Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The Order goes into effect today with the Governor’s signature. “North Carolinians need relief to help make ends meet during the pandemic,” said Governor Cooper. “Extending housing and utility protections will mean more people can stay [...] Local News |  Full Article

A coordinated effort to clean the Rodanthe shoreline after a house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean is in full swing, with volunteers from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue and the Tri-villages community pitching in to remove miles of potentially dangerous debris. The home fell into the ocean at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to Chicamacomico Banks [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County conducted a total of 178 COVID-19 tests in a drive-thru testing event on Tuesday. The county has received results back for 171 tests, with 169 test results returned as negative, and two marked as invalid. Additional updates from the county for Friday are as follows. COVID-19 Drive-thru Testing Event Now Includes Residents of [...] Local News |  Full Article

Hyde County Health Department announced that they want to ensure that all Hyde County residents who are in need of testing for COVID-19 have access, and provided information on testing sites and events in the area via a Friday press release. To be tested, you should meet at least one of the following criteria: Displaying [...] Local News |  Full Article

Photos and video footage of the shoreline close to Sea Oats Drive in Rodanthe show the extensive debris that is left over after an ocenfront house collapsed into the Atlantic on late Thursday night / early Friday morning. Per a Friday update from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue, the debris field stretches along the shoreline from [...] Local News |  Full Article

Deep, standing water from consecutive days of heavy rains was reported on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, and especially in the Tri-villages area of Salvo, Waves and Rodanthe, leading to treacherous driving conditions as of Friday morning, May 29. Scattered showers and storms will continue across eastern N.C. on Friday afternoon as the wet [...] Local News |  Full Article

A house on the oceanfront in Rodanthe was destroyed by the Atlantic Ocean overnight, resulting in a large debris field and dangerous materials all along the adjacent shoreline, per a Friday morning social media update from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue. The collapsed house at the end of Sea Oats Drive was a vacation rental home [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Board of Education met on Thursday afternoon in a special meeting and unanimously approved a recommended high school graduation plan for Dare County Schools’ graduating seniors. The plan includes both a “Drive-in” ceremony between June 1 and 12 and an opportunity for a traditional July ceremony, if conditions warrant the ability to safely hold traditional ceremonies while protecting the health and safety [...] Local News |  Full Article

Registration begins Monday, June 1 for Dare County Parks and Recreation camps in July and August. There will be no camps in June 2020. Updated newsletters with the camp schedules and details are now available: Northern Beach Division Newsletter Roanoke Island / Mainland Division Newsletter Hatteras Island Division Newsletter Please note that programs and schedules are subject [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County has partnered with Mako Medical Laboratories out of Raleigh, N.C. to host a second drive-thru COVID-19 testing event in Dare County.   The event will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 starting at 10:00 am at Soundside Event Site located at 6800 S. Croatan Hwy in Nags Head, NC. Appointments are required. The [...] Local News |  Full Article

While conducting a bar standby on Tuesday, May 26, the 47’ Motor Life Boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet was hailed on CH 16 by a 24’ Albemarle skiff that had been taking on water. The vessel was located approximately eight nautical miles offshore, and had suffered a leak in the raw [...] Local News |  Full Article

An additional 1.5 to 2 inches of rain is forecast for the Outer Banks through the remainder of the week as Tropical Storm Bertha forms off of South Carolina, and becomes the second named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. As of 8:00 a.m., Bertha was located 30 miles ESE of Charleston, South Carolina, [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) touched on the latest statewide statistics for COVID-19 in its latest video update, which was released by the county on Monday afternoon, May 26. In the video, Director Dr. Sheila Davies provides information on COVID-19 and testing in Dare County, and also notes that the [...] Local News |  Full Article

A high risk of rip currents continues on Monday for beaches north of Cape Hatteras, while a moderate threat of rip currents is forecasted for Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke beaches, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. A high risk of rip currents means that life-threatening [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County Public Works will complete large item pick-up for residential customers in Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras Village on Tuesday, June 2. Materials must be at the curbside no later than 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2. There will not be a second-day pick-up. Please note, no commercial business debris will be picked up. Due [...] Local News |  Full Article