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Farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back every Thursday

June 15th, 2022  · Community
Farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back every Thursday

The farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back! Check the markets out every Thursday from June 16 through August 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parking is located in the Nags Head Elementary School parking lot while vendor parking is at the YMCA and Bonnett Street. For the most current information…Read More from Farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back every Thursday

Ocracoke Observer: Island’s first pharmacy coming in 2023

June 15th, 2022  · BIZ  · Community
Ocracoke Observer: Island’s first pharmacy coming in 2023

By Peter Vankevich, The Ocracoke Observer It may surprise some that Ocracoke does not have a pharmacy. The Ocracoke Health Center has relied on next-day prescription deliveries from Beach Pharmacy located in Hatteras village. Islanders then go to the health center to retrieve their medicines. Photo: P. Vankevich But it is not possible to get…Read More from Ocracoke Observer: Island’s first pharmacy coming in 2023

Ribbon cutting held for new public library in Camden County

June 9th, 2022  · Community
Ribbon cutting held for new public library in Camden County

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday at the new Camden County Public Library and Board Room on Highway 343 across from the historic Camden Courthouse. The 11,700 square foot building on N.C. 343 across from the historic courthouse features private study rooms, a community meeting room, children’s library space and story time room, and…Read More from Ribbon cutting held for new public library in Camden County

VIDEO: Updated online work-based learning tool now available to help N.C. students

June 9th, 2022  · Community
VIDEO: Updated online work-based learning tool now available to help N.C. students

Governor Roy Cooper has announced that North Carolina educators now have access to an improved online tool to help them connect students with opportunities to explore potential careers. The work-based learning tool, called “The Navigator,” brings together members of the business, education, and workforce development communities in a space where they can post, search for…Read More from VIDEO: Updated online work-based learning tool now available to help N.C. students

Outer Banks philanthropist establishes endowments for scholarships, worker housing support

June 8th, 2022  · Community
Outer Banks philanthropist establishes endowments for scholarships, worker housing support

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is pleased to announce two new endowed funds to support Outer Banks students and workers have been established by Nags Head realtor and philanthropist Karen DelVacchio. As with all endowed funds created at the Community Foundation, the Cookie Jar for Good Deeds Fund and the Helping Hand Cookie Jar Scholarship…Read More from Outer Banks philanthropist establishes endowments for scholarships, worker housing support

VIDEO: Smart Kids R Safe Kids water safety program for Dare County 1st and 2nd graders

June 8th, 2022  · Community
VIDEO: Smart Kids R Safe Kids water safety program for Dare County 1st and 2nd graders

A Bright Ideas Competitive Grant Award from the North Carolina Public Health Preparedness and Response Branch awarded to Dare County Department of Health & Human Services enabled over 500 first and second grade students in Dare County to learn about beach and water safety this spring. The children participated in an assembly-style program, entitled “Smart…Read More from VIDEO: Smart Kids R Safe Kids water safety program for Dare County 1st and 2nd graders

Kids take the stage at Theatre of Dare summer camps

June 8th, 2022  · Community
Kids take the stage at Theatre of Dare summer camps

Theatre of Dare, community theater for the Outer Banks, is partnering with Porkchop Productions to offer Theater Summer Camps for young people. Each of the five week-long sessions will feature its own unique theme and will conclude with a performance. “We have wanted to get more young people involved with the theater, and summer camp…Read More from Kids take the stage at Theatre of Dare summer camps

Outer Banks community blood drive June 7-8 at Holy Redeemer in Kitty Hawk

June 3rd, 2022  · Community
Outer Banks community blood drive June 7-8 at Holy Redeemer in Kitty Hawk

The next Outer Banks community blood drive will be held Tuesday June 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday June 8 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kitty Hawk. The blood drive is sponsored by OBX first responders. All donors will be entered to win door prizes…Read More from Outer Banks community blood drive June 7-8 at Holy Redeemer in Kitty Hawk

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

June 3rd, 2022  · Community
Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla recently announced multiple major donations to help the kindergarten through 8th grade charter build an additional schoolhouse adjacent to its current location in the historic village. The tuition-free school, founded in 2012 and guided by a mission to incorporate whole child development with an emphasis on project-based, hand-on learning,…Read More from Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

June 2nd, 2022  · Community
Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $191,100 in 76 scholarships to 56 students this spring, in a year of firsts for the Community Foundation’s expanding scholarship program. This year, thirty-eight percent of graduation seniors receiving Community Foundation scholarships will be the first in their families to attend college. In addition, three newly-established scholarship programs have…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

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Community June 15th, 2022

Farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back every Thursday

The farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back! Check the markets out every Thursday from June 16 through August 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parking is located in the Nags Head Elementary School parking lot while vendor parking is at the YMCA and Bonnett Street. For the most current information…Read More from Farmer’s markets at Dowdy Park in Nags Head are back every Thursday

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BIZ Community June 15th, 2022

Ocracoke Observer: Island’s first pharmacy coming in 2023

By Peter Vankevich, The Ocracoke Observer It may surprise some that Ocracoke does not have a pharmacy. The Ocracoke Health Center has relied on next-day prescription deliveries from Beach Pharmacy located in Hatteras village. Islanders then go to the health center to retrieve their medicines. Photo: P. Vankevich But it is not possible to get…Read More from Ocracoke Observer: Island’s first pharmacy coming in 2023

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Community June 9th, 2022

Ribbon cutting held for new public library in Camden County

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday at the new Camden County Public Library and Board Room on Highway 343 across from the historic Camden Courthouse. The 11,700 square foot building on N.C. 343 across from the historic courthouse features private study rooms, a community meeting room, children’s library space and story time room, and…Read More from Ribbon cutting held for new public library in Camden County

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Community June 9th, 2022

VIDEO: Updated online work-based learning tool now available to help N.C. students

Governor Roy Cooper has announced that North Carolina educators now have access to an improved online tool to help them connect students with opportunities to explore potential careers. The work-based learning tool, called “The Navigator,” brings together members of the business, education, and workforce development communities in a space where they can post, search for…Read More from VIDEO: Updated online work-based learning tool now available to help N.C. students

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Community June 8th, 2022

Outer Banks philanthropist establishes endowments for scholarships, worker housing support

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is pleased to announce two new endowed funds to support Outer Banks students and workers have been established by Nags Head realtor and philanthropist Karen DelVacchio. As with all endowed funds created at the Community Foundation, the Cookie Jar for Good Deeds Fund and the Helping Hand Cookie Jar Scholarship…Read More from Outer Banks philanthropist establishes endowments for scholarships, worker housing support

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Community June 8th, 2022

VIDEO: Smart Kids R Safe Kids water safety program for Dare County 1st and 2nd graders

A Bright Ideas Competitive Grant Award from the North Carolina Public Health Preparedness and Response Branch awarded to Dare County Department of Health & Human Services enabled over 500 first and second grade students in Dare County to learn about beach and water safety this spring. The children participated in an assembly-style program, entitled “Smart…Read More from VIDEO: Smart Kids R Safe Kids water safety program for Dare County 1st and 2nd graders

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Community June 3rd, 2022

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla recently announced multiple major donations to help the kindergarten through 8th grade charter build an additional schoolhouse adjacent to its current location in the historic village. The tuition-free school, founded in 2012 and guided by a mission to incorporate whole child development with an emphasis on project-based, hand-on learning,…Read More from Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

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Community June 2nd, 2022

Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $191,100 in 76 scholarships to 56 students this spring, in a year of firsts for the Community Foundation’s expanding scholarship program. This year, thirty-eight percent of graduation seniors receiving Community Foundation scholarships will be the first in their families to attend college. In addition, three newly-established scholarship programs have…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships