Oct 18
Dare schools on normal schedule Monday, with exception of Early College students on Hatteras
Update: At about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, the Dare County Schools provided this update regarding school schedules for Monday, Oct. 19.
Listings to this week’s meetings • Nags Head Planning Board • Southern Shores Planning Board • Currituck County Commissioners .
The last update on this weekend’s coastal storm, released shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 by the National Weather Service at Newport/Morehead City, continues to focus on the growing likelihood that this will be a long-duration event. Here are some of the key indicators.
The 2026 contest for the District 1 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives will be decided on Nov. 3. The two candidates competing for that seat are Democratic incumbent Don Davis and Republican Laurie Buckhout. The Voice sent questionnaires with the same questions to both candidates. Their unedited responses are posted below.
Increasing likelihood of significant flooding impacts
Update: The National Weather Service has upgraded the Coastal Flood Watch to a Coastal Flood Warning as confidence increases in significant coastal flooding impacts.
As the weekend coastal storm forces the postponement and cancellation of events on the Outer Banks, the Voice will track them here.
Hyde County Emergency Management has issued an urgent warning to all residents, property owners, and visitors regarding a powerful, long-duration nor’easter expected to impact the Outer Banks beginning Saturday, Oct. 17, and lasting through early to mid-next week.
The 2026 contest to elect the District 3 representative on the Dare County Board of Education will be decided on Nov. 3. The two candidates competing for that seat are Republican Rich Shope and Mary Robinson, an unaffiliated candidate who is running a write-in campaign. The Voice sent questionnaires with the same questions to both candidates. Their unedited responses are posted below.
The 2026 contest to elect the District 1 representative on the Dare County Board of Education will be decided on Nov. 3. The two candidates competing for that seat are Republican Stephan Nichols and Democrat Kelleta Govan. The Voice sent questionnaires with the same questions to both candidates. Their unedited responses are posted below.
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
Gathering in the Dare County Commissioners meeting room in Manteo, Board of Education candidates discussed the issues facing teachers and students at an Oct. 14 forum sponsored by the Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV).
