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Outer Banks community blood drive June 7-8 at Holy Redeemer in Kitty Hawk

June 3rd, 2022  · Community
Outer Banks community blood drive June 7-8 at Holy Redeemer in Kitty Hawk

The next Outer Banks community blood drive will be held Tuesday June 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday June 8 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Kitty Hawk. The blood drive is sponsored by OBX first responders. All donors will be entered to win door prizes…Read More from Outer Banks community blood drive June 7-8 at Holy Redeemer in Kitty Hawk

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

June 3rd, 2022  · Community
Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla recently announced multiple major donations to help the kindergarten through 8th grade charter build an additional schoolhouse adjacent to its current location in the historic village. The tuition-free school, founded in 2012 and guided by a mission to incorporate whole child development with an emphasis on project-based, hand-on learning,…Read More from Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

North Carolina Ferry Division to hold job fair June 9 in Manteo

June 2nd, 2022  · GOV  · Work
North Carolina Ferry Division to hold job fair June 9 in Manteo

Job seekers on the Outer Banks will have a chance to hop on board a rewarding new career as the North Carolina Ferry Division hosts a job fair June 9 at the College of the Albemarle’s Dare County Campus located at 205 Highway 64 South in Manteo. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to…Read More from North Carolina Ferry Division to hold job fair June 9 in Manteo

Pair of bills in General Assembly would change happy hour laws, drop bar membership fees in N.C.

June 2nd, 2022  · Food & Drink  · GOV
Pair of bills in General Assembly would change happy hour laws, drop bar membership fees in N.C.

Legislators have filed two bills in the N.C. General Assembly’s short session to loosen restrictions when it comes to purchasing liquor and patronizing bars and restaurants across the state. If passed it would dictate changes to how the ABC Commission operates in the state. North Carolina established its Alcohol Beverage Control Commission in 1937 to…Read More from Pair of bills in General Assembly would change happy hour laws, drop bar membership fees in N.C.

National Park Service, Koru Village agree to ten-year lease of Avon Fishing Pier

June 2nd, 2022  · BIZ
National Park Service, Koru Village agree to ten-year lease of Avon Fishing Pier

Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced Tuesday the National Park Service has signed a 10-year lease with Koru Village, Inc. to provide for the continued maintenance of the Seashore’s Avon Fishing Pier, located in Avon. The lease began on June 1. The National Park Service received multiple proposals in response to a Request for Proposals to…Read More from National Park Service, Koru Village agree to ten-year lease of Avon Fishing Pier

Dare Days returns this weekend with three days celebrating the Outer Banks

June 2nd, 2022  · Out & About
Dare Days returns this weekend with three days celebrating the Outer Banks

There are birthdays, holidays, barefoot days, wear your PJs to school days, take your child to work days, and then there are Dare Days. Dare Days 2022, showcasing and celebrating our great community, its diverse culture, and rich history over three days in three ways in three different locations in Manteo. Friday, June 3 Dare…Read More from Dare Days returns this weekend with three days celebrating the Outer Banks

Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

June 2nd, 2022  · Community
Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $191,100 in 76 scholarships to 56 students this spring, in a year of firsts for the Community Foundation’s expanding scholarship program. This year, thirty-eight percent of graduation seniors receiving Community Foundation scholarships will be the first in their families to attend college. In addition, three newly-established scholarship programs have…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

Public meeting Monday in Nags Head on proposed Outer Banks Event Center

June 2nd, 2022  · GOV
Public meeting Monday in Nags Head on proposed Outer Banks Event Center

A public meeting has been scheduled for Monday in Nags Head to review plans for the Outer Banks Event Center which has been proposed for The Soundside event site. The meeting will take place at the Keeper’s Galley building at Haven on the Banks, 115 Dove Street, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Plans for the…Read More from Public meeting Monday in Nags Head on proposed Outer Banks Event Center

Rock The Cape celebrates visual, performing arts Thursday & Friday on Hatteras

June 1st, 2022  · Out & About
Rock The Cape celebrates visual, performing arts Thursday & Friday on Hatteras

A concert, art show and gallery tour will comprise the 10th Annual Rock The Cape, which will be held on Hatteras Island June 2-3. From 12pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 2, over 25 local and regional artists will gather on the lawn at Kitty Hawk Kites’ Waves Village Watersports Center at Milepost 40 in…Read More from Rock The Cape celebrates visual, performing arts Thursday & Friday on Hatteras

Above-average activity forecast as 2022 hurricane season begins

June 1st, 2022  · Weather
Above-average activity forecast as 2022 hurricane season begins

While the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season begins today with above-average activity predicted, tropical cyclone activity did not get a head start this year. A streak that started in 2014 of at least one tropical storm or hurricane forming in the Atlantic basin ahead of the official start of the season on June 1 came to…Read More from Above-average activity forecast as 2022 hurricane season begins

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Community June 3rd, 2022

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla recently announced multiple major donations to help the kindergarten through 8th grade charter build an additional schoolhouse adjacent to its current location in the historic village. The tuition-free school, founded in 2012 and guided by a mission to incorporate whole child development with an emphasis on project-based, hand-on learning,…Read More from Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla receives major donations for addition to schoolhouse

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Food & Drink GOV June 2nd, 2022

Pair of bills in General Assembly would change happy hour laws, drop bar membership fees in N.C.

Legislators have filed two bills in the N.C. General Assembly’s short session to loosen restrictions when it comes to purchasing liquor and patronizing bars and restaurants across the state. If passed it would dictate changes to how the ABC Commission operates in the state. North Carolina established its Alcohol Beverage Control Commission in 1937 to…Read More from Pair of bills in General Assembly would change happy hour laws, drop bar membership fees in N.C.

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BIZ June 2nd, 2022

National Park Service, Koru Village agree to ten-year lease of Avon Fishing Pier

Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced Tuesday the National Park Service has signed a 10-year lease with Koru Village, Inc. to provide for the continued maintenance of the Seashore’s Avon Fishing Pier, located in Avon. The lease began on June 1. The National Park Service received multiple proposals in response to a Request for Proposals to…Read More from National Park Service, Koru Village agree to ten-year lease of Avon Fishing Pier

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Out & About June 2nd, 2022

Dare Days returns this weekend with three days celebrating the Outer Banks

There are birthdays, holidays, barefoot days, wear your PJs to school days, take your child to work days, and then there are Dare Days. Dare Days 2022, showcasing and celebrating our great community, its diverse culture, and rich history over three days in three ways in three different locations in Manteo. Friday, June 3 Dare…Read More from Dare Days returns this weekend with three days celebrating the Outer Banks

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Community June 2nd, 2022

Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $191,100 in 76 scholarships to 56 students this spring, in a year of firsts for the Community Foundation’s expanding scholarship program. This year, thirty-eight percent of graduation seniors receiving Community Foundation scholarships will be the first in their families to attend college. In addition, three newly-established scholarship programs have…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation awards $191,100 in scholarships

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Out & About June 1st, 2022

Rock The Cape celebrates visual, performing arts Thursday & Friday on Hatteras

A concert, art show and gallery tour will comprise the 10th Annual Rock The Cape, which will be held on Hatteras Island June 2-3. From 12pm to 5pm on Thursday, June 2, over 25 local and regional artists will gather on the lawn at Kitty Hawk Kites’ Waves Village Watersports Center at Milepost 40 in…Read More from Rock The Cape celebrates visual, performing arts Thursday & Friday on Hatteras

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Weather June 1st, 2022

Above-average activity forecast as 2022 hurricane season begins

While the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season begins today with above-average activity predicted, tropical cyclone activity did not get a head start this year. A streak that started in 2014 of at least one tropical storm or hurricane forming in the Atlantic basin ahead of the official start of the season on June 1 came to…Read More from Above-average activity forecast as 2022 hurricane season begins