Community News

In celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day, which will take place on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the Dare County GIS Department has created an Outer Banks Trivia Map. Through the Outer Banks Trivia Map, users will have the chance to explore various locations along the Outer Banks and to learn more about its unique [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Due to adverse weather conditions, Dare County Public Works will not collect residential or commercial trash in the Town of Kitty Hawk or the unincorporated areas of Dare County on Monday, November 8, 2021. The new schedule will be as follows as long as conditions improve enough to allow trash collection to resume on Tuesday, [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Dare County offices will be closed on Thursday, November 11, 2021, in observance of Veterans Day. This includes the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill and the Buxton Transfer Station. All Dare County offices and facilities will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 2021. Dare County Public Works, which provides trash [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services has released a video PSA reminding Dare County residents and visitors to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they reset their clocks for Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, November 7, 2021. The video, which features a member of the Dare County Community Child Protection [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County (CYP) is excited to announce two diaper distribution events for the month of November. The first event will be held on Tuesday, November 9 through Wednesday, November 10 from 9:30 am – 6 pm at the Center for CYP in Manteo (534 Ananias Dare Street). The second event [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Nominations are now being accepted for North Carolina’s 2022 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. Volunteers in Dare County who have given a substantial amount of their time and talent to assist others in the community through outstanding volunteer service can be nominated for this award. Any person, group or business from the public, nonprofit sector or [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

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

Not that it should come as a surprise, but occupancy and meals revenue for Dare County this past August smashed records for that month that were set just one year ago. According to the report from the Dare County Tourism Board, occupancy collections for August 2021 reached $158.3 million, up 13% from the August 2020 [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

The N.C. Department of Transportation is again asking the public for feedback on how the agency is performing and ways it can improve its customer service. Now in its sixth year, NCDOT’s survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and the link is mobile-friendly. Participation can help the department identify ways to make North Carolina [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article