Carolina died peacefully at her home on April 11, 2021 with her loving daughters, JoAnn Wright Jaunich and Donna Wright Donovan and her husband, David Everett Webber, by her side. A native of […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce has introduced the new “EXPLORE, EAT, SHOP, STAY, LOCAL” campaign for 2021. While the OBX has experienced an early influx of visitors to the area the Chamber wants to keep the focus on local spending. “Dollars spent locally circulate throughout the region and cotinue to help all our businesses […]
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The Division of Marine Fisheries will begin mailing renewal packets for fiscal year 2022 commercial and for-hire fishing licenses and permits this week and is asking fishermen to complete and return the applications without delay. Division offices have been closed to the public since March 2020 to help minimize the spread of COVID-19, and the […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Hatteras Island Pet Resort. Karen Brown, President & CEO, Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce joined Sabrina Hatfield of Hatteras Island Pet Resort as they cut the ribbon. Be sure and check out the newly renovated Hatteras Island Pet Resort in Rodanthe. The Outer Banks […]
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The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will return for its third consecutive year on May 25, 2021, and will operate throughout the summer season until September 9. The schedule for the 2021 season will be as follows: From Hatteras: 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. From Ocracoke: 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. A […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Carol Lynn Wilkinson, 67, of Southern Shores died peacefully at home Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Born in Raleigh NC, she was predeceased by her parents James and Eva Wilkinson. She loved her music, books, and going out to eat with her close friend Judy Danner. She is survived by her brother James […]
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Money for staff, programs to remedy COVID ‘learning gap’ The Dare County School District is slated to receive an estimated $7.5 million in federal dollars aimed at student learning losses caused by the COVID pandemic – funding that Superintendent John Farrelly says the district intends to put directly toward hiring teachers as well as the […]
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