The Kill Devil Hills Public Services Department fire hydrant flushing program is underway and will last approximately until Friday, November 17, 2023.

Customers may experience a momentary loss of water pressure or temporary water discoloration and should check the color of the water prior to washing clothing. To find out if flushing is occurring in a specific area, please call the Kill Devil Hills Public Services Department at (252) 480-4080.

Once-Per-Week Residential Refuse Collection Begins 11/06/23

Set your clocks back before you go to bed on November 4th. The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department advises everyone to use the time change as a reminder to check the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms.

The time change can create challenges for commuters, including reduced visibility and less alert motorists. Here are some important safety reminders from NCDOT: Make sure your vehicle’s headlights, brake lights, turn signals and emergency flashers are working. Be alert and watch for bicyclists, pedestrians, and deer. Get plenty of sleep and be well rested to avoid driving tired. Keep the windshield clean to improve visibility. Allow time to defrost or defog, if necessary, before driving. Use the car's sun visor or wear sunglasses when the sun is at a low angle and producing a glare.

Safety Tips for Driving

in the Dark

The time change can create challenges for commuters, including reduced visibility and less alert motorists.

Here are some important safety reminders from NCDOT:

Make sure your vehicle’s headlights, brake lights, turn signals and emergency flashers are working.
Be alert and watch for bicyclists, pedestrians, and deer.
Get plenty of sleep and be well rested to avoid driving tired.
Keep the windshield clean to improve visibility. Allow time to defrost or defog, if necessary, before driving.
Use the car's sun visor or wear sunglasses when the sun is at a low angle and producing a glare.

Headlight Use Reminders (don't be that person ??)

Switch headlights from high beam to low beam for approaching vehicles.
If an approaching vehicle does not dim its lights, remind the driver by blinking the high beams once.
Keep lights on low beam, even if the oncoming driver does not do likewise.
Stay to the right and use the edge of the road as a guide.
Reduce speed and avoid looking directly into the headlights of oncoming traffic.
Never leave headlights on when parking along the road – they can blind drivers of oncoming vehicles, Instead, turn on the emergency flashers.

The Dare County Veterans Advisory Council encourages all Dare County residents and visitors to show their support to local veterans by greeting The Wall That Heals—a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that tours the country—when it arrives in Dare County on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

The trailer that transports The Wall That Heals throughout the country will be escorted by numerous Jeeps and approximately 400 motorcycles along U.S. Highway 64 from Columbia, through Manns Harbor and the Town of Manteo, to the Soundside Event Site in the Town of Nags Head, where it will then be set up and placed on display from Thursday, November 16, 2023 through Sunday, November 19, 2023.

Members of the public are encouraged to stand safely along the sides of the road and wave American flags to greet the transport as it arrives on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The trailer is estimated to cross the William B. Umstead Bridge and pass through Manteo at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The trailer will then continue to the Soundside Event Site, which is located at 6800 South Croatan Highway in Nags Head.

A tracking link for the trailer will be posted on www.DareNC.gov/Wall at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 to provide greeters with up-to-date information on the location of The Wall That Heals as it makes its way along the route through Dare County.

The route for the wall that heals exhibit entering Dare County

The Town of Kill Devil Hills offices, Recycle Center, and Dry Trash Drop-Off Center will be closed Friday, November 10 in observance of Veterans Day.

From students at the Coastal Studies Institute: Your input is needed for a local research project! In partnership with UNC-Chapel Hill and the Coastal Studies Institute, undergraduate students are seeking responses to a research survey meant to better understand public knowledge and preferences on Artificial Light at Night or ALAN. We want YOUR feedback as we are seeking participants to fill out a brief 10-minute survey. If you live or are visiting in and between the towns of Corolla and Hatteras, we request your help in completing a survey for our project! You can fill out the survey here: tinyurl.com/ALANSURVEY Filling out the survey is completely voluntary and confidential. No previous knowledge on ALAN is needed to fill it out. The survey will close on Sunday, November 12th.

A presentation on the research study findings will be held at the Coastal Studies Institute in Room 262 on December 12th, 6pm. This event is open to the public, and your attendance is appreciated. On behalf of the 2023 field site class, thank you for your consideration and time. We look forward to your responses! UNC-CH IRB 23-1625 If you have any questions about the research or study, feel free to contact our professor Dr. Linda D’Anna at 252-475-5457 or ldanna@email.unc.edu. You may contact the Institutional Review Board at 919-966-3113 or IRB_Subjects@unc.edu

KDH Capital Projects Update

Reminders:

Set your clocks back before you go to bed on November 4th.

Safety Tips for Driving

in the Dark

Public Encouraged to Greet The Wall That Heals

Upon its November 14 Arrival in Dare County

Operation Green Light

Your Input Needed for Local Research Project