By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice Concerned with the condition of the historic Hotel Hinton in Edenton, town residents are hosting a community meeting and open house at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 at King Street Marketplace, located at 116 East King Street in Edenton, across from the hotel. Full story

More than 200 students fitted with free formal wear
By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice “That's it?” A mother was incredulous as a volunteer handed her the dress her daughter had picked out, now wrapped up in plastic to protect it from the elements. Full story

By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice By a unanimous 4-0 vote, the Nags Head Board of Commissioners passed text amendments establishing a new C-5 zoning district at its meeting on March 15. Commissioner Mike Siers was absent from the meeting. Full story

LeeAnn Fletcher died three years ago this July By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice The case against John “Jay” Tolson, the man accused of murdering Kitty Hawk resident LeeAnn Fletcher in July 2020, was continued on March 6 in Dare County Superior Court, with a trial date now set for Aug. 28. Full story

A grandmother and granddaughter write a book about dealing with loss
By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice When she lost her daughter—and her two grandchildren lost their mother—Judith Hahs couldn’t find an appropriate resource to validate what her grandchildren were going through. So she decided to create one. Full story

Businesspeople, property owners turn out for March 1 hearing By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice | On the morning of March 1, more than 80 people squeezed into the board room for the Nags Head Board of Commissioners meeting. Full story

By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice “Opens April 2.” A red banner with white lettering and the trademark Target logo, newly displayed on the storefront of the Outer Banks’ first Target, heralds the much-anticipated and fast-approaching first day of business for the store. Full story

Program supplies local businesses with naloxone, fentanyl test strips By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice The owner of TJ’s Gas & Grill in Colington knows that people have suffered drug overdoses on the site of her business. Full story

Proposal would allow alcoholic beverages on certain streets   By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice If town commissioners take up the idea, lawfully walking around downtown Manteo with open containers of alcohol could become a reality. Full story

Board vote comes amid concerns over clear-cutting of trees
By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice. In the wake of residents’ concerns over the clear-cutting of trees, the Nags Head Board of Commissioners unanimously voted during its Jan. 6 meeting to amend the Town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to strengthen tree protections and implement fines for the unlawful removals of live oaks. Full story

Defendant charged in 2022 killing of Jeffrey Bowlin By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice The case against Shayne Michael Perry, the Kitty Hawk man charged with the murder of 60-year-old Jeffrey Bowlin on Aug. 14, 2022, had a brief moment in Dare County Superior Court on Feb. 6. Full story

Dare Planning Board to evaluate proposal at Feb. 7 meeting By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice With a key Feb. 7 Dare County Planning Board meeting looming, some Wanchese residents are voicing firm opposition to a proposed 60-unit cluster home development on a 10.5-acre parcel of land off Old Wharf Road. Full story