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First Flight students land top honors at NC Renewable Energy Challenge, invitation to 2025 World KidWind Challenge
First Flight Middle School and First Flight High School students earned top honors at this year’s North Carolina Renewable Energy Challenge.

Corinne Saunders
Mar 275 min read
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PowerSchool hack could compromise local K-12 current and former student and teacher information
A hack of the PowerSchool system formerly used by Currituck, Dare and Hyde school districts could compromise student and teacher data.

Corinne Saunders
Feb 114 min read
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Dare commissioners approve nearly 210% increase in school board compensation
The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved significant increases in compensation for county board of education members on Monday.

Corinne Saunders
Jan 64 min read
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Ruby Bridges Foundation to launch weeklong summer camp in Columbia, will cover tuition for accepted children
Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges through her foundation is creating a new weeklong summer camp in Columbia for children ages 8-12.

Corinne Saunders
Dec 16, 20245 min read
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Sailing toward completion: Manteo Middle’s miniboat in final stages
The small sailboat students at Manteo Middle School are building is almost ready for its launch in the Atlantic Ocean.

Corinne Saunders
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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PBS show North Carolina Weekend features Outer Banks life-saving stations
A new PBS North Carolina Weekend episode, “Salt and Seas,” features two Outer Banks sites connected to U.S. Life-Saving Service stations.

Corinne Saunders
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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How the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program affects the Outer Banks
State legislators representing the Outer Banks all voted last month to further expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 17, 20246 min read
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Dare commissioners allocate $415K to fund meals for all Dare County Schools’ students
The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved allocating $415,000 to implement a universal meals program for Dare County Schools students.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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‘We’re not putting it together; the kids are’: Miniboat kit arrives in Manteo
Two classes of students at Manteo Middle School will soon begin building a small sailboat that the whole community can track online.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 30, 20246 min read
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Dare school board votes 6-1 to request universal meals funding from county commissioners Oct. 7
The Dare County school board voted 6-1 in Thursday night’s special meeting to request universal meals funding from county commissioners.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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Dare school board votes 5-2 to provide free meals to students for 30 days, explore funding options
The Dare County Schools Board of Education in a 5-2 vote authorized using fund balance money to cover student meals for the next 30 days.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 18, 20246 min read
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Dare County Schools, law enforcement investigating after Manteo schools appear on social media threat list
The three Manteo schools appeared on a social media school threat list over the weekend, according to a Dare County Schools email.

Staff Reports
Sep 15, 20242 min read
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Law enforcement presence increased Friday at Dare County Schools following tip regarding TikTok video
No schools in Dare County Schools were allegedly on a "targeted" list of schools in a TikTok, but law enforcement presence increased Friday.

Staff Reports
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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