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Drug recovery court comes to Pasquotank County

The expansion of drug recovery courts in northeastern North Carolina reached another milestone when the first session of the Pasquotank County Recovery Court convened on Oct. 6.

Oct 7


In its new home, Mustang Music Outreach plans to expand its programs

By Kip Tabb |Outer Banks Voice
Now in their new location at the former Kill Devil Hills Fire Station, the Mustang Music Outreach Program (MOP) plans to expand what it can offer the Outer Banks community.

Oct 3


‘Music to me is the rhythm of life’

Set to headline Saturday’s show at Jockey’s Ridge, Mojo Collins recounts a memorable career
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice

In 1973, veteran blues musician Mojo Collins moved to the Outer Banks, fresh off playing in bands that toured with Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Chuck Berry and a host of classic groups from that period.

Sep 16


A ‘community comes together for our children’ 

Children & Youth Partnership unveils its Outdoor Learning Environment
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

With the ribbon cutting for its Outdoor Learning Environment, the Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County (CYP) has a new way to reach the families it serves. A

Sep 15


‘All of ‘Us’ uses the arts to illuminate the full history of our community

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
What happens when leaders from the arts and literary communities and the descendants of local indigenous tribes and the Pea Island Life-Saving surfmen get together?

Oct 3


Why the red wolf ‘baby boom’ is no accident

The science behind restoring the endangered species in NC
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice

Five years ago, just seven known wild red wolves remained in the 1.7-million-acre recovery area spanning five counties on North Carolina's Albemarle Peninsula—the only place on earth where the critically endangered species lives in the wild. In the spring of this year, 23 pups were born from four breeding families; 15 of those pups survived.

Aug 28


After nearly 20 years, Dustin Daniels steps down as executive director of Dare Challenge

On Aug. 25, Dustin Daniels, announced he is passing the torch as the executive director of the Outer Banks Dare Challenge, the residential “Christ-centered, residential discipleship program” serving individuals over 18 struggling with drug or alcohol addiction or other self-abusive behaviors.

Aug 26


The nonprofit behind Currituck Lighthouse and Island Farm is keeping it real

By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice
Most visitors who climb the steps at Currituck Beach Lighthouse or walk the fields at Island Farm don’t know the name of the nonprofit that makes either place possible. Outer Banks Conservationists (OBC), incorporated in 1980 to save an abandoned lighthouse keeper's dwelling from demolition, now owns and operates both sites.

Aug 25


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.

Aug 18


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.

Aug 15


Never too old to pop up: local adults take on surfing

By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice
They arrived at 9 a.m. at the Bleriot Street beach access in Kitty Hawk for that first lesson in June not sure what to expect.

Aug 13


How Hatteras moms moved to fix a childcare gap

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.

Aug 12