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martin's point

News

Dare to receive 10 Martin’s Point lots for planning and zoning control

In November 2023, Dare County will receive 10 Martin’s Point commercial lots from Southern Shores. The municipality is ...

wind energy

News

As offshore wind power projects ramp up, much remains unknown

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from ...

diaper bank

Lifestyles

Support sought for local diaper bank

When babies are born, diapers are one of the essentials that families cannot live without. But for many ...

flounder

On the Water

Flounder season rules now in effect

North Carolina Marine Fisheries Proclamation FF 31-2023 sets the 2023 recreational flounder fishery season, creel and size limits ...

HIGHER EDUCATION

Opinion

You Decide: Is higher education facing a reset?

By Mike Walden I spent all of my professional career – totaling 43 years – in higher education. ...

dare

News

Dare commissioners take financial action

Dare County tax collector Becky Huff and her staff had collected $66,378,132.84 in real estate and personal property ...

education

News

Dare school board meets Monday

The Dare County Board of Education will meet in special session on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 at 2 ...

News

Prospects for more legalized gambling in North Carolina remain uncertain

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Prospects that another large expansion of gambling in North Carolina will be ...

ray matthews

Lifestyles

Ray Matthews Photography Retrospective celebrates visionary Outer Banks artist

The Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series has announced the Ray Matthews Photography Retrospective, a remarkable exhibition paying ...

tyrrell county schools

Schools

Tyrrell County Schools announces strong test scores

Tyrrell County Schools has announced that all three of its schools met growth expectations, with Tyrrell Elementary School ...

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MILLER

Sports

LaCroix, Miller top area runners

First Flight High School cross country runners captured individual and team first place finishes for boys and girls ...

jimmy

Opinion

Commentary: Goodbye, Jimmy

By Natalie Kavanagh Jimmy Buffett left us week on the heels of a hurricane. The traditional end of ...

aviation lab

Schools

Dare County Schools launches aviation lab at Wright Brothers National Memorial

One hundred and twenty years ago, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history in their Kitty Hawk Flyer with ...

wastewater treatment

News

Manteo commissioners say no to wastewater treatment access for proposed essential housing development

The Manteo Board of Commissioners unanimously turned down Dare County’s plan to build 46 essential housing units and ...

bars

News

NC appeals court says bars’ challenges of governor’s COVID-19 restrictions can continue

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Portions of a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina bars and their ...

News

State board reasserts funding control over charter schools after losing other powers

The State Board of Education approved on Thursday a policy that seeks to reassert control over North Carolina ...

bridge

News

Washington Baum Bridge to be temporarily reduced to two lanes

Traffic on the U.S. 64 Washington Baum Bridge between Manteo and Nags Head will be reduced to one lane ...

flamingos

News

Flamingos on the Outer Banks? Southern visitors make their way to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Hurricane Idalia was instrumental in relocating groups of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) from their Florida homes. Pea Island National ...

airport

News

Dare County Airport Authority ponders relocation of gravesites

Local resident Juanita Wescott gave Dare County Airport Authority members at their August meeting a lengthy and extremely ...

golden leaf

Opinion

Op-Ed: Join Golden LEAF’s Rural Internship Initiative as a host site to grow the rural workforce

By Scott T. Hamilton The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program focuses on providing students with strong ties to rural communities with ...