Dare County Schools has filled four administrator positions following formal notice of one principal’s late August retirement and three assistant principals’ resignations effective this month.

The turbulent waters off the Outer Banks have claimed thousands of vessels and threatened countless lives throughout history. Fortunately, a steadfast supply of courageous souls have stood ready to dive into the fray.

Dare County Schools has run its own onsite after-school program, the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP), for decades, but the district will have a new after-school provider starting this coming school year.

Three years after Dare County commissioners allocated half a million dollars toward pickleball courts, the project is now moving ahead.

A convicted sex offender who is currently incarcerated on charges of felony second-degree forcible sex offense and misdemeanor sexual battery never lived at the address he provided to authorities when he was arrested last July, according to the Colington homeowner at said address.

The Dare District Court judge who found a Virginia man guilty of illegally shooting to death an American alligator in Stumpy Point this spring said of his sentencing: “It was a little unusual; it’s an unusual case.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District team identified the former heating oil plant as a secondary source of petroleum contamination at the Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Site.

The Creswell woman charged in the March 2 law enforcement pursuit from Tyrrell County to Dare County that ended in a multi-vehicle collision, seriously injuring two Manteo High School students, was sentenced in Dare Superior Court.

An unoccupied, privately owned house in Buxton that Dare County was attempting to purchase for removal collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday night in amid hazardous coastal conditions.

Three teen defendants, each facing murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting last summer at Avalon Pier, appeared in court Monday and had their cases continued.

Dare County and the Town of Nags Head are making significant investments in beach nourishment projects this year.

Outer Banks Insider compiled a list of all the lifeguarded beaches on the Outer Banks from north to south, with links to each ocean rescue agency as well as beach safety tips.

Dare County Recovery Court, peer support services and other efforts are set to benefit under Dare County’s proposed 2027 fiscal year plan for spending nearly $360,000 in opioid settlement funding.

Officials identified the person who died in a “water-related” incident in Avon.

The parents of a Currituck County High School sophomore who was seriously injured when struck during track practice by a vehicle allegedly driven by the school’s then-athletic director said they are “hurt and sad” on many levels as they await a court date and more answers in the case that has profoundly affected their daughter’s life.

The Manteo Healthcare Task Force discussed its continuing plans to address local health care issues and also celebrated the successes of the Preceptor Hub program.

State and local officials and staff hiked and boated in the Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve, and in remarks, they stressed the critical role of coastal reserves in coastal resiliency.

In less than a two-week span, four of the five members of the Currituck County Board of Education traveled to Raleigh to advocate for increasing teacher pay, as they say the district continues to lose teachers to nearby, significantly better-paying jobs in Virginia.

The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry that runs between Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island begins its eighth season of summer service on Tuesday, May 5.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) held three public meetings last week in three Dare County locations as part of its public input gathering process to work toward determining what solution or solutions may be feasible and publicly desirable for N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island.