The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that there will be no changes to Dare County’s residential or commercial trash collection schedule for Independence Day, which will be celebrated on Thursday, July 4, 2024. All unincorporated areas of Dare County and the Town of Kitty Hawk, for which Dare County Public Works provides trash […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies will be participating in a traffic safety event Tuesday afternoon and evening in Dare County targeting aggressive drivers that are speeding, tailgating, driving while impaired, and committing other offenses. Dare County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. M.A. “Andy” Harris is coordinating the Dare To 55 event that will […]
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Rent Responsibly and the College of Charleston have released the 2024 State of the Short-Term Rental (STR) Industry Report, the largest study of its kind exploring the STR industry and the local STR regulatory landscape across the US. Researchers surveyed more than 5,000 STR owners and property managers about their properties, operations, technology, marketing, regulations, […]
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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/
Dare County, along with all six of its municipalities and numerous local agencies and organizations, conducted HUREX 2024, a three-day hurricane exercise, from Wednesday, June 12 through Friday, June 14 out of the Dare County Emergency Operations Center in Manteo. Over the three days, more than 130 people worked together, either in person or remotely, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Marilyn “Nana” Berscak, a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend. She left us peacefully on June 17, 2024, at the age of 89. Marilyn departed this world peacefully in her sleep, leaving behind a legacy of love, […]
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September 1, 1968 – June 15, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Kendall Dennis Byrd, 55 years young, passed suddenly of natural causes in the late afternoon of June 15, 2024, while in his beloved garden. He came into this life at just 3.9 lbs on September 1st, 1968, in Labrador, Canada to the late Norton […]
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All buildings at the Cape Hatteras Light Station will experience up to an eight-hour power outage, starting around 7 a.m. Monday, June 24. The Museum of the Sea, store, restrooms and administrative areas will be closed during the power outage. Once the power is restored, normal facility operations will resume. During the power outage, the Cape […]
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New commercial weekend closures and recreational possession limits for striped mullet will take effect Monday, June 24, to implement Amendment 2 to the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan, adopted by the Marine Fisheries Commission in May. The commercial weekend closures are: Closed 11:59 p.m. Friday to 12:01 a.m. Monday from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. […]
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In an effort to ensure a safer July 4 holiday experience on the water, wildlife law enforcement officers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will participate in Operation Dry Water, a national campaign being observed July 4-6, developed through the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). The focus of the campaign is to heighten enforcement and […]
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