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‘I think we’re trying to build a community’: Development company says it can start planning now that Dare commissioners approved density increase for group of Colington lots
The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its Wednesday meeting in Manteo unanimously approved a zoning map amendment to increase the density on a group of Colington lots.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 44 min read


A Dare commissioner’s county-listed address is outside his elected district. He says his ‘primary’ is in the district.
The webpage of all elected officials in Dare County lists an address for a county commissioner that is outside of the district in which he’s required to live to represent, but he said his “primary” address is within the district.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 143 min read


Colington woman arrested on kidnapping, 3 child abuse resulting in serious injury charges
Deputies with the Dare County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 62-year-old Colington woman on one count of felony second-degree kidnapping and three counts of felony child abuse resulting in serious injury.

Corinne Saunders
May 272 min read


Colington man’s body recovered from ocean, dog and boat still missing
The body of a Colington Island man on a recreational fishing trip out of Oregon Inlet was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, officials said, but his dog and boat have not yet been found.

Corinne Saunders
May 163 min read
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