No Cancellations Scheduled for Saturday’s Youth Basketball Games at the Fessenden Center in Buxton The Dare County Parks and Recreation Department’s Hatteras Island Division has announced that there are currently no changes or cancellations for any youth basketball games that are scheduled to take place at the Fessenden Center in Buxton on Saturday, January 22, […]
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A new fund has been created at the Outer Banks Community Foundation to support local charities that help residents on their journeys to better health. The Hunting Family Fund for Health and Wellness, recently established by Rich and Cindy Hunting, has a stated purpose to “support projects and organizations that promote health and wellness for […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for its quarterly Community Enrichment Grants Program. Applications must be submitted online via the Community Foundation’s web portal at www.obcf.org. The first deadline of 2022 is Friday, January 28 at midnight. The Community Enrichment Grants Program is the Community Foundation’s largest and broadest funding […]
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Hyde County officials are asking Ocracoke residents, property owners and other stakeholders to complete a short questionnaire on ways for the community to be better prepared to withstand, respond to, and recover from weather or other disruptions. A public meeting about the Resilient Coastal Communities Program is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 27 in the […]
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In celebration of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day on January 25, 2022, Dare County is encouraging anyone interested in serving as a poll worker to apply to assist with the administration of in-person voting on and before Election Day 2022. Established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Poll Worker Recruitment Day is a national […]
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A Coastal Flood Advisory, High Wind Advisory, High Surf Advisory, and Gale Warning are in effect for Friday, January 21, as a winter storm starts to impact eastern North Carolina. Per a Friday morning update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), blowing sand has been reported on the roadway in several locations, and ocean […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) Chairman Bob Woodard summarized the highlights of 2021 and outlined what’s to come in the year ahead in the annual “State of the County” presentation on Wednesday, January 19. Held virtually for the second year in a row, Woodard began by providing an overview of the county’s accomplishments over […]
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Mainland Dare County and the northern Outer Banks are under a Winter Storm Warning that starts at midnight tonight, and while Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands are not expecting snow, sleet, or ice during the imminent winter storm, the area could be impacted by soundside and oceanside flooding, per a recent update from the National Weather […]
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All Dare County Schools will be closed to staff and students on Friday, January 21, due to an approaching winter storm, per an update from Superintendent John D. Farrelly. “We are not going to have a remote day for students due to time constraints,” stated Farrelly in the update. “All DCS facilities will be […]
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Dare County has released a video showcasing the 2022 State of the County presentation that was presented at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, by Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard and livestreamed on the county’s YouTube channel. In addition, Dare County has also released a short “Year in Review” video […]
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