Aug 18
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The Currituck County Commissioners enshrined some county history at their Aug. 17 meeting when they approved designating the Boswood-Morris House as a Local Historic Landmark.
On Tuesday, Aug. 18, state recreational water quality officials lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Dare County.
With NCDOT facing a Jan. 1, 2027 deadline to begin tolling previously untolled routes, it is providing a platform for public feedback through an online survey that will be available through September 14.
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
The debate over Flock cameras took center stage at the Aug. 17 meeting of the Kill Devil Hils Commissioners—during public comment and a subsequent presentation by the Town Police Department—with some Commissioners voicing opposition to the cameras.
Update: The National Weather Service has also announced that a Heat Advisory is in effect for the Outer Banks on Tuesday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Heat Index values up to 108 degrees are expected.
Dare County will host a community meeting to discuss communication and coordination related to closures of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island will take place on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Fessenden Center, located at 46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton
Dare County is not the only coastal county asking voters to approve a quarter-cent sales tax in November for local spending priorities. In Currituck County, residents will also decide whether to implement a quarter-cent sales tax increase at the ballot box on Nov. 3.
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
There is a low white picket fence surrounding a cemetery at the Dare County Regional Airport. Outside the fence sits the airport’s tarmac, with planes parked waiting for their next destination.
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Dare County Schools (DCS) officials say they rarely field challenges to the instructional and supplementary materials used in classrooms and school libraries. In fact, the last such challenge that ended up in the superintendent’s office was in 2021.
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
At an Aug. 12 meeting on Currituck County’s beach nourishment plan, those in attendance voiced frustration with the process and questioned whether the county was committed to protecting homes, property and the beach along the Currituck Banks.
