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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]
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Coronavirus
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]
Obituaries
Leroy “Trey” Tracey Farrow III
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the sudden passing of Leroy Tracey Farrow III (Trey) of Avon, NC on July 25, 2021, at the age of 18 years. [Read More]
H2O
North Carolina commercial fisherman saw seafood sales decline again in 2020
Commercial fishermen sold 42.9 million pounds of fish and shellfish to North Carolina seafood dealers in 2020, a decrease of 19% from 2019 and about [Read More]
Coronavirus
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]
Coronavirus
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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Island Free Press: Fatal wreck reported in Frisco Sunday night
A major traffic accident was reported in Frisco on Highway 12 near Frisco Rod & Gun market on Sunday night. Dare County EMS, the Dare [Read More]