Dare County and the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce today announced a change in date for the upcoming virtual State of the County 2021 presentation. The event—which was previously scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021— will now be held one week later, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, […]
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Conducting outdoor bird censuses at the end of December can be a challenge, normally due to the specter of horrible weather. The Portsmouth and Ocracoke island Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) that took place on their end-of-the year dates, Dec. 30 and 31 got done, though Ocracoke’s weather was not ideal. The counts, like hundreds of […]
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November 21, 1945 – January 3, 2021 MANTEO — Arthur ‘Lynn’ Lockrow was born on November 21, 1945 in Nyskiuna, New York and passed away on January 3, 2021. He is survived by his two sisters, Betsy L. Meyer and Sarah ‘Sally’ Alice Wilsey. Lynn lived on Roanoke Island with the love of his life […]
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MANTEO — Mr. Ned Sutton Cabe, passed away at age 73 on January 8, 2021 in Nags Head, North Carolina. He was born on February 23, 1947 in Franklin NC, to Sybil (Potts) Major and the late Ned Sutton Cabe. Ned was preceded in death by his wife Laura Cabe. Ned is survived by his […]
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation has announced it will again present Coastal Stewardship Awards to high school seniors for their outstanding dedication to the coastal environment. The federation is offering three, $1,000 awards coastwide. Awards are open to graduating high school seniors in North Carolina’s 20 coastal counties as defined by the state’s Coastal Area […]
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The first few days of 2021 have certainly felt like a chaotic continuation of 2020, with record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, political turmoil, and even a small coastal storm to boot, but there is ample reason to believe that there are bright spots in the future. From a vaccine that is already being administered on a county […]
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Dare County reported 75 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, January 10, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,062. Per the most recent update, Dare County currently has 289 active cases, and the 75 cases reported on Sunday is the highest number of new COVID-19 cases […]
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Dare County announced 30 new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, January 9, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,987. With Saturday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 243. The 30 additional cases consist of 19 residents and 11 non-residents, and […]
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Lou Browning of Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation reported a sad find Saturday morning – a large leatherback sea turtle found dead on the soundside. “We usually get cold-stunned sea turtles in the sound this time of the year,” he said in a Facebook post. “Normally they are greens, kemps or loggerheads.” The leatherback didn’t show […]
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Though N.C. Highway 12 remained open and passable as of noon on Saturday, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) advised travelers to use caution, as there remained some blown sand and areas of deep standing water from heavy rains on several sections of the roadway. “Our crews are out this morning cleaning up the […]
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