By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
 An upcoming living shoreline project at the Harvey Soundside site in Nags Head has raised concerns about safety issues affecting recreational water activities.

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice As the NC Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) works to adopt rules governing the use of hardened shoreline structures, it rejected efforts to back legislation removing the ban on such structures at its meeting this week.

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
A NCDOT project calling for improvements at the intersection of NC12 and US158 in Kitty Hawk appears to “essentially be shelved and not pursued,” according to NCDOOT Division One Project Development Engineer Brooks Braswell.

By Kip Tabb  | Outer Banks Voice
The torrential rains that fell on Pea Island starting on July 24 caught everyone by surprise. That was a key message from a community meeting held on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Fessenden Center in Buxton.

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 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.

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
One of the best things about music is how many ways there are to tell a story, to express thoughts and emotions. And yet, there is something that brings it all together and makes it feel universal.

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
Voting unanimously at their Aug. 3 meeting, the Dare County Commissioners passed an ordinance “prohibiting the sale of any non-compliant Kratom product” in Dare County. The ordinance also prohibits the sale of all Kratom products to anyone under 21 years of age.

One option would extend the interval between projects
Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
As Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores and Ducks prepare for their 2027 beach nourishment projects, monitoring of the beaches by Coastal Protection Engineering (CEP) shows that the last such project—in 2022—has held up surprisingly well.

Update: In a July 14 update, Dare County reports that the Buxton beach nourishment project, now slated to start the week of July 27, is expected to be completed by Sept. 30. Here are more details, including the status of the Liberty Island dredge.

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
It’s 10:00 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, July 25 and there are at least 400 people lining the beach at Jennette’s Pier for the Surfing for Autism event.

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
In the wake of Live From OBX’s decision not to return, several promoters who host musical events at RIFP told the Voice that putting on shows at the venue is now unprofitable.