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September 16: With mask mandate, number of Dare students in quarantine falls/Strong summer ridership on Ocracoke Express passenger ferry/OBX Community Foundation awards $29,000 to five non-profits.

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Strong summer ridership on Ocracoke Express

Ferry under construction expected to be ready in 2022 (NCDOT) More than 16,500 people got out of their cars and onto the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry this summer season, which began on… Full story

Ferry under construction expected to be ready in 2022

(NCDOT)

The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry arrives in Hatteras. (NCDOT)

More than 16,500 people got out of their cars and onto the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry this summer season, which began on June 21 and ended on Labor Day. During that season, the Express served an average of 213 passengers a day, more than double the 97 per day of 2020.

In addition,1,020 of those passengers brought their bicycles along for the ride.

Passenger surveys taken over the 2021 season showed the service as a popular option, with 94% of respondents rating it as either “excellent” or “good.”

Dangerous rip currents expected today

Dare County September 16 | Morning Beach Conditions HIGH rip current risk south of Oregon Inlet including Pea Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras Village, & Ocracoke. Ocean swimming is not… Full story

Dare school quarantines fall with mask mandate

Parents speak out against mandate during public comment Two weeks after mandating universal masking in district school buildings, the Dare County Board of Education received some good news at its Sept. 14… Full story

Dare Sheriff’s Office responds to rumors of multiple drug overdoses

In the past several days, rumors have spread on social media and elsewhere that there were a staggering 11 drug overdoses in Manteo over the past weekend. The Dare County Sheriff’s office… Full story

Video addresses drugs’ deadly toll in Dare County

(Savings Lives Task Force) Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman, a member of the recovery community himself, made this powerful video for the Saving Lives Task Force about a month and a… Full story

Dare County reports most weekly COVID cases (279) since outset of pandemic

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports 279 new cases of COVID-19 in the week of Sept. 6-12, the highest number of cases in a single week since… Full story

Dare Sheriff investigating two deaths, one hospitalization in Manteo

The Dare County Sheriff’s office is investigating the deaths of two individuals, a male and a female, who were found by a resident in a Manteo home on the morning of Monday,… Full story

NC Coastal Federation begins removing abandoned vessels this month

(North Carolina Coastal Federation) Beginning this month, The North Carolina Coastal Federation (NCCF) will begin removing abandoned and derelict vessels in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound thanks to a grant award from the National… Full story

New dig for old mystery

Public invited as archaeologists probe Lost Colony site (National Park Service) Archaeologists will probe new locations at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site from Sept. 15-24, as part of ongoing efforts to solve America’s oldest… Full story

Housing, Discounts and More Available
Join the Kitty Hawk Kites Crew!

As a community of adventurers and beach enthusiasts, Kitty Hawk Kites delivers an experience of a lifetime to our guests and our employees. We have over 25 locations in 7 states, with… Full story

Marking ten years of Pride on the Outer Banks

Robert Shepherd’s indie film comes to KDH

Meghan Savona: Pedaling to combat human trafficking

Community

Community Foundation Awards $29,000 in Grants to Five Nonprofits

Sally Meager is OBX Hotline volunteer of month

Tuesday, Sep 14

Carova Beach Volunteer Fire and Rescue Race for the Raymond Cup this Friday, Sept. 17

Tuesday, Sep 14

Pieces of the old Bonner Bridge are helping to make future bridges better

Monday, Sep 13

Obituaries

David Edward Jackson of Elizabeth City, September 14

Chris L. Atkins of Moyock, September 15

Albert A. Rice, Jr. of Elizabeth city, September 14

Amelia Lauren Frey, September 7

Outer Banks Visitors Bureau

Dare County Tourism Board Recap | August 2021 from Outer Banks Visitors Bureau on Vimeo.

Sports

First Flight and Manteo soccer battle to 1-1 tie

Strong offense gives First Flight Middle School soccer big win over Moyock 5-1

First Flight Lady Nighthawks drop volleyball match to Cape Hatteras 1-3

Camden County volleyball posts straight-set win over First Flight

Roman previews NFL Season on ESPN Radio

Throwback Tom Brady on Roman Gabriel Show

Tuesday, Sep 7

Cowboys Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach

Tuesday, Sep 7

NFL Titans Chris Sanders Remembers Super Bowl XLIX

Tuesday, Sep 7

Visit Currituck

Currituck Maritime Museum from Currituck Outer Banks on Vimeo.

Events

Stream On: When the unthinkable happens, at the WTC and Chernobyl

Seashore updates and a listing of activities at OBX National Parks

Artrageous Kids Art Festival is this Saturday, Sept. 18

The Easterns : The Best of the East

Wellness

Promoting wellness is part of our mission

Vidant scheduling COVID booster shots for immunocompromised

Dare DHHS says COVID boosters available in September

‘I am telling you that we are in a crisis’

More News

Cooper discusses sobering COVID numbers in NC

Sep 12

About 3,800 patients hospitalized with virus Assessing the trajectory of COVID-19 in the state at a Sept. 9 press briefing, Governor Roy Cooper stated simply, “The numbers aren’t good.” Full story

Zara Rutherford on way to West Coast

Sep 12

19-year-old continues her historic journey If it’s Sept.12, this must be Phoenix — or maybe Los Angeles. Two weeks after she touched down at the birthplace of flight to a welcoming crowd… Full story

Dare County reveals beach nourishment bids

Sep 11

(Dare County) On Sept. 8, Dare County posted this update on the status of the beach nourishment projects slated to begin in four county municipalities next spring. At the Dare County Board… Full story

A DAY TO REMEMBER

Sep 11

Everybody over the age of 30 remembers where they were that day. And many of us can still recall the sense of loss and shock and the anxiety — in the days that… Full story

No one injured in CHNS car fire

Sep 10

(Cape Hatteras National Seashore) This morning, on Sept. 10, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) law enforcement rangers and the Avon Volunteer Fire Department responded to a significant off-road vehicle (ORV) fire near… Full story

Kitty Hawk man charged with 2nd degree murder in death of 11-year-old Julie Randel

Sep 10

Daniel Deweese, 32, of Kitty Hawk, has been charged with second-degree murder and felony death by vehicle in connection with the Aug. 30 accident in which a car he was driving struck… Full story

Marking ten years of Pride on the Outer Banks

Sep 10

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice Twelve years ago, in the summer of 2009, David Miller and a friend had an idea — to create the first ever Pride event in… Full story

Manteo moves forward on housing pilot project

Sep 10

As Dare County continues to grapple with how to address the affordable housing crisis, the Town of Manteo is moving forward with a pilot project on a .9-acre town-owned parcel at the… Full story

September 22-25
Surfalorus Film Festival hits OBX with 4 days of film, music and surf

Sep 9

Tickets are on sale now at surfalorus.com for all screenings. (Jennette’s Pier) Celebrate ten years of the Surfalorus Film Festival, presented by North Carolina Aquariums, during the final weekend of the Eastern… Full story

NC12 Task Force turns to north end of Avon

Sep 9

Group working to fix seven NC12 ‘hotspots’
As the NC 12 Task Force continues to consider possible scenarios for maintaining the transportation network with Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, the complexity of the project becomes more apparent. As the NC 12 Task Force continues to consider possible scenarios for maintaining the transportation network with Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, the complexity of the project becomes more apparent. Full story

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