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Dare County Sheriff’s Office warns public of new phone scam

Island Free Press 21 Mar 2025
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release on March 21 about an ongoing phone scam that is affecting Dare County residents ... Martin Paige of the Dare County ...
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Public defender Jennifer Wells appointed to District Court judgeship, replacing retired Judge Edgar Barnes

Island Free Press 21 Mar 2025
Dare County Justice Center. Photo by Dare County ... First Judicial District, which includes Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties, and was assigned to Dare County.
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Buxton Beach remediation takes center stage at annual State of the County presentation

Island Free Press 20 Mar 2025
The 2025 State of the County presentation covered a spectrum of topics that had impacted Dare County and Hatteras Island over the past year, which included the evolution of issues surrounding Buxton Beach.
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Outer Banks Chamber to host State of Education Breakfast on April 15

Island Free Press 20 Mar 2025
Steve Basnight, SuperintendentDare County Schools; Dr ... The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce is the area’s largest business membership organization serving Currituck County, Dare County, and Ocracoke County.
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Stein taps Wells for vacant judgeship in 1st District

Daily Advance 20 Mar 2025
Gov. Josh Stein has appointed an assistant public defender from Dare County to fill the judicial vacancy in the 1st Judicial District created by former Judge Edgar Barnes' retirement earlier this year ... .
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Gabby Petito’s grandma reveals birthday wish as Long Island unveils new domestic abuse push: ‘Would ...

New York Post 20 Mar 2025
“That’s a great idea, I would love that,” Grandma Mary Wickman told The Post after a news conference in Levittown, where Nassau County officials outlined a new push to expand services for victims of domestic abuse.
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Dare County retail sales finish second-highest ever in 2024

Island Free Press 19 Mar 2025
Image from Dare County ... Retail sales in Dare County in 2024 finished at their second-highest total all-time, down slightly from the record set the previous year ... The Dare County Tourism Board will meet Thursday at 9 a.m.
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Avon man charged with three additional counts of Indecent Liberties with a Minor

Island Free Press 19 Mar 2025
An Avon man already facing multiple charges and being held at the Dare County Detention Center was charged with three additional counts of (F) Indecent Liberties with a Minor on Wednesday, March 19, stemming from a 1992 incident.
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Dare County offering online Youth Mental Health First Aid courses in April & May

Island Free Press 18 Mar 2025
The Breaking Through Task Force of Dare County, partnering with Dare County Department of Health & Human Services, is offering upcoming Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) virtual courses in ...
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Could Knox County School Board Chair Betsy Henderson face a recall over school vouchers?

Knox News 18 Mar 2025
"Perhaps Commissioner Hill should spend more time focusing on cutting wasteful government spending and dealing with the county debt instead of attacking someone who dares to speak up for education freedom for Knox County families," Henderson wrote.
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Visitation to most Outer Banks sites in 2024 reflects anticipated declines

Island Free Press 17 Mar 2025
Bodie Island Lighthouse, Image from Dare County/Current TV ... The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau report that tracks locations in Dare County shows 13 experienced a drop in the number of visitors or users from 2023.
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At N.C. Marine Fisheries meeting, commercial fisherman voice frustration with regulation

Island Free Press 15 Mar 2025
Currently we have stock assessments that have failed peer review or are not being done at all to support the possible new rules,” Dare County Commissioner Steve House said in public comment.
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Dare Arts Now Seeking Artists For The 28th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show

Island Free Press 13 Mar 2025
Fearing’s house and started a nonprofit, originally called the Sea and Sounds Arts Council, to bring cultural arts programming to Dare County, and Mollie was its first president ... Dare Arts is a ...
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