State now accepting applications for COVID-19 Business Recovery Grant Program

The North Carolina Department of Revenue has announced it is accepting applications through the end of January for business recovery grant programs. The Business Recovery Grant Program will issue a one-time payment to an eligible North Carolina business that experienced a significant economic loss due to COVID-19. The application period closes January 31, 2022. Two […]

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Sailing expo on Ocracoke may lead to a club

Dozens of Ocracoke kids hopped into sailboats recently as if they were born to it. Well, being Ocracoke kids, maybe they are since saltwater is in their blood. The Hatteras Sailing Organization brought their teaching boats – six Optimists, which are small, beginner boats, and five larger boats, or 420s – to Silver Lake for […]

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A StoryWalk installed along Robbie’s Way nature trail

As an extension of its programming, Ocracoke Library has opened a StoryWalk at Robbie’s Way along Silver Lake Drive. The Robbie’s Way StoryWalk project combines early literacy learning and family engagement with a short walking trail to a special, tucked-away place on Ocracoke’s sound side. Robbie’s Way is a 15-foot-wide access from Silver Lake Drive […]

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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Ezekiel

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Ezekiel, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Ezekiel, 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/

Donald Lee Revelle

MANTEO — Donald Lee Revelle, 65, of Manteo, North Carolina passed away on December 15, 2021. Don was born on June 30, 1956, in Connecticut. After graduating from Simsbury High School, Don pursued a technical degree and soon found his passion for home repair. For over 35 years, Don owned and operated Handyman Professional where […]

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