Coronavirus
Dare County reports 50 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, a new one-day high
Dare County Health and Human Services reported 50 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, for a total of 1,610 since testing began in March. The cases [Read More]
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Coronavirus
Governor extends eviction moratorium; urges people not to gather for New Year’s Eve
Gov. Roy Cooper today announced an extension of North Carolina’s moratorium on evictions through Jan. 31, saying the state is expected to receive about $700 million [Read More]
Obituaries
Public memorial service for Marc Basnight will be held at later date
Former Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, the longest-serving legislative leader in North Carolina’s history, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family Dec. 28, [Read More]
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Alabama-based company buys R.P.C Contracting of Kitty Hawk
Outer Banks-based R.P.C. Contracting Inc. has been purchased by a civil infrastructure company with headquarters in Alabama that is expanding its operations in North Carolina, [Read More]
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Carolina Keno player wins $9,000 on Tuesday at Grandy restaurant
The N.C. Education Lottery announced someone won $9,000 playing the Carolina Keno game at a restaurant in lower Currituck County. Congratulations to a lucky player [Read More]
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UPDATED: Coast Guard calls off search for driver after truck crashes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a driver who crashed his box truck off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Tuesday morning [Read More]
Coronavirus
Dare County’s weekly COVID-19 test positivity rate spikes to 13.6%
COVID-19 cases are now rapidly spreading through Dare County, with 136 new cases since Dec. 22, the health department says. Of those 117, or 86%, [Read More]
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Marc Basnight, dean of Dare County & N.C. politics, passes at age 73
Marc Basnight, the dean of politics in Dare County and North Carolina for decades, passed away Monday at age 73. Born in Manteo and graduate [Read More]
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Leave the wild horses alone, and stay off the dunes
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund, tasked with caring for the band of Spanish mustangs roaming the northern Currituck Outer Banks, posted a photo Monday of [Read More]
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Ocracoke Observer: Was ‘The Lost Colony’ really lost or just decamped to Hatteras Island?
By Peter Vankevich, Ocracoke Observer Scott Dawson is on a mission for the Lost Colony truth. The native of Hatteras Island, or as he might [Read More]