Community News

Tax listing forms have been mailed from the Dare County Tax Listing Office. North Carolina General Statute 105-274 requires that all property, real and personal, within the jurisdiction of the state is subject to taxation unless it has been specifically excluded by statute. Furnishings in a rental home, aircraft, boats, boat motors, jet skis, mobile [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Dare County Arts Council announces a Call For Entry for the 39th Annual New World Festival of the Arts, which will return to the Manteo waterfront August 12-13, 2020. Artists from all over the East Coast will travel to the Outer Banks to showcase their fine art, including ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, photography, wood design, leather [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Registration for the 32nd Annual Outer Banks Senior Games will open on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Registration is open to artists and athletes over the age of 50. The Outer Banks Senior Games competition will be held April 20 through May 2, 2020. Top competitors will qualify to compete in the 2020 State Finals held [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Toby courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Toby, 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 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) recently began implementing updated equipment and new life-saving devices into patient service. The upgraded equipment ensures the department’s continued ability to provide cutting edge medical care to Dare County residents and visitors. The Board of Commissioners provided funding for the equipment in the 2020 Capital Improvements Plan. A new [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Become a Cast Member of the 2020 Season of The Lost Colony The Roanoke Island Historical Association (RIHA) has announced the dates for the local Outer Banks auditions for the 2020 season of The Lost Colony. Associate Producer for The Lost Colony, Lance Culpepper, has organized the auditions and will be joined by Ira David [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking input from the public, agency constituents, and stakeholders to help identify issues and options related to Sunday hunting on game lands. The survey, which should take no more than 15 minutes to complete, will be available through Feb. 2 and is intended to help the agency better understand how [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

River City Rockin’ Blues band held a fundraising concert in October and on Saturday presented a check for $3,500 to Ocracoke School. RCRB founder Nannette Garrett organized the event in the Washington Civic Center. The day-long event consisted of performances by numerous musical artists, both local and regional, local food trucks, raffle door prizes, as well [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Luka Kinard, a North Carolina teen, began vaping at the age of 14 and quickly became addicted.  Once an honor roll student and athlete, he quickly lost sight of his everyday interests and moved his focus to Juuling.  Luka experienced mood swings and behavior changes along with financial challenges as he tried to feed his [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article