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Dare County Schools is currently among the few public school districts in the state without an early college high school, but plans are underway to change that.

Dare County Schools (DCS) has received national recognition for its highly trained faculty and staff.

The largest school on the Outer Banks has a new principal after a sudden change of leadership last year.

The National Weather Service measured a wind gust of 102 miles per hour at 10:18 p.m. at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. Some residents of Wanchese — a small village on the southern end of Roanoke Island — said that they had experienced a tornado Tuesday night.

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — A change in leadership will soon follow First Flight High School after the announcement of the principal’s resignation. Parents were notified via a letter on Nov. 28 of the decision. The principal, Chuck Lansing resigned from his role effective immediately after the announcement, and assistant principle Lela Ingram is currently […]

Former principal Chuck Lansing resigned and Assistant Principal Lela Ingram is on suspension with pay pending an investigation, but they did not specify the reason.

First Flight High School's principal has resigned and the assistant principal is on suspension, school officials in Dare County said.

On Sept. 6, 2019, Hurricane Dorian pushed a seven-foot storm surge through the village, destroying almost the entire school and much of the village.

The Dare County Schools Board of Education met in an emergency video conference call at noon on Wednesday to address “emergency maintenance of school property.”

Ideas ranging from tuition and training reimbursements and district-paid health care to hardship loans were floated at the first meeting of the Recruitment and Retention Committee.