Dare County now accepting vaccine requests for essential workers

The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services announced on Thursday, March 4, that they will be accepting vaccine registration requests for folks in Group 3: Front-line Essential Workers. Dare County residents who want to make a request can do so via the online registration form at www.darenc.com/Register4Vaccine. Once submitted, a call center member […]

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Jones Named Director of Cancer Services at The Outer Banks Hospital

The Outer Banks Hospital has named Beverly Jones, RN, BSN, OCN, as Director of Cancer Services. Jones will oversee the cancer services program, including the Medical Oncology Clinic, Radiation Therapy Center and Ambulatory Medical Unit. In her new role, Jones will direct a team of 25 health care professionals and work closely with Medical Oncologist […]

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“Cotton candy cloud” produced by sounding rocket from NASA Wallops

A three-stage suborbital sounding rocket was launched Wednesday around sunset for the Department of Defense from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore, and produced a cloud that looked like cotton candy in the southeastern sky. The launch was designed to study ionization in space just beyond the reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. After […]

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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Tarantino

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

Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County announces two diaper distribution events in March

Did you know that an average supply of diapers can cost approximately $80 per month for families with young children? Add in the cost of regular monthly bills, housing, groceries, and child care, and many families are left struggling to make ends meet from paycheck to paycheck. Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County (CYP) […]

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Jeffrey Glenn Beasley

MANTEO — Jeffrey Glenn Beasley of Manteo, NC died in Elizabeth City on February 25, 2021. Jeff, 55, was the son of the now deceased, Ida Mae and Allen Beasley of Colington, NC. Jeff was born in Pasquotank County, NC and leaves his loving wife of ten years, Constance K. Beasley of Manteo; one brother, […]

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