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1 week ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Mark Jurkowitz |Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Stephen Smith
At the April 1 meeting of the Dare County Planning Board, the board approved a zoning text amendment that removed a paragraph referring to a Zone of Influence near Buxton Woods.
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1 week ago | 
outerbanksvoice.com | Mark Jurkowitz
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice on April 12, 2025 (Town of Southern Shores)The Town of Southern Shores reported on April 11 that it has taken another step toward transitioning the Southern Shores Volunteer Fire Department to a municipal department. Here is the information.
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2 weeks ago | 
outerbanksvoice.com | Mark Jurkowitz
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice on April 9, 2025 Key budget meetings slated in municipalities within the next month By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice At the April 7 Dare Commissioners meeting, when they said the new county property tax rate would drop from 40.05 cents per $100 of value to 26.32 cents and be “revenue neutral,” Chairman Bob Woodard advised residents of the six municipalities to keep a close eye on the tax rates to be set in those towns. “If you live in a municipality,...
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz
The Hatteras Island Futbol Club has partnered with a number of Outer Banks organizations to host a weekend of community service, sand soccer, music, food, and more. The two-day event launches on Saturday, April 12, with a beach clean-up from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, and can stop by any of the marked locations in the map below to help clean up the Hatteras Island beaches before the busy season starts.
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Trista Talton |Sam Walker
On Saturday, April 26, from 10 am to 1 pm, the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association (RWSCA) will host its third annual Earth Day Celebration at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, 23646 NC Hwy 12 in Rodanthe (across from the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station). Festivities will be held rain or shine. Check out the “Plant Swap” (take some/leave some) and pick up free native plants, including cardinal flowers, swamp milkweed, and more.
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Trista Talton |Sam Walker
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/ or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Sam Walker |Mark Jurkowitz
Buxton Civic Association (BCA) Co-Vice President Brian Harris and North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) President Bill King recently joined forces to bring Buxton Beach remediation issues to a national audience. The pair represented their respective organizations at the annual American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Summit in Washington D.C. on March 25-27, and met with the Environmental Compliance Team at the U.S. Department of Interior headquarters.
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Mark Jurkowitz |Stephen Smith
From OuterBanksVoice.comDuring the April 7 Dare County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Chair Bob Woodard and County Manager Bobby Outten said the tax rate for the next fiscal year will go down by a substantial amount so that the total tax money collected by the county will be “revenue neutral” compared with this year. That information emerged as Dare County residents recently received their 2025 property revaluation notices.
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2 weeks ago | 
outerbanksvoice.com | Mark Jurkowitz
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice on April 7, 2025 New rate aims to keep make overall tax collections “revenue neutral” from this year By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice During the April 7 Dare County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Chair Bob Woodard and County Manager Bobby Outten said the tax rate for the next fiscal year will go down by a substantial amount so that the total tax money collected by the county will be “revenue neutral” compared with this year. That information...
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2 weeks ago | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Mark Jurkowitz |Joy Crist
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of eastern North Carolina, including Dare and Hyde Counties, until 10 p.m. on Monday, April 7, according to an update from the National Weather Service. The primary threats are damaging wind gusts of 50 mph or more, and the possibility of an isolated tornado or two. Heavy rains are also expected overnight with up to an inch of rain forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands.
