The Dare County League of Women Voters is pleased to announce the Board of Commissioners Candidate Forum for the 2024 elections. This event will provide voters with the opportunity to learn about the candidates and their positions on key issues impacting Dare County. Come and hear what the candidates have to say. Board of Commissioners [...] Local News |  Full Article

Work to replace the aging Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. 12 in Hatteras Village will begin Oct. 7, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The $4.5 million project will replace the 68-year-old wooden structure with a two-span cored slab bridge. The work also includes drainage improvements and the leveling and resurfacing of [...] Local News |  Full Article

Petroleum contamination at Buxton Beach intensified over the weekend, with several observers reporting that the fuel smells and sheens were the “worst they had seen” since the shoreline was closed in September 2023. A small section of Buxton Beach at the end of Old Lighthouse Beach has been closed to the public for over a [...] Local News |  Full Article

Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will begin a project to replace crossline pipes and mill and resurface the roadway on U.S. 158 between N.C. 12 and the Melvin Daniels Bridge. This area is locally known as Whalebone Junction. The work, beginning Monday, will be done in two phases. The first phase will involve [...] Local News |  Full Article

Early voting for the 2024 General Election begins on Thursday, October 17, 2024 and continues through Saturday, November 2, 2024. Unlike on Election Day—when registered voters must vote at their assigned precinct—early voting allows registered voters to cast their ballot at any of the three early voting sites in Dare County, giving you the opportunity [...] Local News |  Full Article

On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, a single-engine airplane crashed into a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport (FFA). The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of the Cirrus SR-22 airplane. The five people on board the airplane when it crashed were as follows: Shashwat Ajit Adhikari, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland; [...] Local News |  Full Article

On Saturday, September 28, a medic unit and a Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) with a total of four Dare County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) first responders deployed to Rutherford County to assist with rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. On Sunday, September 29, the Dare County Sheriff’s [...] Local News |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board spent Sunday afternoon making their initial observations of the scene at Wright Brothers National Memorial where a single-engine plane crashed, killing four adults and one child. But it will be some time before they can say what caused the fiery crash. A Cirrus SR22 went down [...] Local News |  Full Article

The League of Women Voters of Dare County is pleased to host the 2024 Board of Education Candidate Forum, providing voters the opportunity to hear directly from candidates about the key issues impacting Dare County schools. Board of Education Candidate Forum Date: Monday, September 30, 2024 Time: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Location: Board of Commissioners [...] Local News |  Full Article

At approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, a single-engine airplane crashed into a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport (FFA). Eyewitnesses reported that the airplane was attempting to land at the airport. Following the crash, a fire ensued that caused the airplane to burn. The fire was extinguished by the [...] Local News |  Full Article

A five-member crew from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has headed west to assist the Union Power Cooperative of Monroe, N.C. with recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene caused massive damage to the western part of the state. The crew includes linemen Tyler Scarborough, Robbie Easley, Jonathan Vernesoni, Justin Waterfield, and Brayan Garcia. “This crew [...] Local News |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Fiber optic cables damaged by flooding in Upstate South Carolina from Hurricane Helene was to blame for the lengthy outage for Spectrum internet service customers on the Outer Banks and across North Carolina. The outage started around 7 a.m. on Friday, as heavy rain from the hurricane fell on interior sections of the [...] Local News |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Damage caused by the remnants of Major Hurricane Helene are being blamed for causing an outage for much of Friday of Spectrum internet and cable television services on the Outer Banks. “There is a service interruption in that area,” said Charter spokesperson Scott Pryzwansky. “Our lines were damaged due to the storm.” Pryzwansky [...] Local News |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Education voted Thursday to formally request the Board of Commissioners approve funding for a universal meals program for all students at the northern beach and Manteo schools for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic year. The decision comes in the wake of community outcry over students at middle [...] Local News |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The remnants of what was Major Hurricane Helene are forecast to move across eastern North Carolina on Friday, prompting a Tornado Watch until 6 p.m. for the entire region. There is also the potential for minor coastal flooding on the beaches of Hatteras and Ocracoke, as well as along the shorelines and waterways [...] Local News |  Full Article