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crime

Jury selection stalls in Buckman trial

The Wisezah Datawn Buckman Dare County Superior Court murder trial entered its fifth day of activity with little jury selection progress. After 11 jurors were ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Tuesday, October 10, 2023 1:14 pm

prison

crime

Second trial for deadly attempted Pasquotank prison escape about to begin in Manteo

Wisezah Datawn Buckman made a brief appearance in Dare County Superior Court Tuesday afternoon for preliminary motions related to more than a dozen pending felony ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Wednesday, October 4, 2023 2:52 pm

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Former Dare clerk honored with special service award

Retired Dare County Clerk of Superior Court Betty Mann was surprised with a special service award during the Elected Clerk’s Summer Conference held in September ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Wednesday, October 4, 2023 2:17 pm

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sports

LaCroix, Miller top area runners

First Flight High School cross country runners captured individual and team first place finishes for boys and girls in Wednesday’s Northeastern Coastal 2A/3A Conference Meet ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Tuesday, September 12, 2023 4:52 pm

airport

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Dare County Airport Authority ponders relocation of gravesites

Local resident Juanita Wescott gave Dare County Airport Authority members at their August meeting a lengthy and extremely detailed history lesson. Providing photographs, anecdotes and ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Saturday, September 9, 2023 10:54 am

manslaughter

crime

Tolson pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

After an initial cancellation due to expected bad weather, Dare County Superior Court resumed open session Thursday morning to consider a guilty plea from John ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Thursday, August 31, 2023 6:32 pm

tolson

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Testimony begins in Tolson second degree murder trial

Following Tuesday morning’s open arguments in Dare County Superior Court, the majority of day two in the John Curtis “Jay” Tolson trial was taken up ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Wednesday, August 30, 2023 12:31 pm

tolson

crime

Dare jury to consider Tolson’s fate

Sitting at the Dare County Superior Court defendant’s table Monday, August 28, 2023, John Curtis “Jay” Tolson watched quietly as prosecution and defense attorneys selected ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Tuesday, August 29, 2023 9:10 am

response

news

School response protocol covered at special training session

Columbia Early College High School played host to a Standard Response Protocol National Safety Training session on Monday, July 24. Sponsored by Tyrrell County Schools ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Monday, August 7, 2023 1:24 pm

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Duck Planning Board reviews town board guidelines

Duck Planning Board members spent a majority of their Wednesday, July 12 regular session meeting time discussing draft proposals for changes to wireless telecommunication facilities ... Read more

by Philip S. Ruckle Jr., Saturday, July 29, 2023 10:38 am

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