Update: This article was updated at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, after receipt of additional information, including last Friday's attendance, from the school district.
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Update: This article was updated at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, after receipt of additional information, including last Friday's attendance, from the school district.
20.11.2025 18:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bond was increased for the man arrested for allegedly trespassing inside Manteo Elementary, and the Dare school board has set a Tuesday evening special meeting on school safety.
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The Dare County Board of Elections certified the results of the 2025 municipal election in its canvass meeting, including a Kitty Hawk mayoral race decided by three votes.
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Should people swim or play near the ocean outfalls?
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A man with a Canadian address was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge for his alleged unlawful entry of Manteo Elementary School in Manteo.
The same 37-year-old was arrested and charged last month with felony first-degree burglary in Kitty Hawk.
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The Dare County Sheriffβs Office on Thursday arrested a Wanchese man on two charges related to his alleged fatal shooting of another personβs dog.
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First Flight High School junior Kayla Folkes recently won the womenβs 4A cross country state championship.
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Stumpy Point man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in fatal pirate sword stabbing case
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The U.S. Coast Guard reported that it rescued five people after their sailboat began taking on water 260 nautical miles offshore Cape Hatteras on Thursday.
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Voters in the towns of Kitty Hawk and Manteo have selected new mayors, with the latter race decided by two votes, according to unofficial North Carolina State Board of Elections results published Tuesday night. A recount could be requested for that race.
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In this yearβs municipal election, two incumbent leaders in the Town of Kill Devil Hills and two incumbent leaders in the Town of Southern Shores are all running unopposed for reelection.
www.outerbanksnews.org/post/municip...
Community members concerned with an expected rise in food insecurity amid an ongoing federal government shutdown and in the face of the first-ever anticipated federal pause on SNAP have been seeking and creating ways to help their neighbors.
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In the last 15 years, five high-profile wind turbines on the Outer Banks have been installed and subsequently destroyed or deconstructed.
Find out what their future holds:
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In this yearβs municipal election for the Town of Manteo, two candidates are running for the contested mayor seat, while three other candidates are running unopposed for three open town council seats.
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A man from Pennsylvania died, and a man from New Jersey survived in part by using a detergent bottle to help him float after their vessel capsized Saturday afternoon in Oregon Inlet, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
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In this yearβs municipal election for the Town of Nags Head, three candidates are running for two open commissioner seats, another three candidates are running for one open unexpired term commissioner seat and the mayorβs race is uncontested.
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In this yearβs municipal election for the Town of Kitty Hawk, two candidates are running for the contested mayor seat, while two others are running unopposed for open town council seats.
www.outerbanksnews.org/post/municip...
A Kitty Hawk woman (booking photo within the article) is facing misdemeanor simple assault, attempted larceny and disorderly conduct charges following an arrest for her alleged behavior toward a protester at Saturdayβs βNo Kingsβ protest in Kitty Hawk.
www.outerbanksnews.org/post/kitty-h...
The Manteo High School principal of almost two decades is retiring.
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Dare County has a Wednesday deadline for homeowners to apply for a federal grant program that would potentially purchase threatened homes or raise homes in several years. Interested homeowners can fill out a survey for future grant opportunities.
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Update: This article was updated Thursday morning after receipt of the 911 calls and transcript.
09.10.2025 15:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Exclusive:
Five days after a Manteo police officer fatally shot a resident, the district attorney released a statement that the shooting was βtragicβ but βlawful,β meaning he will not file charges against the officer. The SBI investigation remains ongoing.
www.outerbanksnews.org/post/distric...
The name of the officer with the Manteo Police Department who was involved in the fatal officer-involved shooting on Mother Vineyard Road last Thursday has been released.
www.outerbanksnews.org/post/sbi-rel...
Monday marks the first candidate forum. All details in the article.
04.10.2025 22:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Edit: "demoted"
04.10.2025 22:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our aim is always to present the best information available. Now that we have been made aware of this, we'll strive to avoid similar situations in the future. We're sharing this as a part of our commitment to building a stronger, more informed community and in the spirit of always learning together.
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