Amid opposition at public forum, KDH Board delays rent increase for OBX Chamber - The Outer Banks Voice By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Facing strong opposition to a proposed $900 per month rent increase on the land the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce leases from Kill Devil Hills, the Town’s commissio...

Amid opposition at public forum, KDH Board delays rent increase for OBX Chamber
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

What’s next for the cleanup at former Buxton Naval facility site www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/04/23/w...
At the April 30 meeting, USACE, will provide an update on its work what is officially known as the Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS).

The Lost Colony’s Dare Nights to be held June 4 & June 5, 2026 www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/04/23/t...

GoFundMe campaign started for two seriously injured in April 18 collision on NC 12
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Anglers take lead on OBX effort to recycle fishing line By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice Debbie Swick has a way of spotting problems that most people barely notice — and then refusing to let them go.

Anglers take lead on OBX effort to recycle fishing line By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice
Debbie Swick has a way of spotting problems that most people barely notice — and then refusing to let them go.

Report shows significantly more ICE arrests in Dare County than in neighboring counties N.C. Local A new report identifies 16 ICE arrests in Dare County during the Trump Administration immigration crackdown—a number that stands out in a region where arrests are rare, according to an N…

Report shows significantly more ICE arrests in Dare County than in neighboring counties
A new report identifies 16 ICE arrests in Dare County during the Trump Administration immigration crackdown—a number that stands out in a region where arrests are rare, according to an NC Local analysis of data.

Heritage, history and fun highlight Manteo’s A250 Faire celebration By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Amid bright sunshine and warm springlike temperatures, Dare County kicked off its celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independe…

Heritage, history and fun highlight Manteo’s A250 Faire celebration
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
Dare County kicked off its celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence as the streets of Manteo filled with people on Saturday, April 18.

Corolla water line break disrupts service, repairs underway At about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, Currituck County issued this advisory. County water consumers in Corolla on Cormorant Trail, Cormorant Court, Willet Court, Grackle Court, and Knot Court a…

Corolla water line break disrupts service, repairs underway
At about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, Currituck County issued this advisory.

A new boardwalk reflects the Soundside Event Site’s meandering path By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice A new half-mile stretch of boardwalk along the shoreline of the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head will finally give locals and visitors direct access to the sound…

A new boardwalk reflects the Soundside Event Site’s meandering path
By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice
A new half-mile stretch of boardwalk along the shoreline of the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head will finally give locals and visitors direct access to the sound from the Event Site.

Jim Prince returns to high school in Currituck County Longtime FFHS football coach serves as Dean of Students at Currituck High By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice A familiar face was featured in an April 15 post on the Currituck High School Faceboo…

Jim Prince returns to high school in Currituck County
Longtime FFHS football coach serves as Dean of Students at Currituck High
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice

ARPO delegates retain Mid-Currituck Bridge as a regional priority Funding for the project remains a challenge By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Meeting in Hertford on the morning of Wednesday, April 15, the Albemarle Rural Planning Organization (ARPO) decided to ke…

ARPO delegates retain Mid-Currituck Bridge as a regional priority
Funding for the project remains a challenge
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

Ocracoke Access Alliance proposes new tolling system for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route On April 14, the Ocracoke Access Alliance released a comprehensive proposal to modernize and stabilize funding for North Carolina’s ferry system, anchored by a balanced tolling structure for the Ha…

Ocracoke Access Alliance proposes new tolling system for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route

First Flight High students take to the sky in the shadow of the Wright Brothers By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Two and a half years after the First Flight High School aviation lab project began, the Van’s Aircraft RV-12iS has taken flight, lifting off just after 9:15 a.m. on …

First Flight High students take to the sky in the shadow of the Wright Brothers
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice
Two and a half years after the First Flight High School aviation lab project began, the Van’s Aircraft RV-12iS has taken flight on April 14 from First Flight Airfield in Kill Devil Hills.

NCDOT to host three public meetings on NC 12 SAND Plan The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to evaluate options for 11 miles of N.C. 12 from the Marc Basnight Bridge over the Oregon Inlet to the Rodanthe “Jug Handle” Bridge. ​

NCDOT to host three public meetings on NC 12 SAND Plan
NCDOT plans to evaluate options for 11 miles of N.C. 12 from the Marc Basnight Bridge over the Oregon Inlet to the Rodanthe “Jug Handle” Bridge during three public meetings “Solving Access for N.C. 12 in Dare County (SAND) Plan.”

Suspect shot by Dare County Deputy Sheriff in Manns Harbor On the morning of Sunday, April 12, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office released this report of an officer-involved shooting in Manns Harbor. Here is the information.

Suspect shot by Dare County Deputy Sheriff in Manns Harbor
On the morning of Sunday, April 12, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office released this report of an officer-involved shooting in Manns Harbor.

On eve of critical decision, Southern Shores to voice support for Mid-Currituck Bridge
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice

Dementia Friendly Coalition seeks to lease former Kitty Hawk Police building
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

Currituck Commissioners told funding remains a ‘challenge’ for Mid-Currituck Bridge project By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice The Currituck County Commissioners did not hear encouraging news during an update on the status of the Mid-Currituck Bridge project from NCDOT officials on Mon…

Currituck Commissioners told funding remains a ‘challenge’ for Mid-Currituck Bridge project
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
Currituck County Commissioners did not hear encouraging news during an update on the status of the Mid-Currituck Bridge project from NCDOT officials on Monday, April 6.

Dare Commissioners take action on Nags Head, Buxton/Avon beach nourishment projects By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice With several beach nourishment projects looming, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved some key decisions related to the Nags Head and Buxton/Avon pr…

Dare Commissioners take action on Nags Head, Buxton/Avon beach nourishment projects
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
With several beach nourishment projects looming, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved some key decisions at its April 7 meeting.

Sea Turtle friendly lighting Is coming to Nags Head Fishing Pier N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles), as part of its effort to improve sea turtle habitat on the Outer Banks, is proud to announce the planned retrofitting of the Nags Head Fishing Pier to…

Sea Turtle friendly lighting Is coming to Nags Head Fishing Pier
N.E.S.T. announces the planned retrofitting of the Nags Head Fishing Pier to wildlife friendly amber lighting. The completion of this project means that all three piers in Nags Head will be using turtle friendly amber lighting.

Dare and Currituck Commissioners to urge funding for endangered Mid-Currituck Bridge Project By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice With the fate of the long-delayed Mid-Currituck Bridge hanging in the balance, the Dare County and Currituck County Commissioners are expected to approve resol…

Dare and Currituck Commissioners to urge funding for endangered Mid-Currituck Bridge Project
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice

Coast Guard update on fatal boating incident near Ocracoke Inlet reports three survivors Shortly before 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, the External Affairs Office of the U.S. Coast Guard’s East District released this update and additional information about the vessel that capsized that m…

Coast Guard update on fatal boating incident near Ocracoke Inlet reports three survivors

The Outer Banks inspires music at the Salt Air Songwriters Residency By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice For four days this past week, the rooms of the historic Manteo House have been filled with something rare even on Roanoke Island.

The Outer Banks inspires music at the Salt Air Songwriters Residency
By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice
For four days this past week, the rooms of the historic Manteo House have been filled with something rare even on Roanoke Island.

As the next Dare County Sheriff, Rodney Rawls seeks to bring ‘out the best’ in the department By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice Running unopposed in November after winning the March 3 Republican primary for Dare County Sheriff, Kill Devil Hills Police Sgt. Rodney Rawls will succeed Doug Dough…

As the next Dare County Sheriff, Rodney Rawls seeks to bring ‘out the best’ in the department 
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

First Flight High chorus students enjoy unforgettable evening at Carnegie Hall By Steve Hanf | Outer Banks Voice It takes a while to wrangle 212 chorus students into position. So when First Flight High School senior Anya Preston stepped from the wings onto the main stage at C…

First Flight High chorus students enjoy unforgettable evening at Carnegie Hall
By Steve Hanf | Outer Banks Voice

NPS permit moves Dare County closer to Buxton jetty repair By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice The National Park Service (NPS) announced on Wednesday, April 1 that it has “issued a special use permit to Dare County for its upcoming project to repair the southe…

NPS permit moves Dare County closer to Buxton jetty repair
By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

Hundreds of ‘No Kings’ protestors gather in Kitty Hawk By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice  A crowd that organizers estimated at about 800 people lined a section of 158 in Kitty Hawk on Saturday, March 28 to participate in the latest “No Kings” prote…

Hundreds of ‘No Kings’ protestors gather in Kitty Hawk
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice

New evidence from Hatteras reshapes the Lost Colony story By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice When Roanoke Colony governor John White returned to the Outer Banks in 1590, he found the settlement abandoned. There were no bodies and no signs of violence, and…

New evidence from Hatteras reshapes the Lost Colony story
By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice

Ultra marathoner Wendy Coulson Murray likes to see ‘how far you can challenge yourself’ 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 part…

Ultra marathoner Wendy Coulson Murray likes to see ‘how far you can challenge yourself’
By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice
Kitty Hawk ultra marathon runner Wendy Coulson Murray is gearing up for her next endurance challenge as one of 21 runners nationwide to participate in the MS Run the US Relay.

New NC Economic Vitality Index sees wages lagging in Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice The NC Department of Commerce’s new Economic Vitality Index (EVI) for the state’s 100 counties reveals differences among Outer Banks counties, but low weekly w…

New NC Economic Vitality Index sees wages lagging in Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties
By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice
NC Depart. of Commerce’s new Economic Vitality Index for the state’s 100 counties reveals differences among OBX counties, but low weekly wages remain a key economic issue.