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The week of June 5th – 11th, residents and visitors in northeast North Carolina and along the Outer Banks are invited to take part in Food Bank of the Albemarle’s “Dine Out to Help Out” fundraising event. Full story
The Dare County Library has announced that registration for its 2023 Summer Reading Program will begin the first week of June. Full story
reatments are weather dependent and may start as early as May 31 and could continue through June 20. Full story
The classes are scheduled to be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Full story
Mars and Venus, Summer Stars, and the June Solstice! The planets of war and love draw nearer each night, as the bright stars of Northern Hemisphere summer rise. And note the June solstice on the 21st. Full story
Lifeguard locations throughout Dare County and their times of operation for the 2023 season are listed below. Never swim alone. Lifeguards and important information that is posted on lifeguard stands along the Outer Banks provide beachgoers with valuable information about current beach conditions. Full story
This week’s Pet of the Week is Rupert, he is a four-and-a-half-year-old mixed breed and he is just the best. Rupert loves all the treats he can get and would love someone he can snuggle with on the couch. Once you meet him you will fall in love. He would make a great addition to any family. Watch this video to learn more about Rupert. Full story
‘Long-Range Tourism Management Plan’ looks ahead 10 years
By Corinne Saunders | Outer Banks Voice
After considering global tourism trends and garnering local input, a consulting firm working with the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau presented a “Long-Range Tourism Management Plan” on the evening of May 24 at the Ramada Plaza Oceanfront in Kill Devil Hills. Full story
The Hyde County Board of Commissioners will hold another budget workshop in a special called meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday (May 25) in the Hyde County Government Center.
By Connie Leinbach | Ocracoke Observer Full story
The Wall That Heals, a touring Vietnam Memorial Wall replica and mobile education center, will be on display this November in Dare County, thanks in part to John and Chris Kelley Cimko and the General P.X. Kelley Memorial Fund they established at Outer Banks Community Foundation in 2021. Full story
Andy Griffith’s A Face in the Crowd being shown on May 26
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
The Pioneer Theater in downtown Manteo lives on. Full story
The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that there will be no changes to the Dare County trash collection schedule over Memorial Day weekend 2023. Full story
The Town of Manteo will be conducting water flow testing in the downtown area on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 beginning at 11:00 PM. Full story
Lack of housing cited as key reason for the shortage
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
As the calendar closes in on the summer season, local business owners are expressing concern that the chronic staffing shortages that have plagued the Outer Banks for the past few visitor seasons will continue to affect customer service, hours of operation and revenues. Full story
Dare County has released a new video that highlights a series of house elevations that are currently underway thanks to funding from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which provides funding for the elevation of floodprone structures in order to prevent or reduce flood losses. Full story
Our pets of the week, this week are kittens! We have kittens coming in almost daily and they are ready for their forever homes. Come in and meet these cuties today. Watch this video to learn more about our kittens. Full story
Currituck County Schools is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Sharolyn Harry-Clark as the new principal of Central Elementary School for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, effective July 1, 2023. Full story
Beginning on May 25, the Dare County Department of Health & Human Services’ ROSS program (Recovery Overdose Support Services) will be hosting a weekly recovery group on Thursday afternoons at the Community Care Clinic in Nags Head. Full story
The National Park Service posted this release about the May 18 celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Ocracoke Light Station. Full story
College of The Albemarle (COA) hosted its spring commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at COA - Dare and 5:00 p.m. at COA - Elizabeth City. We celebrated 239 graduates earning 243 degrees/diplomas during the ceremonies Full story
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Before Wawa broke ground in Kill Devil Hills on their first North Carolina location; before they had more than 1,000 stores, before they opened their first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Wawa was a thriving dairy farm just outside Media, Pennsylvania. Full story
First Flight High School (FFHS) journalism students received the 2023 Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Award in the high school print category during a live-streamed ceremony held May 3. Full story
Ray Wells climbs to new heights to rescue cats and drones By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice On the morning of May 9, Missy Eppard woke up to a phone call from her neighbor who had spotted her young cat, Barbie, stuck high up in a tree outside his second-story window. The neighbor tried to help her get Barbie down with a ladder, but she was too high in the tree. Full story
The National Park Service Outer Banks Group has announced the approval of a plan to build a multi-use pathway in Buxton. Full story
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will begin service on May 23 Full story
We are proud to announce beginning on June 14th, the Grief Support Group will meet at the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center in Manteo. Full story
OBX Room in the Inn’s Spring Auction is now live! Full story
Currituck County Schools is delighted to announce that Mrs. Anita Rubino, teacher and Cross Country coach at Currituck County High School, is our district Teacher of the Year. Mr. Chris Carroll, a teacher assistant at Shawboro Elementary School, is our district Teacher Assistant of the Year. Full story
Leadership OBX, a professional development program of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, is now accepting applications for the Class of 2023-2024. Full story
This weeks Pet of the Week is Spot, Spot is about a year-and-a-half, he was recently turned over to us due to unfortunate living circumstances. Full story
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice After several years of wending its way through the courts, the lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) challenging the construction of the Mid-Currituck Bridge appears to have run its course. Full story
The Dare County Democratic Party is holding its next monthly meeting on Monday, May 22 at 6 pm at Nags Head Town Hall, located at 401 S. Croatan Hwy. Full story
Save the date for the first Hatteras Library Pop-Up event at the RWS Community Center in Rodanthe on June 7 from 10 a.m. to noon! Full story
Outer Banks Hotline, Dare County’s only interpersonal violence crisis prevention and intervention agency, invites all OBX men to participate in our inaugural “OBX Men for Safe Relationships” campaign to promote a safe and compassionate community in the Outer Banks. Full story
Tracking life in the Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Until 2011, Bo Dame was the Northern Sites Manager at Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve. That was when he began monitoring the animals that could be recorded and counted in the reserve. Full story
The OBX becomes a hot spot for convenience store expansion By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice With shovels tossing sand from a pile of dirt and a blast of confetti, the first Wawa convenience store in North Carolina broke ground for construction on May 12. Full story
Congratulations to Don Cummings, Sherlyn Mendieta, Rich Kenner, Mackenzie Flynn and Joe Trentzsch. Full story
Artists, community members and the Fearing family gathered at the Dare Arts Gallery on Sunday, May 7 for the opening reception of the 26th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show, which features the work of 85 local and regional artists. Full story
Currituck County Schools is pleased to announce the selection of Mrs. Kristen Saunders-Rivera as the new Moyock Elementary School principal for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Full story
