Congratulations to our two senior essay contest winners for their impactful entries on “Why I Vote.” Both participants were recognized at the League of Women Voters annual meeting at Duck Woods Country Club on Thursday, June 1st. First place and the $300 prize went to Chloe Wienert of First Flight High School. Second place and […]
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Hundreds of families gathered at Dowdy Park in Nags Head on Sat., May 13, for a fun-filled day of visual and performing arts at the 34th Annual Artrageous Kids Art Festival presented by PNC Bank. In between the live music and dance performances, Dare Arts Executive Director Jessica Sands took the stage and announced the […]
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The Outer Banks-made, inspirational family drama Call Sign Romeo has entered into a video-on-demand distribution agreement with Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Los Angeles-based Allen Media Group, owned and founded by Byron Allen. The feature film will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms starting […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Poster, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Poster, 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/
KILL DEVIL HILLS – Brian Owen Halloran, 77, passed away peacefully at his Kill Devil Hills home on May 25, 2023. Brian was born May 12, 1946, in Brooklyn, NY to the late George and Hazel Halloran. Brian was also preceded in death by his first wife, Roberta Halloran, and his second wife, Kathy Halloran. […]
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Beginning on Tuesday, June 13, there will be nine different guided interpretive programs throughout each summer week, at Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges. Except for the twice-a-week Pea Island Refuge turtle talk, the various programs are held once a week during June, July, and August. Some of the programs require reservations, and […]
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On June 5, 2023, at approximately 1:00 a.m, Dare County Sheriff’s Office Deputies working the C-District along with North Carolina State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Avon, near the Food Lion on N.C. Highway 12. Probable cause was established to search the vehicle. During the search, the Deputies located and […]
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The Dare County Library has announced that registration for its 2023 Summer Reading Program, “All Together Now,” will begin this month. Registration for the program begins on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Kill Devil Hills Library and on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Hatteras Library and the Manteo Library. About the Summer Reading […]
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A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks starting Saturday, June 3, at 5 p.m. until Monday, June 5, at 2 a.m., per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Increasing northeast winds this weekend, in combination with king tides, will result in a threat for minor to locally […]
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The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon start treating for spongy moth infestations, (formerly known as gypsy moths), in several areas across North Carolina, including Dare County. Treatments are weather dependent and will likely start in early June. Treatments could continue through June 20. The areas to be treated include: Currituck County […]
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