Basketball Game Links for Thursday and Friday

Middle School Girls Basketball vs Bear Grass Thursday February 18th 4:00 https://youtu.be/du_ViDBW0y4   Middle School Boys Basketball vs Bear Grass Thursday February 18th 5:15 https://youtu.be/yKDiHW8m7ag   High School Varsity Girls Basketball at Manteo Thursday February 18th 5:00 https://youtu.be/ChQEvNo6jUM   High School Varsity Girls Basketball at Southern Wake Academy Friday February 19th 5:00 https://youtu.be/ziqjsuO9O7k

More Rain on the Way; Localized Flooding and Additional Standing Water on N.C. 12 Possible

After a dry and sunny break on Wednesday, more rainfall is expected along the Outer Banks with up to 2 inches of rain forecast through Friday, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Rain will return on Wednesday evening and will continue through Friday, which could bring flooding […]

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Kaye Elizabeth Whitfield

July 16, 1937 – February 15, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Kaye Elizabeth Whitfield, 83, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Monday, February 15, 2021, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. Daughter of the late Elizabeth Smith Whitfield and George Ashley Whitfield, she was born in Norfolk, VA on July 16, 1937 and lived in North Carolina […]

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Arlene Turner Ward

Arlene Turner Ward of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 13, 2021 at the age of 83. She was predeceased by her mother, Mattie Riggs Sawyer; her stepfather, Howard E. Sawyer; her father, Joseph Gaston Turner; and her brother, Douglas Gaston Turner. Arlene was an educator in the Elizabeth […]

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Dare County Reports Lowest Number of Weekly COVID-19 Cases Since October, per Tuesday Update

Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, February 16, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, current and future vaccine allotments, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update Dare County’s COVID-19 data continues to trend in the right direction. Specifically, the total number of new positive cases last week was the lowest […]

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Dare County Libraries and Master Gardeners to Host Virtual Gardening Series

Are you interested in gardening?  Here’s a way to make your winter blues go away! Start planning your spring garden now with the Library Garden Series presented by the NC State Extension’s Dare County Master Gardeners in conjunction with the Dare County Libraries.   This year all programs will be offered “virtually” rather than in person. […]

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Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament canceled again over COVID concerns

The Ocracoke Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament board of directors has canceled this year’s fishing tournament due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Perkins, tournament co-chair, in announcing the postponement of the April 29-30 event on its Facebook page wrote, “To oversimplify it, the risk of becoming a COVID-spreader event is just too great and the […]

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Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Dorian Long-Term Recovery Grants

The Outer Banks Community is now accepting applications for grants to nonprofit organizations assisting individuals and households impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Applications are due by Friday, February 26 at midnight. The primary goal of these grants is to enable nonprofits to directly assist Dorian-affected individuals, families, and households who have continued long-term recovery needs in […]

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