For the past eight years, a local group of friends has been gathering to play, learn and explore together in the abundance of natural areas around the Outer Banks. These children have been raised in these places, visiting each week and getting to know them well. With each visit to the woods and the sand…Read More from Outer Banks children create videos showcasing Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head Woods
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Friday morning on a lawsuit seeking to block a long-planned toll bridge over the Currituck Sound that would run between the mainland and Corolla. Following the oral arguments in No Mid-Currituck Bridge v. North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond will issue a written decision…Read More from LIVE AUDIO: Federal appeals court hears arguments on lawsuit blocking Mid-Currituck Bridge
The Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded nearly $70,000 in Community Enrichment Grants this quarter to nine nonprofits. The funding addresses a variety of causes including financial assistance, Veterans services, the arts, history, and education. A grant to St. John United Methodist Church in Avon will support Hatteras Island Community Strings, a new organization that…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation awards over $69K in grants to nine nonprofits
The final major piece of construction of the new Jug Handle Bridge on Hatteras Island was completed Tuesday, several months ahead of schedule, when contractors for Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative finished connection of the transmission cable along the span over Pamlico Sound. “The reliability of electric service to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will be greatly…Read More from Power to Hatteras, Ocracoke now running along Jug Handle Bridge line
After nearly two years, the realignment of the Hatteras to Hatteras Inlet Channel has been approved, which means that federal dredging can now occur throughout the entire horseshoe route in Hatteras Inlet. An Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact was signed on November 30 by Robert M Burnham, LTC, U.S. Army, acting district commander for…Read More from After nearly two years, federal realignment of Hatteras Inlet channel is approved
After serving in an interim role for the past month, Melody Clopton has been named the Town Manager of Kitty Hawk, effective immediately. Clopton has worked for the Town of Kitty Hawk since 2010, and was Administrative Services Director until November 1 when she was named interim town manager following the resignation of Andy Stewart….Read More from Kitty Hawk names Melody Clopton town manager
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative will complete the final steps to transfer power to the new transmission lines on the Jug Handle (or Bridge at Rodanthe on Tuesday, December 6. A brief power outage will occur on Tuesday morning in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon at 7:00 a.m., and a second power…Read More from Power to Hatteras, Ocracoke will transfer to the new Jug Handle Bridge on Tuesday
Outer Banks artist James Melvin created a portrait of Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges overlooking the ocean that is now on display in the Capt. Richard Etheridge Lobby at the College of the Albemarle-Dare County campus in Manteo. On Friday, COA President Jack Bagwell, Dean Tim Sweeny and Joan L. Collins of the Pea Island…Read More from VIDEO: Portrait of Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges by Outer Banks artist James Melvin now on display at COA-Dare
Enjoy the sights and sounds from Seven Sounds Brewing Company, as thousands lined the Downtown Elizabeth City waterfront along the Pasquotank River on Dec. 2, 2022 for the annual Lighted Boat Parade….Read More from VIDEO: 2022 Elizabeth City Lighted Boat Parade
Despite higher ratings that can be a “double-edged sword” when seeking assistance for further economic development and access to grants for capital projects such as building new schools, a pair of local counties show positive economic growth headed into the new year. Currituck County is considered North Carolina’s least-economically distressed county in 2023, with top…Read More from Currituck has state’s best economic ranking, Pasquotank improves to Tier Two
For the past eight years, a local group of friends has been gathering to play, learn and explore together in the abundance of natural areas around the Outer Banks. These children have been raised in these places, visiting each week and getting to know them well. With each visit to the woods and the sand…Read More from Outer Banks children create videos showcasing Jockey’s Ridge, Nags Head Woods
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Friday morning on a lawsuit seeking to block a long-planned toll bridge over the Currituck Sound that would run between the mainland and Corolla. Following the oral arguments in No Mid-Currituck Bridge v. North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond will issue a written decision…Read More from LIVE AUDIO: Federal appeals court hears arguments on lawsuit blocking Mid-Currituck Bridge
The Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded nearly $70,000 in Community Enrichment Grants this quarter to nine nonprofits. The funding addresses a variety of causes including financial assistance, Veterans services, the arts, history, and education. A grant to St. John United Methodist Church in Avon will support Hatteras Island Community Strings, a new organization that…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation awards over $69K in grants to nine nonprofits
The final major piece of construction of the new Jug Handle Bridge on Hatteras Island was completed Tuesday, several months ahead of schedule, when contractors for Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative finished connection of the transmission cable along the span over Pamlico Sound. “The reliability of electric service to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will be greatly…Read More from Power to Hatteras, Ocracoke now running along Jug Handle Bridge line
After nearly two years, the realignment of the Hatteras to Hatteras Inlet Channel has been approved, which means that federal dredging can now occur throughout the entire horseshoe route in Hatteras Inlet. An Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact was signed on November 30 by Robert M Burnham, LTC, U.S. Army, acting district commander for…Read More from After nearly two years, federal realignment of Hatteras Inlet channel is approved
After serving in an interim role for the past month, Melody Clopton has been named the Town Manager of Kitty Hawk, effective immediately. Clopton has worked for the Town of Kitty Hawk since 2010, and was Administrative Services Director until November 1 when she was named interim town manager following the resignation of Andy Stewart….Read More from Kitty Hawk names Melody Clopton town manager
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative will complete the final steps to transfer power to the new transmission lines on the Jug Handle (or Bridge at Rodanthe on Tuesday, December 6. A brief power outage will occur on Tuesday morning in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon at 7:00 a.m., and a second power…Read More from Power to Hatteras, Ocracoke will transfer to the new Jug Handle Bridge on Tuesday
Outer Banks artist James Melvin created a portrait of Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges overlooking the ocean that is now on display in the Capt. Richard Etheridge Lobby at the College of the Albemarle-Dare County campus in Manteo. On Friday, COA President Jack Bagwell, Dean Tim Sweeny and Joan L. Collins of the Pea Island…Read More from VIDEO: Portrait of Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges by Outer Banks artist James Melvin now on display at COA-Dare
Enjoy the sights and sounds from Seven Sounds Brewing Company, as thousands lined the Downtown Elizabeth City waterfront along the Pasquotank River on Dec. 2, 2022 for the annual Lighted Boat Parade….Read More from VIDEO: 2022 Elizabeth City Lighted Boat Parade
Despite higher ratings that can be a “double-edged sword” when seeking assistance for further economic development and access to grants for capital projects such as building new schools, a pair of local counties show positive economic growth headed into the new year. Currituck County is considered North Carolina’s least-economically distressed county in 2023, with top…Read More from Currituck has state’s best economic ranking, Pasquotank improves to Tier Two
