Nature Conservancy Hosting Coastal Resilience Open House

The Outer Banks office of The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter, is bringing together stakeholders from Roanoke Island to engage in discussions about coastal hazards in their communities. Information will be collected and used...

National Park Service 'Know Your Park' Series To Feature Phragmites

UPDATE 2/23/15: The “Know Your Park” programs scheduled for Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 have been CANCELLED. The National Park Service Outer Banks Group Know Your Park citizen science program series continues this winter...

Chrissy Teachout Is Dare Arts Council Featured Artist of the Month

Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a special exhibit of photography for the month of March, featuring artist Chrissy Teachout. A native of the North Carolina mountains, Ms. Teachout is a writer...

Nags Head Outfall Work To Close Admiral St. Beach Access

Perhaps starting as early as today (February 16), the North Carolina Department of Transportation will be using the Admiral Street public beach access in Nags Head to stage equipment that will be used to...

Hatteras, Bodie Island Lighthouses 2015 Climbing Schedule Revealed

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac has announced that the Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing in 2015 from Friday, April 17 through Monday, October 14....

Outer Banks Chief Ranger Announces Retirement

After 30 years with the National Park Service (NPS), Paul Stevens will be retiring on February 27, 2015.  Stevens, a long-time resident and Outer Banks Group employee, transferred to Cape Hatteras National Seashore in...

Spring Wildlife And Wildlands Art Expo Opens

The National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center on Roanoke Island hosts a series of Wildlife and Wildlands of Eastern North Carolina Art Expos throughout the year. The Refuge invites local artists to exhibit their work...

Holiday Weekend Is Free Admission At Wright Brothers Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial will be joining national park sites across the country in celebrating the Presidents’ Day holiday by waiving admission fees on Saturday through Monday, February 14, 15, and 16, 2015.  Presidents’...

Ocracoke Pony Herd Welcomes New Member

Hazelnut was born on February 4, 2015 at approximately 10:00 a.m. and becomes the 17th member of the current Ocracoke Pony herd!  Her mother is Sacajawea, a mare from Shackleford Banks who joined the...

Fort Raleigh To Commemorate World Radio Day on February 13

In the spirit of the eminent radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will be commemorating World Radio Day, February 13, 2015.  While performing experiments between Roanoke Island and Hatteras Island, North...

National Park Service Begins Cape Hatteras Seashore Changes

Superintendent David Hallac announced today that Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff began the process in early January of reviewing and complying with recently passed legislation in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act related...

Theatre of Dare Reveals 25th Season Productions

Theatre of Dare will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season in the fall, and during the intermission of Saturday’s performance of You Can’t Take It With You, TOD board members revealed the organization’s selections...

Village Realty Names 2014 Agent of the Year

Village Realty has announced that Matt Myatt is their top sales agent for the sixth year in a row. Since 2008, Village Realty Broker Matt Myatt has excelled in surpassing sales goals, breaking personal...

Nags Head To Allow Experienced Bodyboarders In Red Flag Conditions

Experienced bodyboarders that meet new standards will now be permitted to into the ocean under red flag “no swimming” conditions, along with surfers, within the town of Nags Head, after a recent ordinance change was...

Members of the Tuskegee Airmen were honored in Nags Head, NC on February 4, 2004. (photo by Matt Artz)

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Celebrates Black History Month

Since the mid-1970’s our Nation has commemorated African American heritage during the month of February as an official observance to celebrate the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles...

Nags Head Unveils Dowdy Park Design Concepts

The future of the former site of Dowdy’s Amusement Park in Nags Head is beginning to take shape, as the town recently presented three conceptual drawings of what the new “Dowdy Park” may look...

Dare County Arts Council Announces New Workshops

Dare County Arts Council is please to present a new series of workshops and classes to help begin 2015 with creativity and learning. Some of the upcoming classes include “Steam Punk Flowers” a sculpture/jewelry...

National Park Service Begins Improvements To Bodie Island Boat Ramps

Superintendent Dave Hallac has announced that National Park Service (NPS) will begin work this month at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center Day Use Boat Ramps.  Murphy Environment & Land Management, LLC, has been contracted...

National Park Service Announces Late Winter Prescribed Burn on Bodie Island

National Park Service Superintendent David Hallac announced today that between February 1 and March 30, weather and conditions permitting, National Park Service fire management staff, as part of the Outer Banks Group Fire Management...