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May 25: NOAA predicts above normal hurricane season/208 COVID cases in Dare County last week/Popular NC Aquarium opossum euthanized.

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NOAA predicts above-average Atlantic hurricane season, 6-10 hurricanes

On May 24, NOAA released this prediction of a hurricane season likely to be a busy one. Full story

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A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA’s 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. (NOAA)

On May 24, NOAA released this prediction of a hurricane season likely to be a busy one.

Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.

Dare COVID cases rise significantly last week

DHHS Director Davies says serious disease remains rare By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice After weeks of steady, but relatively slow growth in the number of COVID cases in Dare County, the latest numbers reported by the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on May 24 show a significant increase. Full story

Diane Wehner and Maggie Dawson: Keeping soccer kicking for kids

By Michelle Wagner | Outer Banks Voice For local moms Diane Wehner and Maggie Dawson, organizing a spring soccer league for nearly 400 Dare County children each year has become something of a calling. Full story

Identity of cyclist killed in Kitty Hawk released

UPDATE: On the afternoon of May 23, the Kitty Hawk Police Department provided additional details about the accident that took the life of a cyclist on May 20. Full story

Elizabeth City man killed in crash, second driver hospitalized

Update: This May 23 fatal accident between two Ford Super Duty trucks has claimed the life of 48-year-old Elizabeth City resident Kenneth Hudson Jr., while the driver of the other truck, 18-year-old Moyock resident Tessa Henry, has undergone surgery in Norfolk General Hospital, according to information from Trooper Ryan Homer of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Full story

Cooper’s draft budget includes $600K for Oregon Inlet Lifesaving Station

By Sandy Semans Ross | Outer Banks Voice The Oregon Inlet Lifesaving Station may get an added boost in Governor Roy Cooper’s draft budget. The governor’s proposal for FY 2022-2023 includes $600,000 to finish the rehab on the building and move it to a more secure place. Full story

At press briefing, Dare Ocean Rescue officials warn about big holes on beaches

By Michelle Wagner | Outer Banks Voice Signaling the seriousness of the problem, Dare County Ocean Rescue officials held a joint May 20 press conference at the Ocean Bay Boulevard Beach Access to spread awareness about the dangers that digging large holes in the sand can pose to beachgoers and first responders, as well as sea turtles. Full story

Oregon Inlet currently unnavigable to vessels

On Friday, May 20, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District issued this release about shoaling at the Oregon Inlet. Full story

‘The impacts of tourism are both positive and negative’

Lee Nettles on plans to manage OBX’s exploding visitor business By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice According to its Executive Director Lee Nettles, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is embarking on a number of initiatives at this moment. Full story

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As a community of adventurers and beach enthusiasts, Kitty Hawk Kites delivers an experience of a lifetime to our guests and our employees. We have over 25 locations in 7 states, with… Full story

Call Sign Romeo makes all the right moves

Local 5th graders to compete against the world in Odyssey of the Mind competition

Second Rodanthe house collapses

Community

Patrick, famed Aquarium opossum, euthanized

Public comments invited for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse environmental assessment and Lighthouse Road multi-use pathway

Tuesday, May 24

Staffing issues close Hatteras Library on May 24 and 25

Monday, May 23

Dare Nights at The Lost Colony

Monday, May 23

Obituaries

George William Kendall of Kill Devil Hills

James S. Sawyer of Camden, May 21

Barbara Lee Simpson of Grandy, May 22

Thomas Gerard Holian of Duck, May 17

Outer Banks Visitors Bureau

Sports

Dare pickleball tourney is smashing success

Manteo keeps rolling, wins 3rd round soccer match

Manteo soccer team moves deeper into playoffs

First Flight’s special season ends one win short

Dr Oz on the Roman Gabriel Show (Throwback)

Super Bowl Ring bling

Tuesday, May 24

Rory Mcllroy on the Roman Gabriel Show

Tuesday, May 24

What is Sold Out All About ?

Tuesday, May 24

Events

Summer Entertainment for Kids and Parents at Theatre of Dare

Dare Nights at The Lost Colony

“Dine Out to Help Out” is June 6-12 to provide meals for NC

Outer Banks Woman’s Club Arts & Crafts Fair on May 28

Wellness

COVID boosters okayed for 5-11 year olds

College of The Albemarle holds 19th Annual Medical Assisting Pinning

Currituck Mobile Food Pantry free food distribution first Friday of every month

NC MedAssist, OBX Hospital to provide free OTC medicines to Dare County

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First Flight’s special season ends one win short

May 20

After a storybook season that took them to the state 1A/2A/3A high school boys lacrosse championship game, the First Flight Nighthawks were defeated in that May 20 contest in Cary by Lake Norman Charter. Full story

COVID boosters okayed for 5-11 year olds

May 20

In Dare County, cases are rising, but not serious illness By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced that children ages 5 to 11 years old can receive a COVID-19 booster five months after the date of their most recent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose. Full story

Ferry Service Interruptions Occurring Due to Mechanical Issues, COVID-19 Cases

May 19

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is currently experiencing an uptick in schedule interruptions on its Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Hatteras routes due to unexpected mechanical issues and positive COVID-19 tests among crews. Full story

KDH Planning Director offers essential housing ideas

May 19

By Michelle Wagner | Outer Banks Voice During the May 16 Board of Commissioners meeting, Kill Devil Hills Planning Director Meredith Guns outlined a handful of potential options the planning staff has proposed for the board to consider to encourage long-term essential housing. Full story

Unaffiliated Ed Board candidates await their fate

May 18

Dare elections officials to review signatures from Russell and Fearns By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice Aside from being Primary Election Day, Tuesday May 17 was also the deadline for two unaffiliated Dare County Board of Education hopefuls to submit enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Full story

Bateman, Sanderson, Cruden, Moreland win primaries

May 18

Gaskins to face Murphy in 3^rd Congressional District contest By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice Incumbent Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman turned back a Republican challenger while the county’s current state senator, Bob Steinburg, was defeated in a redrawn district in the May 17 Republican primary election. At the same time, two Dare County Republicans were defeated a three-way race to become a District 1 Judge. Full story

Tests say ocean waters on Cape Hatteras National Seashore are safe

May 17

Update: After issuing a May 11 warning advising the public of potential pollution from possible septic system failures in the ocean off Rodanthe and Buxton, the NC Department of Environmental Quality issued this May 17 update, signaling that the coast is clear. Full story

KDH Board approves Wawa site plan

May 17

No timetable set for local construction By Michelle Wagner | Outer Banks Voice Kill Devil Hills will be home to the first Wawa convenience store in North Carolina following the May 16 town commissioners’ approval of a site plan for one of its stores at 1900 N. Croatan Highway, located on the west side of the highway just south of BB&T and across from the former Kmart. Full story

Massive hole left on KDH beach

May 17

(Town of Kill Devil Hills) Why is our Ocean Rescue Supervisor standing in a large hole with a frustrated look on his face, you may ask? Because someone decided to dig a massive hole on our beach and leave it unattended. Full story

New navigational channel opened in Hatteras Inlet

May 17

On May 17, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a release reporting that a new navigational channel, the Hatteras Connector, has been established in Hatteras Inlet by Coast Guard Sector North Carolina allowing unimpeded vessel traffic offshore. Full story

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