Community News & Commentary

Dare County Board of Commissioners have proclaimed May 19 through May 25 as EMS Week. This week is to recognize all members of the Dare County’s EMS teams who stand ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24-hours a day, seven days a week. This year’s national theme is “Beyond the Call.” To [...] Community News |  Full Article

Hatteras Island resident Wendy Sisler received the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service from First Lady Kristin Cooper on Monday afternoon at a special ceremony that was held at the Old Capitol House Chamber in Raleigh, N.C. The Governor’s Medallion Award in Raleigh is only given to approximately 20 recipients in the entire state, and [...] Community News |  Full Article

Below is a list of people who have been arrested on view or with warrants by the Dare County Sheriff’s Office for a felony charge and taken to the Dare County Detention Facility. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty. April 3, 2019 Roger Elwood Shannon M/50 Poss Sch I Cont Subs (F), DISO [...] Community News |  Full Article

Another month of spring sports has come to close, which means it’s time for our monthly Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) sports round-up. April presented some challenges for the Canes. Where there are challenges, however, there are opportunities to rise to the occasion and that’s exactly what the Canes did. Although every team might not [...] Community News |  Full Article

The Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) is requesting proposals from North Carolina licensed General Contractor firms to construct a Public Restroom Facility on the grounds of the Old Island Inn, in Ocracoke, North Carolina. The project includes the construction of a gable-roofed building approximately 30′ X 26′ which shall contain six single-user restroom facilities and a [...] Community News |  Full Article

Hyde County is excited to announce the launch of our new property tax system software. In the May 8, 2017 Board of Commissioners meeting, the purchase and implementation of a new property tax system was approved to replace the outdated mainframe style system previously in use. After over a year of data conversions and user [...] Community News |  Full Article

The 2019 North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards were presented to local recipients at the April 15 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting in Manteo, and Hatteras resident Wendy Stowe Sisler was among this year’s honorees. Sisler will also be receiving the Governor’s Medallion Award in Raleigh, which is given to only 20 recipients in [...] Community News |  Full Article

The British Cemetery ceremony and reception, scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, is seeking donations to help with landscaping the grave sites and providing food for the reception. This ceremony, organized by the War Graves Committee on Hatteras, remembers the sinking by German U-boats, of the HMT Bedfordshire, a British trawler, off the coast [...] Community News |  Full Article

Hyde County Health Department and Hyde County Behavioral Health are partnering to support More Powerful NC, a public education campaign that recently launched to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic and empower North Carolinians to take action to address the crisis in their homes, neighborhoods, and communities. The More Powerful NC campaign is supported by [...] Community News |  Full Article