As Oregon Inlet continues to thwart nearly every effort to tame it, North Carolina Congressman Greg Murphy, a Republican from Greenville, is lending his voice to reviving pursuit of twin jetties to prevent sand clogging the inlet’s navigation channel. “What we need to do is we need have the jetties built,” Murphy said at a […]
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The Hyde County Health Department recently requested that any citizen interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine call the COVID-19 line as soon as possible to pre-register and get on the waiting list. Pre-registrations are now accepted from all citizens in Hyde County regardless, of which group they fall into for COVID-19 vaccination. Please call 252-926-4467 […]
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has expanded its vaccine data dashboard to provide more demographic data on people who are partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Users will be able to see vaccinations by race, ethnicity, gender and age group by county, by week and since vaccinations began. The information will be displayed […]
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Current TV, in partnership with the Town of Manteo, has released a video that highlights the historic Pea Island Life-Saving Station and honors Outer Banks icon Richard Etheridge. The video, which is titled, “Freedmen. Surfmen. Heroes. — The Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Life-Saving Station,” tells the unique story of a crew […]
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The 2.4 mile-long Jug Handle Bridge is 63% complete as of March 4, with a projected opening date of late 2021 or early 2022, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez, in early March.
Dare County has announced that virtual public comments will now be accepted during the public comment period that takes place at Board of Commissioners meetings. Prior to the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, these meetings were open to the public and held in person at the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room, which is adjacent […]
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Dare County has announced the upcoming closure of the soundside boat launch area at the end of Myrna Peters Road in Rodanthe. The launch area—which provides boaters with access to the Pamlico Sound at a spot situated directly north of the emergency ferry dock—is being closed to accommodate construction crews who will build a new […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, March 9, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, current and future vaccine allotments, and more COVID-19 information. We continue to have good news to report on the status of new COVID-19 cases in Dare County. For the 8th week in a row the number of new […]
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MANTEO — Carie Ann Wynn, age 40, passed away peacefully March 7, 2021 at her Manteo, NC home surrounded by family and friends. She was born July 1980 in Auburn, NY. Carie was preceded in death by her beloved sister Nicole Jensen. Carie enjoyed traveling, cooking, watching football and spending time with her family. Her […]
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Last week, the NC Ferry division modified its Pamlico Sound ferry routes due to maintenance issues and alerted the public via Twitter. In the last few days, the Division has tweeted that some runs have been canceled due to low water in the Pamlico Sound, said Ferry Division Spokesman Tim Hass in an interview today. […]
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