Community News

Bright ideas are coming to a classroom near you! This month CHEC is awarding $3,000 in Bright Ideas education grants to exceptional educators in local schools. These grants are awarded each year to teachers for innovative classroom-based projects that enhance student learning. Congratulations to Kristin Gray of Cape Hatteras Elementary School (CHES) for your winning [...] Business Briefs |  Full Article

A home for the holidays is seeking funds and shelter for residents of hurricane-stricken Ocracoke Island. Dorian made landfall on September 6, and with the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fast approaching, as estimated 400 Ocracoke residents – or half of the island’s population – are still without a place to call home. In this season [...] Business Briefs |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Big Red, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Big Red, 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/

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Daisy, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Daisy, 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/

On September 11, 2019, Twiford Funeral Homes, LLC held their second annual Patriot Day Celebration. This celebration pays tribute to those who lost their life as a result of the attacks on September 11, 2001. The day ended with a surprise for David H. Twiford, CEO of Twiford Funeral Homes, LLC. This year’s celebration included [...] Business Briefs |  Full Article

The Coastal Resources Commission has rescheduled a public hearing on oceanfront erosion rates that was originally scheduled for Oct. 8 in Ocracoke. The public hearing will be held on Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. at the Hyde County Government Center, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter. The public hearing will be simultaneously broadcast via telecommunications [...] Business Briefs |  Full Article

The following is a Letter to the Editor from Lorelei Costa, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Community Foundation. In the weeks since Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Outer Banks, I have had the incredible privilege of witnessing a community coming together to lift up its own. Two days ago, the local committee that is [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

The St. John’s United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon village is hosting a fundraising dinner complete with a raffle drawing for several local and eye-catching artworks on Tuesday, November 5, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. The dinner will feature both shrimp chowder and clam chowder, as well as tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, artisan [...] Business Briefs |  Full Article

A public hearing will be held on Monday, November 4 at 9:30 a.m. for the Dare County Board of Commissioners to receive comments regarding the construction of a water supply system to extend service to 21 properties located on Leslie Lane in Avon. Comments can be made in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room at the Dare County [...] Business Briefs |  Full Article