No tax increase, new EMS spending in 2021-2022 plan Dare County property owners will see no increase in property taxes under the county’s proposed 2021-2022 General Fund budget of $112.7 million – a spending plan that reflects a $5.6 million increase over last year’s and includes nearly $1 million in funding for eight additional Emergency […]
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New research shows that wild harvests have declined and cultivated oysters now represent over half of the total economic impact of shellfish in the state. The shellfish industry provides more than $27 million in economic impact and 532 jobs in North Carolina. Until 2016, the state shellfish industry’s economic impact primarily came from the harvest […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of your OBX national parks, has opened its annual Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest program for the 2021 sea turtle nesting season which occurs each year between May and October. The Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest program supports projects and programs that protect and enhance Cape Hatteras National Seashore now and for future generations. […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, May 25, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. The total number of new positive cases reported in Dare County over the past week was 21. Aside from the previous week’s low of 13 new cases, this past week had the […]
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Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits for the following North Carolina counties: Anson, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation has rescheduled until Wednesday the demolition work on the old Herbert C. Bonner Bridge that will require a 15-minute road closure on the Marc Basnight Bridge between noon and 4 p.m. High winds and rough sea conditions in the Oregon Inlet prompted officials to move the demolition work and temporary […]
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Hatteras Island is a special place for many of our visitors and residents—an area largely untouched by development and one reminiscent of the entire region before the northern beaches were transformed by commercial and vacation accommodation development. But living there has always been a challenge — one Hatteras Islands residents readily accept. The community thrives […]
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The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrate National Safe Boating Week, May 22 through May 29. Memorial Day weekend is considered by many as the unofficial start to the recreational boating season. As boaters take to the water, there is an increased likelihood for search and rescue situations, mechanical failures, and accidents. The 2020 […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Donkey, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Donkey, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Hurricane season officially begins on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, and Dare County Emergency Management encourages all Dare County residents, non-resident property owners, and business owners to visit www.DareNC.com/Reentry to obtain a 2021 reentry permit. Permits can be obtained via the online system at any time. Reentry permits are issued as a PDF file via email. […]
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