Lifestyles
Aquarium Scholar grant recipients give back in a big way
Perquimans Central School students have donated $2,000 to the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the ...
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Staying safer in the water amid Vibrio concerns
The Dare County Health Department has investigated three recreational water-related illness (RWI) cases this summer, with one confirmed ...
Lifestyles
Theatre of Dare kicks off 33rd season with ‘Toil and Trouble’
A twisted take on a Shakespeare classic is how Theatre of Dare is kicking off a brand new ...
On the Water
Surfalorus Film Festival showing epic feature film, shorts new and old
The annual Surfalorus Film Festival returns to the Outer Banks for a three-day celebration, showcasing some of the ...
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Kitty Hawk residents rally behind minimum lot size amendment during emotional public hearing
With a full house at the Kitty Hawk Town Council meeting held September 5, the board held a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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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 ...
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Dare school board meets Monday
The Dare County Board of Education will meet in special session on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 at 2 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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Sports
LaCroix, Miller top area runners
First Flight High School cross country runners captured individual and team first place finishes for boys and girls ...
Opinion
Commentary: Goodbye, Jimmy
By Natalie Kavanagh Jimmy Buffett left us week on the heels of a hurricane. The traditional end of ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...