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VIDEO: Manatee found stranded on Kill Devil Hills beach
A manatee was found stranded on the beach Thursday morning at the Ocean Bay Boulevard access off Kill Devil Hills. “I notified ocean marine rescue [Read More]
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Brittany Phillips named Nags Head’s 2021 Earl Murray Jr. Employee of the Year
At their December 1, 2021 meeting, Nags Head’s Board of Commissioners named Water Billing Specialist Brittany Phillips as the Town’s 2021 Earl Murray Jr. Employee [Read More]
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Audubon, Currituck Sound Coalition announce conservation plan for Currituck marshes
Audubon North Carolina and the Currituck Sound Coalition announced the release of a landmark Marsh Conservation Plan that identifies the complex web of threats facing Currituck Sound [Read More]
Obituaries
Northern Lights Bakery owner Mark McCleary passes away
Mark McCleary, owner of Northern Lights Bakery in Corolla, passed away suddenly on Thanksgiving day. “His presence will (be) profoundly missed. Every one of you [Read More]
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Hatteras Island residents encouraged to fill out Coastal Resilience Questionnaire
Earlier in the year, Dare County was awarded financial assistance from the state to perform a risk and vulnerability assessment on Hatteras Island, and to [Read More]
Storm Watch
Dare Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson appointed to FEMA regional panel
Dare County has announced that Gracia Szczech, the regional administrator for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV, recently selected Dare County Emergency Management Director [Read More]
Storm Watch
Active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded Tuesday having produced 21 named storms, including seven hurricanes of which four were major hurricanes. This above-average hurricane [Read More]
Coronavirus
Dare County’s new COVID case count, positive test percentage up over the past week
The number of new COVID-19 cases and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased this past week in Dare County, which remains [Read More]
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No beach fires in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head due to N.C. burning ban
Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Town of Nags Head have banned all beach fires until further notice, due to the statewide burning ban now [Read More]
Coronavirus
Dr. Mandy Cohen stepping down as N.C.’s top health official
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. will be stepping down from [Read More]