Author: Matt Artz

Dare Provides Update on 40 Recent COVID-19 Cases in Last Three Days

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released a new update regarding the most recent 40 cases of COVID-19 reported in the county in the last three days, since Tuesday...

Dare County Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases on July 17th

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received seven new positive COVID-19 test results today, including yet another new hospitalization, bringing the total number now to 246 cases, as of Friday...

Dare County Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases on July 16th

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received 13 new positive COVID-19 test results today, including another new hospitalization, bringing the total number now to 239 cases, as of Thurssday (7/16/20)...

2020 OBX Halloween Film Festival Moving Online

2020 OBX Halloween Film Festival Moving Online

The 5th Annual Halloween International Film Festival, presented by Halloween Daily News and sponsored in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, is moving online. Originally scheduled to return to the R/C Theatres cineplex in Kill...

UPDATE: R/C Theatres KDH Cineplex Delays Reopening Indefinitely

R/C Theatres has announced that all of their movies theaters, including the Kill Devil Hills cineplex, are now tentatively scheduled to reopen on Friday, August 7 “soon,” with no specific date set. This is the...

Dare County Reports 6 New COVID-19 Cases on July 15th

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received six new positive COVID-19 test results today, bringing the total number now to 226 cases, as of Wednesday (7/15/20) evening. These most recent...

Kill Devil Hills Likely to Reschedule Fireworks to Dec. 17th First Flight Anniversary

The Kill Devi Hills Board of Commissioners discussed rescheduling the town’s annual July 4th fireworks again from its from its previously rescheduled date during Labor Day Weekend until later in the year, most likely...

Hear Tim Reynolds’ New Album ‘Venus Transit’

Renowned guitar virtuoso and Outer Banks resident Tim Reynolds just released a brand new album of original music today (7/15/20), and you can listen to Venus Transit online on all streaming platforms. Reynolds only...

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Sees Highest June Visitation in 18 Years

The National Park Service reports that the Cape Hatteras National Seashore experienced the second highest level of June recreational visitation since the establishment of the Seashore in 1953. Last month’s total visitation of an...

Dare County Reports 5 New COVID-19 Cases on July 14th

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received five new positive COVID-19 test results today, bringing the total number now to 220 cases, as of Tuesday (7/14/20) evening. These most recent...

Grave Digger Driver Krysten Anderson to Appear on CBS Series ‘Game On!’

Currituck native and current driver of the legendary Grave Digger, Krysten Anderson will appear on the new CBS series Game On! this week, where she will teach tennis icon Venus Williams how drive the...

North Carolina Gov. Cooper Extends Phase 2 for Another Three Weeks

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced today (7/14/20) that the current “Safer At Home” Phase Two of reopening the state will be extended for at least another three weeks, as the state’s number of...

Outer Banks Opera Singer Tshombe Selby to Perform Online Concert July 21

Nationally renowned singer and Outer Banks native Tshombe Selby will perform a live concert this month that will be streamed online and available to watch for free. The Elizabeth City State University alumnus and...

Dare Gives Update on Recent COVID-19 Cases; 2 Refusing Contact Tracing

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released a new update regarding the most recent 35 cases of COVID-19 reported in the county since Friday (July 10), including two who...

Dare County Reports 9 New COVID-19 Cases on July 13th

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received nine new positive COVID-19 test results today, bringing the total number now to 215 cases, as of Monday (7/13/20) evening. These most recent...

Corolla Wild Horse Dies Due to Being Fed an Apple

One of the Corolla wild horses, named Danny, has died after he was fed an apple, an unfortunate and preventable event that underscores one of the many reasons why people should never attempt to...

Dare County Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases on July 12th

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received 12 new positive COVID-19 test results today, bringing the total number now to 206 cases, as of Sunday (7/12/20) evening. These most recent...

Man Dies While Swimming Off Beach at Ocracoke Island

The National Park Service reports that this morning (7/12/20), a 65-year-old male from Chester Heights, Pennsylvania died in the Atlantic Ocean off a beach on Ocracoke Island at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. According to...

Dare Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases on July 11th; 5 Under Age 18

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received 13 new positive COVID-19 test results today, five of which are under the age of 18, bringing the total number now to 194...

Loggerhead Turtle Found Dead on Kill Devil Hills Beach

Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue reports that they found a dead loggerhead turtle that had apparently washed up on the beach in the town this morning (7/10/20). In statement posted to social media, KDH...