The next time there’s a communications outage that affects the southern Outer Banks, the Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team (HI CERT) will be ready. For the bulk of 2023, the non-profit organization has been working on a new initiative to provide communication stations at strategic points throughout the island. Founded in 2011 after Hurricane [...] Local News |  Full Article

The 31st Annual Island-Wide Food Drive to benefit the pantry at the United Methodist Church in Buxton is now underway and will run through Dec. 31, 2023 The pantry needs “everything” at the moment, according to Claire Schaaf, who along with her husband, Ray, have been doing the food drive donation pickups for almost 24 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Mary Ellon Balance, Dare County Board of Education Member, issued a release on Tuesday, November 21, announcing her candidacy for the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) District 4 seat in the fall 2024 election. The current District 4 representative on the BOC is Danny Couch. The release is as follows: Mary Ellon Ballance, a dedicated [...] Local News |  Full Article

Pipeline dredging in the Hatteras Ferry Channel is not expected to happen this winter while agencies continue to seek solutions to funding shortfalls and dredge material disposal complications, a state ferry division official recently informed the Dare County Waterways Commission. “We’re told it’s on hold until we can figure things out,” Catherine Peele, planning and [...] Local News |  Full Article

From Wobx.com Despite a cooler-than-normal September and a visit from Tropical Storm Ophelia, Dare County saw occupancy collections grow by nine percent and meals income drop by only a fraction of a percent from a year ago. In addition, retail sales in August were up double-digits to set a new all-time monthly high to wrap [...] Local News |  Full Article

All Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, 2023, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard will therefore be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, [...] Local News |  Full Article

From Wobx.com Over 100 Dare County full-time and seasonal residents have applied for consideration to serve on a special committee for the Dare County Tourism Board to help with the implementation of the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan. The intent of the panel is to evaluate the strategic goals in the Long-Range Tourism Management Plan, make [...] Local News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently participated in the National Survey on the Cooperative Difference (NSCD), commissioned by Touchstone Energy®. Over 8,500 members of 39 electric cooperatives from across the country were contacted to complete the survey this year. This annual exploration into members’ opinions about the “cooperative difference” as well as core performance attributes [...] Local News |  Full Article

On November 6, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the distribution of more than $1.58 million in Tourism Impact Grants to local non-profits and several governmental entities to support programs and services needed due to the impact of tourism. Sponsored annually by the Dare County Tourism Board, these grants help fund important community initiatives that [...] Local News |  Full Article

Video from Rick Shaftan Thursday Update: As of Thursday afternoon, November 16, both oceanfront homes on East Beacon Drive in Rodanthe that were purchased by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) have successfully been demolished, with no incidents resulting in excessive debris polluting the local shoreline, per multiple reports. The two properties were acquired by CHNS [...] Local News |  Full Article

Coast Guard crews rescued an overdue mariner 270 miles off Hatteras, North Carolina, on Wednesday, November 15. Coast Guard Sector New York watchstanders received a report of lost communications from the family of the mariner who departed Jersey City, New Jersey, en route to Bermuda, stating that they lost contact on Nov. 6, and that [...] Local News |  Full Article

By the Outer Banks Voice The Wall That Heals made a grand entrance into Dare County today accompanied by an impressive procession of motorcycles. In fact, the ride that began in Columbia was, according to officials from the Wall That Heals, the largest escort of the exhibit that they have witnessed. The Wall That Heals [...] Local News |  Full Article

The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) is coming up on its fourth and final Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) of 2023 on Saturday, November 18. “With the tourism season coming to a close, this roadside cleanup event is one of the busiest of the year,” stated Tom Brueckner, NCBBA Director, in a press release. “We always have [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Dare County Veterans Advisory Council encourages all Dare County residents and visitors to show their support to local veterans by greeting The Wall That Heals—a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that tours the country—when it arrives in Dare County on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The trailer that [...] Local News |  Full Article

The upcoming 15oth anniversary of the U.S. Life-Saving Service in North Carolina has presented an opportunity for the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe to undertake a big endeavor that has been in the works for years – a restoration of the original 1874 station. The Chicamacomico Historic Site and Museum is a collection of historic structures. [...] Local News |  Full Article