Spending increases for schools, employees, cuts in health insurance, recycling costs Dare County’s General Fund operating budget of about $130 million for Fiscal Year 2024 reflects an increase of about 5% from last year’s figure and maintains levels of service with no tax increase. The Dare County Board of Commissioners adopted the overall $224,553,176 budget—of […]
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Options from hardship loans to health insurance on the table Ideas ranging from tuition and training reimbursements and district-paid health care to hardship loans were floated at the first meeting of the Recruitment and Retention Committee, comprised of three Dare County Schools (DCS) Board of Education members and four DCS staff. At its June 22 […]
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From the Outer Banks Voice Dare County’s struggles to hire county employees was a topic of discussion at the board of commissioners’ May 17 meeting, when County Manager Bobby Outten reported that as of April 30, there were 64 full-time employment vacancies in the workforce. Many of the positions have gone unfilled for a long […]
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Move will allow school employees to administer overdose rescue drug In a unanimous vote at its May 8 meeting, the Dare County Board of Education passed a new policy allowing school personnel to administer Naloxone. The so-called rescue drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, Naloxone has become an important tool in […]
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The case against John “Jay” Tolson, the man accused of murdering Kitty Hawk resident LeeAnn Fletcher in July 2020, was continued on March 6 in Dare County Superior Court, with a trial date now set for Aug. 28. When Tolson’s name came up during the March 6 trial setting, Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Bland said: […]
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“Opens April 2.” A red banner with white lettering and the trademark Target logo, newly displayed on the storefront of the Outer Banks’ first Target, heralds the much-anticipated and fast-approaching first day of business for the store. The approximately 80,000-square-foot store, located at 1901 N. Croatan Highway in Kill Devil Hills, has been undergoing an […]
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