Nags Head-based Sushi wins 65th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament after Sensation is disqualified

A Nags Head-based boat, the Sushi with Captain Charley Pereira, was announced the winner of the 65th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament after a Morehead City-based vessel, Sensation, was disqualified. Sensation had landed a 619.4-pound blue marlin after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, but the fish had apparent shark bites, which was against tournament […]

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Outer Banks Hotline honors the men of OBX Men for Safe Relationships Campaign

Written and Submitted by Stephanie Baker, Associate Director, Outer Banks Hotline In honor of the Father’s Day weekend, Outer Banks Hotline, Dare County’s only interpersonal violence crisis prevention and intervention agency, would like to publicly recognize the OBX men who agreed to be leaders in its inaugural “OBX Men for Safe Relationships” campaign which began […]

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Nathaniel French Caldwell Jr.

SOUTHERN SHORES — Nathaniel French Caldwell Jr., 68, of Southern Shores, NC, passed away on the morning of June 8, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family with Patty, his wife of 46 years, holding his hand. Known to friends and family as French, he leaves a legacy of integrity, kindness, and dedication. Born […]

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Dare County DHHS Public Health Division earns perfect score on re-accreditation

The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services is pleased to announce that its Public Health Division was awarded Re-Accreditation with Honors status by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation (NCLHDA) Board on May 19, a recognition that highlights the department’s ongoing commitment to excellence in providing the best quality of services to […]

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Three Dare County Schools to receive solar panels through N.C. GreenPower’s Solar+ Schools grant

June 16, 2023 | Local News | From The: WOBX

Dare County Schools is pleased to announce that three schools in the district will receive NC GreenPower’s grant award for the Solar+ Schools program. Cape Hatteras Secondary School, First Flight Elementary, and Manteo Middle School will receive a solar educational package that includes a 20-kilowatt (kW) solar array, STEM curricula, teacher training and more. New […]

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NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway events will be held Saturday, June 17

On Saturday, June 17, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will once again hold its Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway clean-ups, which are recurring seasonal events that have been organized by the NCBBA for 39 years. Operation Beach Respect (OBR) NCBBA’s signature event, with the support of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, will return […]

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Dare County DHHS Public Health Division earns perfect score on re-accreditation

The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services is pleased to announce that its Public Health Division was awarded Re-Accreditation with Honors status by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation (NCLHDA) Board on May 19, a recognition that highlights the department’s ongoing commitment to excellence in providing the best quality of services to […]

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Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue’s 2024 calendar is coming, and the pets are stealing the show

The men and women of the Tri-village’s Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue (CBFR) team are once again hard at work on their much-anticipated 2024 calendar, but this time, they are keeping their clothes on, and bringing along their pets. The fundraising project, which was launched by lifelong volunteer and current Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue […]

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