The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3. The statewide ban on open burning went into effect March 28 due to hazardous forest fire ...

Ocracoke Observer Teacher Appreciation Week 2026 runs from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, with National Teacher Appreciation Day celebrated on Tuesday, May 5.

At this point in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget cycle, town managers in Dare County will be presenting their budget recommendations at the next board of commissioners and town council ...

Beryl is survived by her son, Rick (Karen); grandchildren, Erin and Joseph all of Southern Shores; sister, Karen of Houston, Texas. She also leaves behind many cherished nieces an ...

Timberlyn Duncan, a graduate student at NC State University working with the People, Place, and Oceans Lab at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese, is conducting research on how Outer Banks ...

Shooting stars before dawn, a brilliant meetup between the Moon and Venus and a rare blue moon to end the month ...

At its recent meeting, the Board of Commissioners honored two individuals who committed themselves in service to the Town and its citizens.

As the last shuttle made its way from the finish of the Nags Head Woods 5K to the parking area, Luke Baer, president of the First Flight Rotary Club, struck up a conversation with a family that ...

The Ruby Bridges Foundation today announced on May 1 that applications are now being accepted for Camp Bridges OBX 2026, a weeklong summer camp experience for children ages 8 to 12 across ...

From May 1 through July 31, Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s priority off-road vehicle (ORV) ramps close at 9 p.m. and reopen the following morning at 6 a.m. All other designated ocean-side ...

On Friday, May 1, Dominion Energy announced it has filed a rate proposal with the North Carolina Utilities Commission that could result in an average $17 monthly increase for residential ...

On its Facebook page, the Town of Southern Shores provided this account of its 2026 Flat Top Cottages Tour, an event held every two years. Saturday, April 25 marked another successful Southern ...