All Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. These offices and facilities will reopen and operate under their regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, May 28. These closures include the Dare County C&D Landfill, Manns Harbor Transfer Station, Buxton Transfer Station, and Manteo Recycle Yard; however, there […]
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At its March meeting, the Dare County Tourism Board unanimously approved the distribution of $298,000 in Event Grants to 29 local Dare County non-profits and two governmental entities, making it easier for these groups to create and hold events that drive overnight visitation to the county during less-than-peak months. For the 2023-24 fiscal year a total […]
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The Chicamacomico Banks Fire Department is thrilled to announce big changes coming in the northernmost fire district on Hatteras Island. A custom-built Rosenbauer fire engine is due for delivery in summer 2025, and a new fire & EMS station is in the early planning stages, with construction anticipated within the next five years. The new […]
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The Secotan Alliance is proud to host its first ever annual event: In the Spirit of Wingina… and Beyond. A starter event at Frisco Native American Museum in Frisco, NC will open the 2 ½ days long full event from 4pm-6pm May 29. The next 2 days of the event will take place May 30-31, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — On May 6, 2024, Nicholas Flowers, 80, gained his heavenly wings. Nick was an amazing man who always put his family first. He retired in 2011 from Infilco Degremont in Richmond, Virginia, as an Electrical Engineer and moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He is preceded in death by […]
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Donna Neace Brady, passed suddenly yet peacefully on May 1, 2024. She was born September 11, 1946, in Petersburg, VA. Donna was preceded in death by her mother Cora Davis Moody, father Neil Moody, and daughter, Chantel Love Brady. She was a beacon of light and warmth to both her family and her community that […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in coordination with the Dare County Board of Commissioners, would like to invite the Buxton community to a public meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the Fessenden Center, located at 46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, North Carolina. Col. Ron Sturgeon, U.S. Army Corps […]
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Betty “Jean’ House, age 90, formerly of Raleigh, NC passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in the care of Transitions Lifecare in Raliegh, NC. Jean was born August 23, 1933, to Robert and Lena Massengill. She was raised in Johnston County, NC where she attended Four Oaks high school. Jean then attended Atlantic Christian College […]
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Dare County Manager Bobby Outten presented the county’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to the Dare County Board of Commissioners during the board’s meeting that was held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The recommended budget includes no property tax increase, with the rate to remain at 40.05 cents per $100 of assessed value. (Example: […]
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Larry Gray Ogden, 79, a resident of Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA, since September of 2020, passed away Tuesday night, May 7, 2024, at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, PA. He and his wife, Janice E. (Brown) Ogden, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 2nd of last year. They called many towns home over the […]
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