The 2024-25 State of Dare County Tourism Report provides a year-in-review snapshot of tourism’s impact on Dare County over the past year, including: economic data, grant recipient spotlights, non-profit partnerships, community engagement and LRTMP updates, media coverage, tourism sales activity and trade show highlights and marketing and promotional efforts. In an effort to share this report […]
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The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of Park Rangers sent a letter on March 3 to Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Jessica Bowron to initiate action in order to reinstate probationary employees who were recently fired. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers, confirmed that six […]
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UPDATE 4:45 P.M. Communications have been restored as of 4:45 p.m. UPDATE 4:00 P.M. A cut cable near the Pea Island Visitor Center is responsible for a communications outage on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. As of 4:00 p.m. Monday, there is not an estimated time of restoration, but Xcel Fiber Optics personnel are at the […]
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The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) notified Dare County health officials on March 3, 2025 of a laboratory confirmed positive test result for Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 or bird flu in a backyard flock in Dare County. This is the first confirmed […]
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February 4, 2025 Larceny by Changing Price Tag. 41000 block of NC 12 Hwy, Avon. Security video shows a couple switching price tags on items and then paying a lesser price for the item. Under investigation. February 5, 2025 Identity Theft. 100 block of Algonkian Drive, Roanoke Island. Fraudulent phone account opened in the victim’s […]
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For the third year in a row, volunteer firefighters from Dare County, Hyde County, and the rest of the state came together for an intensive three days and 30 hours of training in Buxton. The First Due Operations school, which was hosted by the Dare County Association of Fire Officers and sponsored by the College […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County property owners will see a significant increase in their real estate values when the 2025 revaluation notices are mailed out at the end of this month. According to Dare County Tax Assessor Hosea Wilson, the overall countywide change in the tax base is estimated to be 67%, increasing from $16.4 billion […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
April 22, 1963 – February 28, 2025 KITTY HAWK — Sheri Marie Henley, 61, of Kitty Hawk, NC, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2025. Born on April 22, 1963, in Portsmouth, Virginia, she was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend Sheri dedicated her life to her family as a loving homemaker. Her warmth […]
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A strong cold front will move through the Outer Banks late Wednesday and Thursday, bringing high winds and the potential for ocean overwash, according to an update from the National Weather Service. Hazardous seas could lead to minor beach erosion and localized ocean overwash for beaches that are vulnerable to southerly-southeasterly swell and winds, mainly south […]
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