UPDATE:  Dare County BOC Opts to Keep Winter Trash Schedule the Same for Hatteras Island

The Dare County Board of Commissioners opted not to change the winter trash schedule for unincorporated Dare County, which includes Hatteras Island, at their December 4 meeting. The idea of a reduced trash pick-up schedule was proposed at the November 20 meeting as a possible way to save extra funds. The revised trash schedule would […]

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Local Nonprofits Build Forever Funds through the Community Foundation

Local Nonprofits Build Forever Funds through the Community Foundation The challenge has been met! Seventeen local nonprofits undertook the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s Matching Fund Challenge, issued earlier this year, to raise $2500 each for permanent endowment funds. And all seventeen groups met or exceeded the challenge, raising needed funds to sustain their organizations in […]

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Marine Fisheries Continues Red Snapper Carcass Collection Through Extended Mini-Season

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will continue to collect red snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen through an extension of this year’s mini-season to help federal officials better assess the population and health of red snapper. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced it will reopen the recreational red snapper season for a third, three-day weekend […]

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