First Flight Rotary

First Flight, Kitty Hawk and Manteo Rotary Clubs and The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group have teamed up to support Thanks, Outer Banks! throughout our region. Thanks, Outer Banks! is a Celebration of Gratitude, May 9 – 15, encouraging businesses, citizens, and community groups to come together and thank everyone on the Outer Banks who is helping us get through the COVID pandemic. We are a GRATEFUL COMMUNITY and encourage Outer Banks citizens and businesses to show and visibly express their gratitude for anyone who helped keep us all safe, fed, clothed, fueled, connected, schooled, with water & power, and so on.

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Update: At their May 3 meeting, the Currituck County Commissioners postponed any vote on the controversial noise ordinance until their next meeting on May 17. In making the announcement, Commissioner Bob White referred to what he…

Scheduled to open in May. Frosties is new shop offering high quality soft serve in addition to specialty sundaes, shakes, flurries, shaved ice, banana splits, cones, cups—and all of the toppings you can dream of. Frosties…

In an effort to retain staff as the county continues to pursue the $2.9 million sale of its Home Health & Hospice Agency to national healthcare provider BrightSpring, Dare County Commissioners on May 3 unanimously approved…

As one of 11 communities nationwide recently selected to participate in the federal Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), Nags Head finds itself in some interesting company — joining places like Kauai and Honolulu Hawaii, Ouzinkie and…

A day after the CDC relaxed outdoor mask-wearing guidance, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that as of Friday, April 30, outdoor masks will no longer be mandated in the state.  In addition, mass gathering limits are…

(Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce) On May 5, the Manteo Commissioners are expected to decide whether to approve a zoning text amendment that would pave the way for SAGA Construction to develop a 72-unit project by…

Labor crunch may impact everything from hours to service Mark Ballog, owner of Lucky 12 Tavern in Nags Head for the past 16 years, remembers working summers on the Outer Banks some 30 years ago. “We…

Stating that “we continue to make progress turning the corner on the pandemic,” Governor Roy Cooper provided a glimpse of the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel at an April 21 press briefing. If…

Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau recounts highlights from the April 15, 2021 meeting of the Dare County Tourism Board.

After sitting empty and derelict for more than a decade, the Duke of Dare Motel on U.S. 64 in Manteo is undergoing a facelift and is expected to open by the end of May under a…

A few ideas and projects in the pipeline In an October presentation to the Dare County Commissioners, Marcia Perritt, associate director of the Development Finance Initiative (DFI) ticked off some sobering statistics. She told the commissioners…

Iconic brand launched in Duck 14 years ago (NewSpring) NewSpring, a family of private equity strategies, announced on April 14 that along with Charlotte-based investment company Free Fenix, it has completed the purchase of Duck Donuts, an…

During its April 7 meeting, the Nags Head Board of Commissioners unanimously endorsed a series of recommendations from a working group created last fall to explore solutions to the growing parking and traffic problems along W.…

Corolla project highlights challenge of ‘quasi-judicial’ process By Matt Zabierek | Outer Banks Voice Earlier this year, a group of Corolla residents tried to lobby the county to deny a special use permit to a local…

“Adapting Big City Marketing Tactics for Small Town Success” COA Small Business Center, in conjunction with other Small Business Centers in rural parts of the state. Pre-register for the webinar at https://bit.ly/AdaptingBigCity Tuesday, May 4 at…

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on April 6 that it is discontinuing its OBX Safer Spot program that was designed to recognize establishments and organizations with at least 70% of their…

Update: By a unanimous voice vote at its April 7 meeting, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved the non-binding Letter of Intent to move forward with discussions about selling the Dare County Home Health &…

Currently, only 3 nurses to serve 56 patients  With Dare County’s Home Health and Hospice agency facing challenges in retaining enough nurses to meet local demand, the Dare County Board of Commissioners is considering whether selling…

A North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a February 2020 decision from a Camden County Superior Court judge, ruling on April 6 that the Sea Breeze beach access in the Duck subdivision of Sand Dollar…