Dare County Library Announces Spring Virtual Enrichment Series Programming

The Dare County Library has announced that its popular Library Enrichment Series for Adults will continue throughout the months of April and May with the following hourlong presentations, which will be held virtually via Zoom. April 2022 “The History of Flowers and Plants on U.S. Postage Stamps” Presented by Mr. Geoff and Dr. Marty Tennille […]

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Recreational Blueline Tilefish in South Atlantic Federal Waters Will Open on May 1, 2022, and Close on July 26, 2022

What/When: The recreational sector for blueline tilefish in federal waters of the South Atlantic will open at 12:01 a.m., local time, on May 1, 2022, and close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 26, 2022. Why This Closure is Happening: The 2022 recreational catch limit for the blueline tilefish is 116,820 pounds whole weight. […]

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Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners who activated their emergency beacons east of Pamlico Sound

The Coast Guard rescued three mariners who activated their emergency beacons when their 27-foot sailing vessel lost propulsion 35 miles east of Pamlico Sound Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard District Five command center received a report shortly after 7 a.m. from the International Emergency Rescue Control Center that a Satellite Emergency Notification Device […]

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Dare County to Partner with Woda Cooper Companies for Essential and Workforce Housing Projects

Dare County has announced that it plans to partner with Woda Cooper Companies to develop approximately 100 essential and workforce housing units at two separate sites: the county-owned Bowsertown Road site on Roanoke Island as well as a site in Nags Head that is currently under contract by Woda Cooper. The partnership with Woda Cooper—which […]

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Mobile health units open in Ocracoke and Rodanthe

Trillium is launching seven mobile integrated care units, which include units in Rodanthe and Ocracoke, thanks to funding provided by NCDHHS through the federal Substance Abuse Treatment Block Grant. The organization is partnering with PORT Health, Monarch, Coastal Horizons, and RHA to service individuals living in 17 counties. “Trillium saw the pandemic as a reminder […]

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