The Dare County Parks and Recreation Department’s Hatteras Island Division has announced that the gymnasium located inside the Fessenden Center will be closed for a period of at least six weeks beginning on Monday, March 3, while the facility’s roof and siding are being replaced. The planned project is part of Dare County’s ongoing efforts to renovate and […]
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Following the February dismissal of approximately 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) employees nationwide, coupled with a February 26 memo from the Office of Personnel Management on the National Workplace Optimization Initiative, questions remain as to how the NPS Outer Banks Group could be impacted in the future. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of […]
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Dare County Schools is proud to announce that Caitlin Spruill, Director of Elementary Education, has been named the 2025 Outstanding Young Educator by the North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NCASCD). This respected award honors educators under 40 who demonstrate exemplary commitment and exceptional contributions to education. “I am beyond honored to be […]
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The Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P. Yeager, Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation […]
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The NCDEQ’s Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking public input as it develops Amendment 5 to the N.C. Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan (FMP). A public scoping period will be held from March 1 through March 31, providing stakeholders an opportunity to share feedback on potential management strategies and priorities for the amendment. The scoping […]
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Continuing a wave of recent donations to Hatteras Island organizations, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) recently made a $500 donation to the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (VFD). Hatteras Island’s seven villages are served by six all-volunteer fire departments that respond to all types of emergencies, assist with post-storm recovery operations, and host additional […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A 15-year-old girl from Harnett County that was the subject of an Amber Alert issued Tuesday was found safe in Kitty Hawk, and two men have been charged with multiple felonies. WRAL-TV reported family members believed the teen was in danger after someone picked her up outside their Spring Lake home on Tuesday morning. […]
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This free, family-friendly event takes place August 1-2 on Ocracoke Island The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Dean Neff. Dean Neff is the owner and chef of Wilmington, NC’s Seabird – the sustainable seafood restaurant and oyster bar devoted to celebrating North Carolina’s coast, and the new owner […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will be performing federally-mandated inspections of both the Basnight Bridge on N.C. 12 and the Bonner Bridge Pier on Oregon Inlet beginning next week. The work will require daytime lane closures for the bridge, while small sections of the pier, which is used for sightseeing and fishing, will be closed to the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The N.C. Marine Patrol participated in a boarding drill with the N.C. Ferry Division’s Hatteras Inlet operations this past weekend. According to a post on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Facebook page, Captain Mike Stowe, Master in Charge of the M/V Croatan, and his crew took the ferry toward Rollison Channel. Marine […]
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