Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. to Announce New Legislation Regarding Oregon Inlet August 19

Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) will be hosting a press conference on Friday August 19, 2022, at 3 p.m. at the Dare County Administration Building to announce new legislation pertaining to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. Rep. Murphy will be joined by Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard and Dare County Commissioner Jim Tobin, […]

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DHHS and Saving Lives Task Force Issues Request for Grant Applicants

Dare County is part of North Carolina’s historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed relief to communities impacted by opioids. In Dare County, these funds will be used to support treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other life-saving programs and services. Because Dare County is a “can do” community, a portion of the […]

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Portsmouth recognized as Port of Middle Passage Route

The historic Portsmouth Village at Cape Lookout National Seashore is being recognized this weekend by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project as a documented arrival location of Africans in the 18th Century. The dedication ceremony is free for the public and will take place at Shell Point, across from the Harkers Island Visitor Center, […]

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Preliminary hearing Wednesday on protest filed over residency of candidate in N.C. Senate race

State Rep. Bobby Hanig of Currituck County has filed a protest over the residency of his opponent in the November general election for N.C. Senate, claiming Valerie Jordan does not live in the Third District and that she be removed from the ballot. A preliminary hearing on the protest has been scheduled for Wednesday at […]

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Devin Wayne Williams

October 19, 2004 – August 12, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Devin passed away peacefully at home in the loving arms of his mother and father on August 12, 2022. On October 19, 2004, Devin was born in Nags Head, NC at The Outer Banks Hospital to Daniel Emilio Williams and Melissa Ann Williams.  Devin is […]

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State certifies state record Red Hind

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record Red Hind (Epinephelus guttatus). Jared Lambert of Wilmington caught the 7-pound, 11.2-ounce fish near Frying Pan Tower on Aug. 6. The previous state record Red Hind weighed 7 pounds, 1.6 ounces, and was caught off Cape Lookout in 2021. Lambert’s fish measured 23.06 […]

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