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‘A huge step forward in restoring child care access on Hatteras Island’: Dare commissioners allocate $35K to nonprofit opening facility
A parent involved in establishing a new nonprofit said Dare County commissioners providing up to $35,000 in funding for the planned Frisco child care center is "a huge step forward in restoring child care access on Hatteras Island."

Corinne Saunders
4 days ago7 min read


Former Currituck athletic director sentenced for truck striking, causing serious injuries to high school runner. Student’s family sues him, Currituck school board
Currituck County High School’s former athletic director pleaded not guilty but was found guilty of and sentenced for misdemeanor “reckless driving causing serious bodily injury” in the case where his truck struck a high school student during track practice.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 314 min read


Hyde County school board accepts applications following board member resignation
The Hyde County Board of Education is accepting applications through Monday, Aug. 17, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dustin Nails.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 303 min read


Dare commissioners put $1M toward teacher housing 3 years ago. Now with additional funding secured, Dare Education Foundation project moves forward
Construction could begin by the end of this year for a teacher housing expansion project for which the Dare Education Foundation secured its initial large funding commitment three years ago.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 299 min read


Outer Banks Insider wins Center for Integrity in News Reporting Award of Excellence in state press contest
Outer Banks Insider won two awards in the North Carolina Press Association’s annual journalism contest for work published during the contest year.

Staff Reports
Jul 182 min read


Dare jury finds Buxton resident not guilty after four-day arson trial for 2024 Avon restaurant fire
A Dare County jury on Thursday found a Buxton resident not guilty after a four-day arson trial at the Dare County Justice Center in Manteo for a case in which investigators determined that a September 2024 fire in the Burger Burger restaurant in Avon was intentionally set.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 1810 min read


Cape Hatteras Lighthouse climbing reopening set back ‘about a year’ by unexpected issues uncovered in restoration
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton was originally expected to reopen this summer following a planned 18-month historic restoration project, but the National Park Service announced that the timeline has been set back by about a year after unexpected structural support issues were uncovered in its top section.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 126 min read


Public safety, with a side of snark: Kitty Hawk Police Department uses humor to create community connection
The Kitty Hawk Police Department's humorous social media posts serve several purposes, according to the staffer who makes them.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 87 min read


Dare commissioner charged with DWI, expired license plate in January has been charged twice more with expired plates, other infractions in recent 3-month span
A Dare County commissioner with a court date later this month for a January arrest in which he was charged with driving while impaired, speeding and displaying an expired license plate, in a three-month span since was charged with two more expired plate misdemeanor charges and three seat belt infractions, court records show.

Corinne Saunders
Jul 66 min read


Dare County Schools names new administrators after 1 principal retirement announcement, 3 assistant principal resignations
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 307 min read


Ocean rescue on the Outer Banks: Continuing a strong tradition
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 275 min read


‘It does away with the waitlist’: Dare County Schools to have new onsite after-school provider in coming year
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 267 min read


Dare County to build $1M pickleball facility in Nags Head
Three years after Dare County commissioners allocated half a million dollars toward pickleball courts, the project is now moving ahead.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 186 min read


Colington homeowner says man charged with sex crimes last July, already on state sex offender registry, did not live at address he gave officials
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 125 min read


Judge calls his sentencing of Virginia man who killed alligator ‘a little unusual; it’s an unusual case’
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.”

Corinne Saunders
Jun 104 min read


Former military heating oil plant in Buxton identified as a petroleum contamination source
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 95 min read


Creswell woman sentenced in Dare for March pursuit, multi-vehicle collision seriously injuring 2 Manteo High students
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 37 min read


Buxton house Dare County attempted to purchase for removal collapses, beach closure announced
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 33 min read


Three teens facing murder charges from Avalon shooting appear in Dare Superior Court, see cases continued
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.

Corinne Saunders
Jun 15 min read


Over $86 million in sand: Avon, Buxton and Nags Head beach nourishment 2026 schedules, details
Dare County and the Town of Nags Head are making significant investments in beach nourishment projects this year.

Corinne Saunders
May 3012 min read
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