Dare Board approves $35K for new Tidal Tots center
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
At their Aug. 10 meeting, the Dare County Commissioners approved $35,000 in start-up funding for Coastal Family Collaborative’s (CFC) planned Tidal Tots Childcare Center, a nonprofit early childhood education center that will restore licensed childcare services to Hatteras Island.

Katy Haslar works to expand the reach of the Saving Lives Task Force
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
When Katy Haslar and her husband Scott moved to the Outer Banks from Indianapolis in 2018, they were a few years into their recovery and decided to launch a local chapter of the program that had helped them—Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART).

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
As organizers prepare for the 15 Annual OBX PrideFest—an event that runs from Sept. 11-13—they acknowledge indications that support for the event has diminished. At this point, ticket sales are down by about $10,000 from the typical year and potential sponsors seem more reluctant to participate.

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
Every year since 2019, car enthusiasts from across the country make their way to the Outer Banks for the OBX Rod & Customs Festival to show off their hot rods and experience the sights of the Outer Banks.

At Happy Earth Pet Hospice, Jeanette Wilson offers end-of-life care for four-legged loved ones
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
There comes a time in a pet’s life when their owners start to notice changes. As the pet ages, there may be increased limitations in mobility, neurological degenerative changes, or symptoms of an illness which can lead to a terminal diagnosis. According to veterinarian Jeanette Wilson, one of the hardest questions a family will ever have to ask is when it's time to say goodbye.

Alligator killed near Stumpy Point had become a local celebrity
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
For years, Stumpy Point resident Lisa Lathom and her family would drive down Highway 264 that cut through the protected pocosin wetlands of the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge and looked for “Dewey”—a wild alligator the family named for its favorite sunbathing spot, Dewey’s Curve.

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
A new summer camp is coming to the Outer Banks at the end of June, and it is focused on providing interactive summer programming for children and young adults with disabilities.

New book chronicles the writer-photographer who helped put OBX on the map
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
As soon as Aycock Brown stepped onto Ocracoke Island in 1928, he fell in love with its rugged coastline and small-town, hard-working fishing culture.

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
In 2011, when Ben Eckerson and Tyler Nilson returned to the Outer Banks for their 10-year Manteo High School reunion, they were inspired to find a fun way to commemorate their class.

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
The North Carolina Advisory Council, a group of law enforcement officials, public health experts, industry representatives and lawmakers created last year by Governor Josh Stein to recommend a comprehensive approach to regulate cannabis sales, approved its interim report on April 2.

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
According to Marina Doshkov, Jennette’s Pier Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator, the Outer Banks responds to between 80 and 100 marine mammal strandings a year.

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
Kitty Hawk ultra marathon runner Wendy Coulson Murray is gearing up for her next endurance challenge after being selected as one of 21 runners nationwide to participate in the MS Run the US Relay — a 3,260-mile run across the country to raise awareness and funds for multiple sclerosis.