Dare County News

Marilyn Berry Morrison, a chief of the Roanoke-Hatteras Indians of Dare County, discusses her tribe's history during an event celebrating Native American Heritage Month at the W.C. Witherspoon Memorial Library, Thursday evening.

Waves were breaking over a 21-foot boat and communications were an issue as the Coast Guard was called out to save a man Friday.

Offshore drilling spilled into the national vocabulary in 2008, as political candidates and voters searched for concrete solutions to gas prices that hovered at $4 a gallon earlier this year.

North Carolina's governor on Monday made an emergency declaration for Dare County, the first step in seeking federal funds to make repairs to N.C. 12.

Gov. Beverly Perdue said she'll declare an emergency in Dare County with hope that North Carolina can tap into federal highway funds to repair a section of an Outer Banks road.

Gov. Beverly Perdue says she'll declare an emergency in Dare County with hope North Carolina can tap into federal highway funds to repair a section of an Outer Banks road.

The state's ferry director says he's retiring March 1st. Jack Cahoon, who has been director of the Ferry Division since December 2006, joined the department in 1993.

In South Nags Head, Oceanfront houses on a 10-mile stretch of beach suffered extensive damage from high surf.

The November Nor'easter was felt throughout the Outer Banks. "What I'm seeing is just beautiful," said Kill Devil Hills resident Ken Evans.

Rough waves are crashing along the Outer Banks, and conditions are expected to deteriorate over the coming days.

A Roanoke Island man was sentenced to serve 210 months in federal prison for participation in a drug conspiracy.

For what had the potential to be a ho-hum Election Day in Dare County, contests in Nags Head and Southern Shores ended up having some good, old-fashioned political shake-ups. Voters in both towns rejected incumbent mayors, but it was in Southern Shores, with its quiet tree-lined neighborhoods populated by highly educated retirees, where politics ...

Three weeks ago, George Kowalski says, he went to the polls as a voter and left as a candidate.

Bob Oakes and Hal Denny, challengers in Dare County's two mayoral races, have beaten respective incumbents Nags Head Mayor Renee Cahoon and Southern Shores Mayor Don Smith.

Loading... Superior Court Judge J. Richard Packer had his last day of work on Wednesday, Sept.

Three cheers for the Clay County school system. Once again, the county is leading the state in graduating its high school students.

North Carolina's Scenic Byways program has garnered attention from the federal government, which has bestowed two of the state's routes with prestigious national designations.

Currituck commissioners agreed this week to oppose an option for the Currituck Mid-County Bridge that state officials say would save $60 million but residents of the Aydlett community believe would disrupt their quality of life.

Loading... Nags Head Mayor Renee Cahoon says her top priorities as she seeks another term are getting the towna s economy back on its feet and getting funding for a beach nourishment project in South Nags Head.

The 1st Judicial District Bar on Friday gave Gov. Bev Perdue three recommendations for a vacancy on the 1st District Court bench.