Dare County announced 83 new positive COVID-19 test results over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,503. The county provides weekly case counts on Tuesdays, and this number has been increasing steadily for the past month. Last week, Dare County reported a total of […]
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The N.C. Ferry Division announced on Tuesday that it will be suspending operations for the Currituck-Knotts Island route from Tuesday, July 27, through Friday, July 30, to divert ferry personnel to the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, which is the busiest of the N.C. Ferry system’s seven routes, has had to cancel a number […]
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MANTEO — Dennis Dalton Mayo, Jr, 70, passed away holding his daughter’s hand the morning of July 18, 2021, in Manteo, NC. Dennis was born in Richmond, VA on July 5, 1951, and was preceded in death by his loving parents, Dennis Dalton Mayo, Sr and Frances Cornett Mayo, as well as his youngest brother, […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bruno, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bruno, 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/
Microplastics are everywhere. “It’s in our water, it’s in the ocean, it’s in the animals, in the air, even in space,” Ana Zivanovic-Nenadovic, North Carolina Coastal Federation assistant director of policy, said recently during a virtual forum on microplastics. Since the mass production of plastics began in the mid-20th century, plastic has permeated our lives, she […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding potential shellfish lease applicants that the 2021 application period ends next Monday. The division accepts shellfish bottom lease and water column applications annually from March 1 through Aug. 1. Since Aug. 1 falls on a Sunday this year, applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Aug. 2. […]
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August 2, 1955 – July 22, 2021 MANTEO — Debra Ann Walker Sullivan, 65, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, July 22, 2021. Born in Medina, NY on August 2, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Ann Knyter and William Nelson Walker. A graduate of Barker Central High School, Debra worked as a […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s (NCBBA) Annual Meeting /Pig Pickin’ event for members and their guests will be held at the RWS Community Center in Rodanthe on September 4, 2021. Superintendent of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group, Dave Hallac, will be addressing the meeting to bring NCBBA members up to date on […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has canceled several trips scheduled for the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry on Monday, July 26, due to staffing issues. The following departures are canceled for Monday: Hatteras vehicular ferry: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Ocracoke vehicular ferry: 11:00 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. […]
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Monday Update: The driver of the pick-up truck that wrecked on Sunday night was charged with driving while impaired and felony death by motor vehicle. One fatality has been confirmed in the accident. A major traffic accident was reported in Frisco on N.C. Highway 12 near the Frisco Rod & Gun market on Sunday night, July […]
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