The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County only will begin on Monday, April 7, 2025 and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each unincorporated […]
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The N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island is honored and thrilled to announce that it is a winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards contest for Best Aquarium. Nominees from across the United States were selected by an editorial panel of travel experts and Newsweek contributors. Polls closed after a public voting period of 28 […]
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On April 3, the Town of Duck announced the appointment of Jeffrey Del Monte as Deputy Chief of the Duck Fire Department. Del Monte, who has served as Acting Deputy Chief since January 2025, was sworn into his new role during the Town Council Meeting on April 2, 2025. A dedicated fire service professional, Del […]
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Parent University Night kickoff event to be held on Tuesday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. at COA-Dare Campus in Manteo The Dare County Library, in collaboration with Manteo Elementary School and College of The Albemarle (COA)’s Dare County campus, is pleased to announce the launch of “Parent University Night,” a new community initiative designed to empower […]
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The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for daily climbing from Friday, April 18 through Oct. 13, 2025. Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143. Pro tip: Create your www.recreation.gov account prior to the date you […]
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Therese E. (Bernard) Smith, 97, passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2025, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Columbia, Pennsylvania, where she had resided for 6 years. She entered hospice there a few months before she passed. Therese was born on August 29, 1927, in Nashua, NH, the 4th of 6 (surviving) children of Regina (Desmarais) and Dosithé Wilfred Bernard. […]
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Dare County Schools proudly announces Darren Moore as the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year. Moore, a marketing teacher at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS), was selected by his peers for his outstanding contributions to the CTE program and his dedication to preparing students for careers in marketing, business, and hospitality. […]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com The Dare County Tax Appraisal Department has announced that the 2025 revaluation notices containing the updated appraised value for property—as determined by the 2025 countywide revaluation—have been mailed to all Dare County property owners. The total value of those properties, according to the county, is $27,453,300,000 or about $27.5 billion, which represents a 67% gain over […]
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Dare County Fire Marshal Steve Kovacs has announced that the Burn Ban that was issued on Friday, March 21, 2025 has been lifted for the unincorporated areas of Dare County, effective beginning at 8 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 2, 2025). With the burn ban lifted, residents and property owners in the unincorporated areas of Dare County are […]
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Anglers who catch Bluefin Tuna and billfishes in North Carolina no longer need to report those catches to the state. As of Tuesday, April 1, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries has discontinued its Highly Migratory Species Catch Card Program. Federal HMS Angling, HMS Charter/Headboat and Atlantic Tunas permit holders […]
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