Registration is currently open for the 2023 Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, which will be held from October 17-22, with a special Encore weekend on December 8-1o. The main session in October will feature more than 60 birding, paddling, art, natural history, and photography programs. Visitors can register for a variety of programs held in […]
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is accepting entries to its 19th annual Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competition. Entries will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2024. The contest is open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages, except for employees of the Wildlife Commission and their immediate families (children, siblings and spouses). Adult competition […]
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Dare County and the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® will host a community conversation on property insurance at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2023, featuring two keynote speakers: Gina Hardy, CEO of the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association, and Joann Biliouris, general manager of the North Carolina Rate Bureau. Members of the public are […]
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Dare County Public Works announced on Monday, October 9, that the truck scale weigh-in station at the Buxton Transfer Station, located at 47027 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, NC, is temporarily closed due to a power surge. Dare County Public Works is working towards a solution and will reopen scales as soon as the issue […]
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It is time for our 10th Annual Member Photo Contest! Prizes will be awarded for the top three winners: 1st place wins a $100 bill credit and will be featured on the cover of our 2023 Annual Report, 2nd place wins a $50 bill credit, and 3rd place wins a $25 bill credit. In addition […]
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Dusttany L. Norris Rector, 32, of Kill Devils Hills, NC passed away October 3, 2023. She was surrounded by the love of her many family members after a long, courageous battle with Type I Diabetes. Dusty loved living the beach life (flip flops, shorts, and the ocean breeze). She loved spoiling her fur babies, Diesel […]
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During the holiday season, there are a number of opportunities for those who would like to donate to help make the holidays special for local residents in need. The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services partners with a number of community organizations, individuals and churches to ensure holiday joy is experienced by all. […]
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With 1,648,712 visitors recorded from January through July, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year in 2023. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded 456,340 visitors in July, 417,968 visitors in June, 248,371 visitors in May, 228,766 visitors in April, 147,925 visitors in March, 81,607 […]
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While July was another high water month on the Outer Banks for visitor spending, the latest data indicates the amount of visitors coming to Dare County this summer has declined to a more balanced level and that the record revenues were driven more by higher prices. Total retail sales in June also set a new […]
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By Kip Tabb and Joy Crist. This is a joint reporting project of the Outer Banks Voice and Island Free Press. This article is Part Two in a series of stories about the Kinnakeet Church. To read Part One, click here. For the past few weeks, the potential sale of one of Avon Village’s two churches […]
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