Tropical Depression (TD) 2 has formed off the North Carolina coast, and while a moderate threat of rip currents is in effect for Monday, no major impacts are expected from the recently formed storm, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. TD 2 is located approximately 105 […]
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Celebrating its 17th year in 2021, the Day at the Docks Festival is once again returning for 2021, and will be held on September 17 and 18, per a recent announcement from festival organizers. The two-day festival was canceled in 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian, and was canceled again in 2020 due to the Coronavirus […]
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The Hyde County Health Department will be conducting COVID Vaccine Clinics in various locations for the month of June, including Ocracoke Island. If you have not received your COVID-19 vaccine shot yet, you can attend any of these clinics without an appointment. Vaccines provided at the clinics include the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and […]
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The water line break in between Avon and Buxton has been fixed, and water will be restored by Sunday afternoon, however, a Boil Water Advisory is in effect for the village of Avon, and it may take up to 24 hours for the water pressure to return to full force, per a recent update from […]
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Sunday 2:30 p.m. update: The water line break in between Avon and Buxton has been fixed, however, a Boil Water Advisory is in effect for the village of Avon, and it may take up to 24 hours for the water pressure to return to full force, per a recent update from the Dare County Water Department. […]
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Ocracoke got a step closer to the return of the passenger ferry this summer when the N.C. Senate today passed a bill that includes funding for this service between Hatteras and Ocracoke. Although a start date has not been set, the breakthrough came today when the Senate passed Bill No. 241 — a bill to […]
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As part of North Carolina’s effort to encourage more North Carolinians to receive COVID-19 vaccines, Governor Roy Cooper announced $4 Million Summer Cash and College Tuition drawings to motivate those who have not yet been vaccinated — and thank those who have. Four vaccinated North Carolinians 18 and older will win $1 million each and four […]
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Allen Lynn “Bimbo” Clendenin, 69, of Rustburg, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 23, 1952 at Elkins, WV, he was a son of the late Floyd Leo and Winona Mae Heckert Clendenin. Allen was of the Baptist faith and was a 1971 graduate of Greenbrier East […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of June 10 include the following: Seashore Updates Cape Hatteras National Seashore hosted over 900,000 visits in the […]
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Meaghan Johnson was recently selected as the chief of resource management and science for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Moores Creek National Battlefield and Wright Brothers National Memorial (National Parks of Eastern North Carolina). Johnson grew up in Painesville, Ohio and spent most of her childhood on […]
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