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Aug 18


Enshrining local history, Currituck Board designates Boswood-Morris House as historic landmark

Enshrining local history, Currituck Board designates Boswood-Morris House as historic landmark

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.


State lifts swimming advisory for Colington Harbour site

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, state recreational water quality officials lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Dare County.


NCDOT survey seeks public input on new ferry toll policy

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.





Flock camera debate emerges at KDH Commissioners meeting

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.


Extreme Heat Warning for Mainland Dare and Hyde Counties on Tuesday, Aug. 18

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.



TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
Dare County to host Community Meeting on N.C. Highway 12 Closures

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


Currituck County voters to decide on sales tax hike in November

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. 



As the Wescott Cemetery in Manteo relocates, a family fights for its legacy

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.


Under new policy, Dare Schools will create committee to evaluate challenges to instructional materials

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.


Corolla and Carova residents sound off on Currituck’s beach management process

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.



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