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Outer Banks Chamber celebrates Outer Banks Surfing’s first season with ribbon cutting ceremony
The Outer Banks Chamber held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 1, 2024 to commemorate the successful debut season of Outer Banks Surfing. The event, held at the Outer Banks Chamber office, marked a milestone for the local business and was attended by Outer Banks business leaders and community members. “The ceremony celebrated the […] The post Outer Banks Chamber celebrates Outer Banks Surfing’s first season with ribbon cutting ceremony appeared first on The Coastland Times.
Celebrate National Aviation Day on the Outer Banks
Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with the First Flight Society, will celebrate National Aviation Day on Aug. 19, at the park and the Dare County Regional Airport. In addition to free entrance for the day and ranger-led educational programs, the park will stay open late for a special viewing of Disney’s “Up” on the lawn of the visitor center. National Aviation Day, celebrated ...
Emily Gould recognized for 15 years of service to Dare
One Dare County employee was recognized with a service pin presentation during the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting held Monday, August 5, 2024. Emily Gould, social worker III for the Dare County Department of Health & Human Services’ Social Services Division, received her 15-year pin. She is shown here, center, with her parents, husband and children. READ ABOUT MORE NEWS HERE. SUBSCRIBE TO […] The post Emily Gould recognized for 15 years of service to Dare appeared first on The Coastland Times.
Free admission, outdoor movie set for National Aviation Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial
The Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with the First Flight Society, will celebrate National Aviation Day on August 19, 2024 at the park and the Dare County Regional Airport. In addition to free entrance for the day and ranger-led educational programs, the park will stay open late for a special viewing of Disney’s “Up” on the […] The post Free admission, outdoor movie set for National Aviation Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial appeared first on The Coastland Times.
North Carolina man arrested for assault
BUXTON, N.C. — A Buxton man was arrested for assault on Friday, the Dare County Sheriff's Office said. Madison Paige Herschberger, 28, was charged with felony possession of a firearm by a felon, misdemeanor assault, and misdemeanor discharging a firearm within city limits. On Aug. 9, deputies responded to...
North Carolina woman arrested after assault leads to felony gun charge
FRISCO, N.C. — A Buxton woman was arrested after an assault in Frisco led to a felony gun charge on Friday, the Dare County Sheriff's Office said. 28-year-old Madison Hershberger was charged with felony possession of a firearm by a felon, misdemeanor assault, and misdemeanor discharging a firearm within city limits.
Man accused of robbing senior citizen
A man with a lengthy criminal history and addresses in Washington and Dare counties is free again after his arrest last week for robbing a Plymouth man at gunpoint. Dache Carter, 35, was taken into custody in Dare County August 6 on a Plymouth Police Department warrant listing robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. Carter is back on the street again after posting $50,000 bond to secure his release...
Precautionary swimming advisory lifted for most ocean-side sites after Tropical Storm Debby
State officials today lifted the precautionary advisory against swimming issued due to Tropical Storm Debby for all but two ocean-side sites. All sound-side areas remain under advisory. The precautionary advisory is lifted for all ocean-side swimming sites, except one ocean-side site in Brunswick County and an ocean site in Dare...
Outer Banks Health awards grants to local agencies
Outer Banks Health has announced the recipients of the 2024-2025 Community Benefit Grants Program. “Grants are awarded for projects that will significantly increase access to healthcare and financial resources in our community for over 30,000 individuals in need,” stated an Outer Banks Health news release. Since the program...
Coexisting With Coyotes
Please join us Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. in person at the Hatteras Library, or online via Zoom, for a presentation by Chase Luker with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission on coexisting with coyotes. Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m....
Dare County under Flood Watch Sunday afternoon, evening
DARE COUNTY, N.C. — The National Weather Service is advising people in Dare County, North Carolina to be on the alert for flooding Sunday afternoon and evening. A stalled cold front that caused storms, heavy downpours and flash flooding Saturday across Southside Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina, is sticking around for another day. That will keep the chance for scattered storms in place Sunday — but the storm risk pushes a little further south.
This week in the Meeting Room: August 12-16
Listings to upcoming • Board of Commissioners Meetings • Town Council Meetings • Planning Board Meetings and Dare County Housing Task Force. Dare County Board of Education Meeting – Monday, August 12, special session at 1:30 p.m. followed by regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m., Dare County Administration Building, Board Room, 954 Marshall C Collins Drive, Manteo. The regular monthly meeting of the Board will be streamed live on the Dare County Schools website. Both meetings are open to the public. Click here for Agenda.
Update: Suspect identified in hit-and-run incident at Dare County Justice Center in Manteo
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the identification of the individual responsible for the hit-and-run incident that occurred on August 7, 2024, in the Dare County Justice Center Parking Lot. The suspect has been identified as James Kenneth Barber, a 35-year-old male from Elizabeth City, NC.
Dare Sheriff IDs EC man as suspect in hit-and-run in parking lot
MANTEO — The Dare County Sheriff’s Office has identified an Elizabeth City man as the person responsible for a hit-and-run incident Wednesday in the county’s Justice Center’s parking lot. The Sheriff’s Office said it’s issued an arrest warrant for James Kenneth Barber, 35, charging him with misdemeanor hit-and-run in the incident. Barber is not yet in custody. According to a press release issued Thursday, the Dare Sheriff’s Office said a...
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