Dare commissioners approve $415K to pay for school meals for all students
Dare County Board of Commissioners’ Oct. 7 meeting. Dare County image. From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County commissioners have approved funding of up to $415,000 to provide…
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Pumpkin
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this…
Coast Guard releases CERCLA investigation findings from former Buxton Beach facilities
Buxton Beach in September 2024. CHNS photo. The results of the Coast Guard’s year-long investigation at Buxton Beach found no “actionable levels” of contaminants from…
Probation violation leads to drug arrest of Frisco resident at Dare County Detention Center
Jack B. Goodwin At approximately 8:02 p.m. on October 6, 2024, deputies from the B-District of the Dare County Sheriff’s Office were called to the…
Work on Whalebone Junction, Slash Creek Bridge projects will start Monday
Whalebone Junction. Photo by Sam Walker. Two North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) projects are expected to start on Monday, October 7, which will result…
Commentary: The importance of the 1874 Life-Saving Station Celebrations
1874 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. Photo by Brad Hanson. As an internationally published author of the United States Life-Saving Service on the iconic North Carolina Outer…
One-day boating safety class and free vessel checks at Oregon Inlet Fishing Center on Saturday
Photo by OBX U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary The OBX U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a one-day boating safety class, along with free vessel safety…
Positive Steps Being Taken to Reduce Light Pollution on the OBX
Jennette’s Pier. Photo by Meredith Fish for www.outerbanks.org. Submitted story from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Along the Outer Banks, there is a building movement…
Kirk, Milton may bring rip currents, rough surf, ocean overwash to the Outer Banks this week
Hurricane Kirk. NHC image. Long periods swells from distant Hurricane Kirk will begin to arrive along area beaches on Sunday, bringing an increased rip current…
N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission seeks advisers
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on various fisheries advisory committees. Two…