The body of an 18-year-old male who went missing yesterday (6/10/20) afternoon in the Pamlico Sound was found by a search and rescue team this morning. The 18-year-old from Ripley, West Virginia was last...
Hundreds of people gathered in an inspiring show of unity at the Dare Minority Coaltion‘s peaceful protest against police violence in Manteo on Tuesday (6/9/20). Various speakers, including nationally renowned singer and Dare native...
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released new health guidelines on Monday (6/8/20) that represent a first step to help the state’s K-12 public schools find a safe way to open...
The Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners discussed the possibility of a mandatory requirement that everyone where a cloth face covering anytime they are in public within the town to help slow the spread...
R/C Theatres has announced that all of their movies theaters, including the Kill Devil Hills cineplex, are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Friday, July 31 August 7. There will of course be new safety procedures...
The National Park Service has issued a request for proposals to lease the Avon Fishing Pier in the village of Avon on Hatteras Island. Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced today (6/8/20) the opportunity for...
Today (6/8/20), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the second stage (DESIGN) of the Waves to Water Prize, and, in partnership with the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), also announced that Jennette’s...
UPDATE: Three additional positive cases have been reported since this article was first published, including two Dare County residents and one non-resident, bringing the total to 32. The Dare County Department of Health and...
The Town of Nags Head is asking its residents if they would be interested in a subscription-based curbside recycling program, after the Board of Commissioners heard numerous comments from homeowners complaining about the board’s...
As protests in response to the killing of George Floyd and the larger issue of police violence against minorities rage across the country, the Outer Banks’ own Dare Minority Coalition has announced Moments of...
The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received two more new positive COVID-19 test results this week, one of which is identified as a non-resident who acquired the virus from direct...
“We’re wide open,” announces Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, in a new press release citing several recent accolades supporting the OBX’s front position for travel this summer, powered in...
Today (6/4/20), North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 143 to address the social, environmental, economic, and health disparities in communities of color that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and announced...
The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has received a new positive COVID-19 test result, an individual identified as a non-resident who acquired the virus from direct contact with a family member....
The Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners discussed July 4th fireworks at tonight’s town meeting, which took place digitally over Zoom and was streamed live on Facebook, agreeing to reschedule the event (at least...
Dare County has partnered with Mako Medical Laboratories, out of Raleigh, to host a second drive-thru COVID-19 testing event in Dare County. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 starting at...
A Corolla wild colt that was born last Monday, May 18, during Tropical Storm Aruthur has been named Sebastian, in memory of a young boy who, along with his mother, died in a tragic...
Nags Head Town Manager Cliff Ogburn announced at the town’s Board of Commissioners meeting on May 20 that he has accepted a position as the town manager in Southern Shores. “I’m proud to have...
The National Park Service reports that at 5:30 a.m. this morning (5/25/20), staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore found a dead loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) on the beach approximately 0.10 miles south of...
The Currituck County Department of Travel and Tourism has announced a free virtual Memorial Day celebration with live music streaming online. The public is invited to dance to live beach music featuring the Blackwater...
