The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today released its annual Stock Overview of state-managed marine fisheries species. The 2021 North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Stock Overview reviews available information, such as long-term trends in catch, biological data and management, through 2020 to determine the overall condition of North Carolina’s state-managed species. It also provides links to […]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced the temporary shutdown of dumpster service at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Recycling Center due to the upcoming construction of a parking lot for the new boat ramp located at the end of Myrna Peters Road in Rodanthe. These changes are slated to go into effect beginning on Monday, August […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, July 27, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Back to School Vaccine Clinics Dare County Department of Health and Human Services will be offering two COVID-19 vaccination clinics (and the corresponding second dose clinics) prior to the start of the […]
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Dare County announced 83 new positive COVID-19 test results over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,503. The county provides weekly case counts on Tuesdays, and this number has been increasing steadily for the past month. Last week, Dare County reported a total of […]
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The N.C. Ferry Division announced on Tuesday that it will be suspending operations for the Currituck-Knotts Island route from Tuesday, July 27, through Friday, July 30, to divert ferry personnel to the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, which is the busiest of the N.C. Ferry system’s seven routes, has had to cancel a number […]
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MANTEO — Dennis Dalton Mayo, Jr, 70, passed away holding his daughter’s hand the morning of July 18, 2021, in Manteo, NC. Dennis was born in Richmond, VA on July 5, 1951, and was preceded in death by his loving parents, Dennis Dalton Mayo, Sr and Frances Cornett Mayo, as well as his youngest brother, […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bruno, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bruno, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Microplastics are everywhere. “It’s in our water, it’s in the ocean, it’s in the animals, in the air, even in space,” Ana Zivanovic-Nenadovic, North Carolina Coastal Federation assistant director of policy, said recently during a virtual forum on microplastics. Since the mass production of plastics began in the mid-20th century, plastic has permeated our lives, she […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding potential shellfish lease applicants that the 2021 application period ends next Monday. The division accepts shellfish bottom lease and water column applications annually from March 1 through Aug. 1. Since Aug. 1 falls on a Sunday this year, applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Aug. 2. […]
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August 2, 1955 – July 22, 2021 MANTEO — Debra Ann Walker Sullivan, 65, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, July 22, 2021. Born in Medina, NY on August 2, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Ann Knyter and William Nelson Walker. A graduate of Barker Central High School, Debra worked as a […]
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