Dare County Library Announces Return of Virtual Adult Programming Series for 2022

The Dare County Library has announced that its adult programming series will return beginning on Friday, January 14, 2022. Programs will continue to be offered virtually via Zoom in order to allow patrons to participate safely and conveniently from their homes. The programming that is currently planned for spring 2022 includes sessions on health and […]

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Dare County reports 513 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, per Tuesday update

Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 4, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information.  The number of new COVID-19 laboratory confirmed cases reported to Dare County DHHS and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased significantly this past week. The total number of […]

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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Seven

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Angel, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Angel, 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/

N.C. Highway 12 reopens on Ocracoke; Highway still closed between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet

2:00 UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 has reopened between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet, per a 1:45 p.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Travelers are advised to drive with care, as there are still areas of light sand and standing water on the roadway. N.C. Highway 12 has reopened on Ocracoke Island between the Ocracoke […]

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Norwood Clinton Armstrong Jr.

MANTEO — Norwood Clinton Armstrong Jr. (well known as Dickie) was born on August 30, 1953, in Tarboro NC. He lived in Tarboro until 1970 when his family moved to Manns Harbor, NC. Dickie graduated from Manteo High School in 1971.  Soon thereafter, he married in 1975 and the union produced three children, Jeremiah, Amanda […]

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Dare County Releases Video Highlighting Issues Impacting Local Commercial Fishing Industry

Dare County has released a video titled, “Dare County’s Commercial Fishing Industry: Safeguarding the Community’s Longstanding Heritage by Supporting the Livelihoods of Local Fishermen,” as part of the county’s ongoing effort to inform members of the public as well as state and national legislators about the impact that increased regulation is having on the those […]

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Michael Steinkraus, Jr.

November 25, 1974 – December 29, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Michael Steinkraus, Jr., age 47, of Kitty Hawk, NC, passed away, unexpectedly on December 29, 2021. Michael was born in East Meadow, NY on November 25, 1974. Surviving family members include his father, Michael Steinkraus, Sr. and his wife Karen Steinkraus, his mother Karen Vallee […]

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