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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


Who are your Dare County Board of Education candidates? What do they do? How much are they paid?
Four of the seven Dare County Board of Education seats came up for election this year. Three will be decided in the November election.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 16, 20246 min read


NC voters: Attempt to change state constitution is on your ballot
Language granting the right of naturalized citizens to vote—currently enshrined in the NC constitution—is missing in the proposed amendment.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Who are your Dare County Board of Commissioners candidates? What do they do? How much are they paid?
Five of the seven Dare County Board of Commissioners' seats came up for election this year. Three will be decided in the November election.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 15, 20246 min read


Two new Dare County commissioners elected in March primary
Wanchese Republicans won two of this year’s five open seats on the Dare County Board of Commissioners by winning their respective primaries.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 14, 20246 min read


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


Outer Bankers ‘return the favor,’ assist western North Carolina in Helene recovery efforts
As the devastation in the mountains of North Carolina from the remnants of Hurricane Helene became clear, Outer Bankers jumped into action.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 7, 20247 min read


Moyock ‘armed barricaded’ situation ‘ended peacefully,’ law enforcement says
A 15-hour “barricaded” situation in Moyock that began Sunday afternoon “ended peacefully” early Monday morning, law enforcement said.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 7, 20242 min read


Dare County commissioners, Oregon Inlet Task Force receive federal subpoenas
The Dare County Board of Commissioners and the Oregon Inlet Task Force received federal grand jury subpoenas Oct. 2.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 4, 20245 min read


Cape Hatteras Lighthouse getting down to bare bricks, remains closed to climbers
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, North Carolina, is currently a work zone, with scaffolding covering the entirety of the lighthouse.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 4, 20245 min read
Wright Brothers National Memorial releases names from Saturday’s fatal Kill Devil Hills plane crash
The Wright Brothers National Memorial in a Tuesday afternoon release identified four of the five people who died in Saturday's plane crash.

Staff Reports
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Pennsylvania man arrested early Saturday after pursuit, hitting parked car, attempting to run over police officers
After a pursuit, Kill Devil Hills Police Department officers arrested a Pennsylvanian man early Saturday morning on 10 charges.

Corinne Saunders
Oct 1, 20243 min read


‘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


Four adults and one minor died in Kill Devil Hills plane crash, public’s help sought in investigation
Four adults and one minor died in Saturday afternoon’s fiery airplane crash near the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 29, 20243 min read


Multiple fatalities result from plane crash by Wright Brothers National Memorial; airport 'closed until further notice'
A plane apparently crashed in the woods next to the First Flight Airport runway Saturday evening, but details remain unclear.

Staff Reports
Sep 28, 20242 min read


‘Still trying to shatter the stigma’: 15th annual Walk Against Addiction takes place on Outer Banks
Over 100 people participated in the 15th annual Walk Against Addiction on a hot and sunny day in Kill Devil Hills on Saturday.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 28, 20244 min read


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


Dare County meets with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in effort to reinstate dredging permits following suspensions
Dare County and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders met in Wilmington to discuss reinstating the county’s suspended dredging permits.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 26, 20245 min read


Rodanthe man’s death remains under law enforcement evaluation; autopsy lists cause of death as “asphyxia due to drowning”
The case of a Rodanthe man’s death in February is still under law enforcement evaluation. Medical examiner's reports were recently released.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Details in case of person a Currituck deputy shot after pursuit remain unknown
Details in the case of the person a Currituck County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot after a pursuit largely remain unclear over a week later.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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