Applications are now being accepted from persons interested in being considered for appointment to the open seat on the Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners. Potential candidates must reside within Kill Devil Hills corporate limits and must complete an application in order to be considered; a résumé may be submitted with the completed application….Read More from Kill Devil Hills accepting applications for appointment to Board of Commissioners
Rural communities continue to be left out of federal funding opportunities despite efforts from the Biden administration to invest in rural America, according to a new analysis. Most of the funding in a recent round of climate-change grantmaking went to high-capacity communities located in coastal states, according to a report by the nonprofit Headwaters Economics….Read More from Rural communities still at disadvantage when competing for government grants
More than a dozen longstanding coastal rules now part of a lawsuit between two state-appointed commissions will be temporarily reinstated. The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission during a special called meeting Wednesday morning adopted 16 emergency rules that, by being classified “emergency,” will be entered into the state Administrative Code by early January and without…Read More from Coastal Resources Commission restores 16 recently nullified, years-old rules
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will begin accepting public comment Dec. 18, 2023 on proposed management to address sustainable harvest in the striped mullet fishery. The public comment period will close Jan. 17, 2024. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted in May to shut down the taking of striped mullet from early November through the end…Read More from Public comment, meetings set on more changes to striped mullet management in N.C. waters
Angie Grant, who serves as an administrative officer for the Dare County Department of Health & Human Services, has been named Dare County Employee of the Month for December 2023. The award was presented to Grant by Dare County Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Nursing Manager Debbie Dutton during the Dare County…Read More from Angie Grant named Dare County’s Dec. 2023 Employee of the Month
Second in a series by Jennifer Allen of Coastal Review investigating why, after years of consistent seasons for inland, joint and coastal waters, recreational anglers found themselves negotiating different flounder and mullet rules in 2023. Conflicting recreational flounder seasons this past September put a spotlight on a bitter rift between two separate agencies that manage…Read More from Coastal Review: Marine Fisheries, Wildlife Resources joint rules conflict sets ‘stage for a showdown’
Four Dare County employees were recognized with a service pin presentation at the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting that was held on December 4, 2023. Jack Scarborough, Deputy Sheriff Captain, Communications Director, for the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, 25-year pin. Elizabeth Twine, Community Health Tech CNA II for the Dare County Department of Health…Read More from Four Dare County employees awarded length-of-service pins in December 2023
The North Carolina Department of Commerce released the county tier designations for 2024 on Wednesday, with one Greater Outer Banks county holding on to the state’s top economic ranking while two others dropped into a more distressed category. The designations, which are mandated by state law, play a role in several programs that assist in…Read More from Currituck maintains state’s best economic ranking; Pasquotank, Gates drop into Tier 1
During the summer of 2023, the Town of Nags Head conducted a survey of property owners to objectively assess their satisfaction with the town and its service delivery and priorities. Surveys were sent to a random sample of 3,000 property owners. Owners could either complete the survey online or via the sent survey. Later, a…Read More from Results of Town of Nags Head property owner survey available online
Applications are now being accepted from persons interested in being considered for appointment to the open seat on the Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners. Potential candidates must reside within Kill Devil Hills corporate limits and must complete an application in order to be considered; a résumé may be submitted with the completed application….Read More from Kill Devil Hills accepting applications for appointment to Board of Commissioners
Rural communities continue to be left out of federal funding opportunities despite efforts from the Biden administration to invest in rural America, according to a new analysis. Most of the funding in a recent round of climate-change grantmaking went to high-capacity communities located in coastal states, according to a report by the nonprofit Headwaters Economics….Read More from Rural communities still at disadvantage when competing for government grants
More than a dozen longstanding coastal rules now part of a lawsuit between two state-appointed commissions will be temporarily reinstated. The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission during a special called meeting Wednesday morning adopted 16 emergency rules that, by being classified “emergency,” will be entered into the state Administrative Code by early January and without…Read More from Coastal Resources Commission restores 16 recently nullified, years-old rules
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will begin accepting public comment Dec. 18, 2023 on proposed management to address sustainable harvest in the striped mullet fishery. The public comment period will close Jan. 17, 2024. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted in May to shut down the taking of striped mullet from early November through the end…Read More from Public comment, meetings set on more changes to striped mullet management in N.C. waters
Angie Grant, who serves as an administrative officer for the Dare County Department of Health & Human Services, has been named Dare County Employee of the Month for December 2023. The award was presented to Grant by Dare County Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Nursing Manager Debbie Dutton during the Dare County…Read More from Angie Grant named Dare County’s Dec. 2023 Employee of the Month
Second in a series by Jennifer Allen of Coastal Review investigating why, after years of consistent seasons for inland, joint and coastal waters, recreational anglers found themselves negotiating different flounder and mullet rules in 2023. Conflicting recreational flounder seasons this past September put a spotlight on a bitter rift between two separate agencies that manage…Read More from Coastal Review: Marine Fisheries, Wildlife Resources joint rules conflict sets ‘stage for a showdown’
Four Dare County employees were recognized with a service pin presentation at the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting that was held on December 4, 2023. Jack Scarborough, Deputy Sheriff Captain, Communications Director, for the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, 25-year pin. Elizabeth Twine, Community Health Tech CNA II for the Dare County Department of Health…Read More from Four Dare County employees awarded length-of-service pins in December 2023
The North Carolina Department of Commerce released the county tier designations for 2024 on Wednesday, with one Greater Outer Banks county holding on to the state’s top economic ranking while two others dropped into a more distressed category. The designations, which are mandated by state law, play a role in several programs that assist in…Read More from Currituck maintains state’s best economic ranking; Pasquotank, Gates drop into Tier 1
During the summer of 2023, the Town of Nags Head conducted a survey of property owners to objectively assess their satisfaction with the town and its service delivery and priorities. Surveys were sent to a random sample of 3,000 property owners. Owners could either complete the survey online or via the sent survey. Later, a…Read More from Results of Town of Nags Head property owner survey available online
