The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for an eighth round of COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants. The Community Foundation is especially encouraging grant proposals from groups addressing childcare and educational needs while remote learning continues in Dare County through March. To be eligible for a COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant, programs must […]
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September 21, 1930 – January 11, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Matilda “Martie” Muriel Kinner (nee Farmer) passed away on January 11, 2021 in Kill Devil Hills, NC at the age of 90. Martie was born September 21, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York to her parents, Charles and Matilda Farmer. She was the youngest of […]
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Per an update from the Hyde County Health Department, starting Wednesday, January 13, the Hyde County Health Department will begin vaccinating individuals against COVID-19 on the mainland regardless of age, who are one of the following: First responders (e.g., firefighters and police officers) Food and agricultural workers U.S. Postal Service workers Manufacturing workers Grocery store workers […]
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July 14, 1947 – January 12, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Willie Raymond Newsome, Jr., 73, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Born in Washington, NC on July 14, 1947, he was the son of the late Nora Stowe Newsome and Willie R. Newsome. Having served […]
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By a 5-2 vote at a special Jan. 12 meeting, the Dare County Board of Education voted to stay with remote learning for the district’s students through the third quarter of the school year. Prior to the vote, the board considered a number of options that included some variations of a return to school before […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 12, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, current vaccine information, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update New cases of COVID-19 continue to grow rapidly in Dare County. Since our last report on 1/5, there has been an increase of 265 new COVID-19 […]
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One day after Dare County reported a record 75 cases of COVID-19, the county announced only 11 additional cases on Jan. 11. Ten of them involve residents of the county while one involves a non-resident. Also, the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has confirmed that there is currently a COVID-19 outbreak […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce is excited to kick-off the a new LOCAL campaign to continue to encourage local shopping, staying, eating and exploring. The Outer Banks has many wonderful opportunities to be LOCAL; when it is safe to do so…get outside and EXPLORE; try something new and EAT; get retail therapy and SHOP; […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Donkey, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Donkey, 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/
The Cape Hatteras varsity volleyball team will host Camden in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, January 12, and the game will be live-streamed on CHSS Athletics’ YouTube Channel starting at 5:45 via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XnjdiJ3aSs&feature=youtu.be. The Lady Hurricanes won the Jan. 5 home conference match against Bear Grass Charter of Williamston, […]
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