The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of September 15 include the following: Seashore Updates Night driving (24 hours a day) will be allowed at […]
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April 7, 1992 – September 6, 2021 Brandi Ann Lash, 29, died tragically on Labor Day, September 6, 2021, from a boating accident in the water by Hatteras & Ocracoke Islands, NC. Born on April 7, 1992, in Reston, VA she was the youngest daughter of Leslie and Rick Lash and sister to Brittany and […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) hosted 427,384 visitors in August of 2021, making it the busiest August at the Seashore since 2002. Visitation totals for January-June 2021 were 26% higher than the first six months of 2002, the year that currently has the distinction as being the busiest year on record. With 491,061 visits […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, September 14, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update Dare County continues to experience widespread community transmission of the COVID-19 virus and remains in the red category on the CDC’s Level of Community Transmission map. Red indicates […]
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Dare County announced 32 new positive COVID-19 test results from September 13, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 5,197. With Monday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 168. There are also 15 current hospitalizations, and 10 of the 32 cases […]
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Jill Leigh Beatty, 57, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away unexpectedly on September 10, 2021, at Chesapeake General Hospital. Jill was a property and casualty agent at the Willey Agency in Nags Head since the early 2000’s. Jill grew up in Lumberton, NC and graduated from Lumberton Senior High School. Jill moved to the […]
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A project began Monday to remove select abandoned and derelict vessels from the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. The North Carolina Coastal Federation is coordinating the project funded through a National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program grant award with Dare County and the state Division of Coastal Management. The goal of the project is […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bonner, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bonner, 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 Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded grants to five nonprofits during its third-quarter grants cycle. The grants will help preserve our region’s history and culture, support the arts in education, afford scholarships for nonprofit leaders, and address food insecurity, disaster response, and homelessness. Fair Haven United Methodist Church in Rodanthe received a Community Foundation […]
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An area of low pressure is expected to form north of the Bahamas in the next several days, which could result in the formation of a tropical system and an increased risk of rip currents along the Outer Banks, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. Gradual development of this system later this […]
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