Dare County shared the following press release for Thursday, August 12, announcing the decision to make face coverings required in town and county buildings. Since March 2020, local officials, who are referred to as senior leaders, have met routinely to discuss updated COVID-19 information. At their most recent meeting on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, discussion […]
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February 4, 1945 – August 8, 2021 MANTEO — Dorothy Sarver Matlock, 76, of Manteo, NC died Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A native of Pennington Gap, VA, she was born February 4, 1945, to the late Nettie Shell Sarver and Charles Sarver. After retiring from Lee County Virginia Public […]
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By Sara Teaster Last year, a group of concerned Ocracoke residents began discussing affordable housing. After two meetings of the Affordable Housing Coalition, one Ocracoke family found a home as a result. Then COVID-19 hit, adding a new set of challenges to our community, making the old problem of lack of housing much worse. As […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet by teleconference at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 14. The board will consider license applications that are deemed complete and submitted by Sept. 13. The public may listen to the meeting through a conference call line by dialing 919-212-5733. To avoid disrupting the meeting, […]
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‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’ Matthew 25:23 KITTY HAWK KITES — On August 7th, 2021, Jackie peacefully entered her heavenly home with loved ones by her side and welcomed with open arms by her cherished late father, Rudy Davis, and dear sister Pam. She will be remembered as a brave and courageous warrior whose […]
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At the third meeting of the NC 12 Task Force, held on Aug. 11 at the Dare County Administrative Building, the complexity of maintaining NC12 on Hatteras Island was the focus of attention. As stakeholders discussed confronting the challenges of the road now and in the future, two concerns, in particular, emerged: the cost of a […]
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August 16, 1931 – August 8, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Mary Magdeline Turcich Utz, age 89, of Kill Devil Hills, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2021, at Spring Arbor of the Outer Banks. She was born on August 16, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Mary Fabianich Turcich, and Anthony Turcich. She […]
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Hot and humid weather will continue on Thursday and Friday, as temperatures rise into the high 80s with heat indices up to 100 degrees or more, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Per the National Weather Service, high temperatures will linger through Friday, as the heat index reaches […]
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The Cape Hatters National Seashore’s (CHNS) weekly “Dark Skies Over Hatteras” program will coincide with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower on Thursday, per a recent update from CHNS. Known as one of the most popular meteor showers for expert and amateur astronomers alike, the summertime Perseid Meteor Shower can produce up to 60 […]
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Tracie J. Noll, née Schreiber, 66, passed away August 9, 2021 in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Tracie was born on July 30, 1955, in Minnesota. She was adopted at a very early age by Warren Schreiber and Doris Wekemann Schreiber and grew up in the Buffalo, New York area. Tracie graduated from Sweet Home High School […]
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