2010 signaled a big change. Not only did the GOP take both state houses for the first time in a century, Dare Republicans also did remarkably well.
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A ride to Oregon Inlet with the Corps of Engineers Survey Team offers a look at what it takes to keep the channel open.

Use of the publicly owned Windmill Point property by a carnival company would create unfair competition for local businesses.

The difference in state gas taxes will comprise 19 cents of the price difference between Nags Head and Chesapeake.

A new era in Kill Devil Hills government began last week with the installation of a new mayor and two new commissioners.

Commissioner Mike Johnson’s bear hunt looks bad enough, but if the county takes it over, some details are missing.

If Nags Head can afford $10 million to pump sand onto the beach, surely it could scrape up $56 for a broken trash can.

Critics denounced a youth hunt that ended with the shooting of two trophy-size bears. Was the outing legal and ethical?

At some point, the new mayor and KDH commissioners may find their hands tied by laws, customs and common practices.

Hayley Ingram, a student at College of The Albemarle, spent time at the Occupy Wall Street encampment.

This is the first of the many reports that the Island Free Press will publish about the response to our reader survey on Hurricane Irene.
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Lowe’s has been a central issue in the Kill Devil Hills election, with critics denouncing not only the project, but also the town’s leadership.
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