While 2019 was a record-breaking year for sea turtle nesting activity within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2020 is shaping up to be a solid year for sea turtles as well, with a total of 193 nests recorded so far along the National Seashore beaches. Per http://www.seaturtle.org/, which has monitored sea turtle nesting activity […]
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Dare County announced 16 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, July 27, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 331. The 16 additional cases consist of 6 residents and 10 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 2) resident, 18-24, female, home isolation […]
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The weekly Beach Apparatus Drill at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, (where costumed volunteers perform a dramatic reenactment of historical rescue techniques), will be an extra special affair on Thursday, July 30, as the event will be capped off with the donation of the ship’s bell from the infamous 1891 wreck of the Strathairly steamship. The Strathairly wreck […]
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Dare County announced 2 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, July 26, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 315. The 2 additional cases are both residents, and include the following: 1) Resident, 59-65, male, home isolation 2) Resident, 50-64, female, hospitalized Per the North Carolina Department of […]
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Dare County announced 7 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Friday, July 24, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 301. The 7 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 2 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, male, home isolation 2) non-resident, 50-64, female, transferred isolation […]
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The Hyde County Health Department announced on Friday that Ocracoke will host a drive-through COVID-19 testing event on Thursday, July 30. The event will take place at the National Park Service Ocracoke Boat Ramp Parking lot, and will begin at 2:00 p.m. The testing event is open to residents of Hyde, Dare, Martin, Tyrell, and […]
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Dare County announced 2 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, July 23, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 294. The 2 additional cases consist of a resident and a non-resident, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 50-64, female, isolating in Dare 2) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation Per the North Carolina […]
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CEO and owner of Reef Beach Shoreline Restoration, Todd Barber, will give a special presentation on reef balls at an upcoming meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton on Tuesday, August 18, at 2:00 p.m. Per the parent company, https://reefballfoundation.org/, a reef ball is a designed artificial reef module that mimics the structure and function […]
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COVID-19 continues to spread in Hyde County and all across North Carolina, however, Health Director Luana Gibbs reported on Wednesday that the number of active cases in the county has slowed down this past week, and a potential outbreak on the mainland has been contained. “Thanks to the joint efforts of the Hyde County Health […]
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A Heat Advisory for Eastern North Carolina is in effect for the fourth day in a row, and a moderate risk of rip currents is forecast for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke island, per a Wednesday morning update from the U.S. National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Hot and humid weather will continue on […]
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