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Currituck Animal Shelter euthanizes 52 cats and kittens; advocates cry foul
The Currituck Animal Shelter staff euthanized a total of 52 cats and kittens on July 8, saying each cat was suffering from severe symptoms of [Read More]
Articles by Kari Pugh
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Currituck Board of Education votes to make masks optional this school year
The Currituck County Board of Education voted Wednesday to make masks optional this coming school year. The announcement comes a day after the Centers for [Read More]
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Kitty Hawk police seek witnesses in stolen truck incident
A stolen truck caused significant damage to the drain field at the Marketplace in Southern Shores shopping center last week, and police would like to [Read More]
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CDC’s new mask guidance includes 80 N.C. counties, including Dare
As COVID-19 cases surge, the Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday issued guidance recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial” [Read More]
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Dare County goes back to red on the spread map as COVID-19 cases rise
Like the rest of the country, Dare County continues to see a spike in COVID-19 cases, with the percent of positive tests to total reaching [Read More]
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Currituck-Knotts Island ferry canceled this week to staff Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is suspending its Currituck-Knotts Island service from Tuesday, July 27 to Friday, July 30 to alleviate the staffing [Read More]
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Sheriff’s Office: Driver arrested after pointing gun at cars in Currituck County
A Newport News, Virginia man was arrested Sunday after the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office received a road rage report of a driver pointing a gun [Read More]
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Airplane flips after landing on Ocracoke Island
A small airplane flipped onto its roof Sunday afternoon shortly after landing at the Ocracoke Island Airport. The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. at the [Read More]
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Outer Banks wild horses welcome baby number eight
The eighth foal of the season was born to the Outer Banks wild horse herd sometime Sunday night, “probably during the thunderstorms that rolled through,” [Read More]
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Dare County Board of Education calls special meeting over mask rules
The Dare County Board of Education will meet in a special session Thursday, July 29, to consider local implementation of Gov. Roy Cooper’s guidelines for [Read More]