Fee Free Weekend Announced At Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills will be joining national park sites across the country in celebrating the first weekend of National Park Week by waiving admission fees on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 & 19, 2015. It’s about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations and enhancing […]

Outer Banks Group Joins NPS Find Your Park Movement

The Outer Banks Group of national parks join other parks, programs, and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com.  Recently launched by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, Find Your Park is a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone […]

Dare Arts Council Hosting Watercolor Workshop

Dare County Arts Council is pleased to present a watercolor workshop with artist Jesi Pace-Berkeley, entitled “Faces and Figures”. This three day workshop will focus on figurative painting, and how to capture emotion and convey the human spirit. The workshop will take place at Dare County Arts Council on April 28-30, from 10am – 4pm […]

Auction To Benefit Visually Impaired Persons Fishing Tournament

A “Night for Sight” dinner and auction to raise funds for the blind and visually impaired will be held at Duck Woods Country Club in Southern Shores on April 18 opening at 5:30pm. Tickets for this fundraising event that sold out last year are just $25 per person. Proceeds from this benefit will fund the 33rd […]

National Park Service Honors Outer Banks Volunteers

During National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group celebrates the volunteers that work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.  This past year these volunteers donated a total of 16,097 hours! Last year, the 133 Outer Banks Group volunteers donated over 11,626 […]

Cape Point Temporarily Closes ORV Beach Access

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Deputy Superintendent Mark Dowdle announced today the temporary off-road vehicle (ORV) access closure of the Cape Point area in accordance with the requirements of the ORV Management Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore. On April 6, 2015, approximately 0.6 – 0.7 of a mile south of Ramp 44 adjacent […]

DCAC Announces Mollie Fearing Art Show Call For Entries

Dare County Arts Council announces a Call for Entry for the 18 th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show. The Annual “Mollies” features an eclectic mix of artwork, which will be on display at the Dare County Arts Council Gallery in downtown Manteo during the month of May. This show is held in memory of […]

Kill Devil Hills Hosting Historic Landmarks Open House

The Kill Devil Hills Historic Landmarks Open House is coming up this month. The self-guided tour of a sampling of the historic homes will began with a reception for recent  historic home designations at the Town Hall starting at 1pm on April 17. Participants will be given a map and guidebook of the properties and they will have  […]

Dare Arts Council Presents Gina Owens Exhibit

The Dare County Arts Council presents a special exhibit for the month of April, featuring Manteo artist Gina Owens. Gina Owens’s distinctive style is both colorful and bold. Using both house paint and acrylics, her subjects are painted on old buoys or planked wood sourced from the north end of Roanoke Island. Her work is […]

National Park Service Announces Seasonal Hatteras, Ocracoke ORV Closures

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac announced this week the temporary closing of seasonal ORV (off road vehicle) routes in front of village beaches will take place on April 1, 2015. In accordance with the ORV Management Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the following seasonal ORV routes close temporarily to vehicles […]

Take Kill Devil Hills Community Appearance Online Survey

The Kill Devil Hills Community Appearance Commission is looking for citizen feedback with its 2015 Community Appearance Survey.  It takes less than five minutes to complete and provides the Commission with direct feedback on areas in the Town that may need attention to make the community more aesthetically pleasing.  Respondents can address a variety of […]

Kill Devil Hills Releases Beach Nourishment Video

Kill Devil Hills has released a video to provide an informational overview of the Town’s proposed beach nourishment program, along with the history of beach erosion efforts in the community. The segment features Mayor Sheila Davies, along with business and community leaders, including Cliff Blakely, Aubrey Davis, Warren Judge, and former Mayor Lowell Perry. The Kill […]

Dare High Schools Art Show Opens at Roanoke Island Festival Park

You are invited to come witness the creativity, originality, and promise in the youthful artists featured in the Dare County High Schools Annual Art Show at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The exhibition features two and three dimensional handcrafted art including: ceramics, stained glass, wood and fiber art, mixed media, digital art, printmaking, sculpture, paintings, drawings, […]

Outer Banks Nature Conservancy Hosting Coastal Resilience Open House

The Outer Banks office of The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter, is bringing together stakeholders from Roanoke Island to engage in discussions about coastal hazards in their communities. Information will be collected and used to inform the Coastal Resilience mapping tool, developed by The Nature Conservancy, which will display key economic, social and natural assets, […]

US Fish And Wildlife Service Accepting Comments On Hunt Fees

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting public comments on the proposal to charge a fee for hunting permits on Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge.  The proposal is to charge a fee of $15 for limited-entry 3-day hunting permits for waterfowl, turkey, deer (gun), and deer (archery).  Since 1981, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]

Kill Devil Hills Supports No Change In Occupancy Tax Distribution

The Town of Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners has released a public statement officially opposing possible changes in occupancy tax distribution that were recently proposed by North Carolina Senator Bill Cook. You can read the full statement below, including how you can contact Cook to voice your opposition. State Senator Bill Cook recently co-sponsored […]

Theatre of Dare Brings ‘Aesop’s Fables’ to Dare County Kids

The Tortoise and The Hare. The Fox and The Grapes. For more than two thousand years, these and other simple tales have brought life lessons to children and adults around the world. Now, they are the subjects of Theatre of Dare’s first-ever show for kids. A troupe of four actors is taking Aesop’s Fables on […]

National Park Service Announces Pre-Nesting Beach Closures

To protect breeding habitat for important shorebirds, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff are implementing pre-nesting closures in several beach locations.  During the winter, staff conducted annual assessments of preferred breeding habitat for piping plover, Wilson’s plover, American oystercatcher and colonial waterbirds.  All pre-nesting closures will be marked by March 15.  Pre-nesting areas for colonial […]

Kill Devil Hills Historic Landmarks Open House 2015 Announced

The Kill Devil Hills Historic Landmarks Open House event is back in April, offering a glimpse into some of the town’s most striking local structures.  The self-guided tour of a sampling of the historic homes will begin with a reception for recent  historic home designations at the Town Hall at 1pm. Participants will be given […]

University of Vermont Students Assist with NPS Outer Banks Projects

For the second season, a group of young University of Vermont students have traveled to the Outer Banks Group national parks to assist with many park “springtime sprucing-up” projects.  These energetic young students recently performed valuable work at all three national park locations providing much needed assistance to park staff.  Outside work conditions have been […]

NPS Know Your Park Series Continues With Sharks Of NC

The National Park Service Outer Banks Group Know Your Park citizen science program series continues this winter with upcoming scheduled presentations. Charles Bangley, a PhD candidate in the Coastal Resources Management Program at East Carolina University, will share his knowledge of the status and significance of shark populations along the Outer Banks.  The program will […]

Kill Devil Hills Proclaims Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week

Kill Devil Hills Mayor Sheila F. Davies has issued a proclamation declaring March 2-8, 2015 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in Kill Devil Hills. “We encourage anyone in our community who has multiple sclerosis, or has a family member with MS, to learn more about the resources, programs, information and support available through the National MS […]

Jennette’s Pier Summer “Camperships” Help Kids In Need

At least two children in Dare County’s Friends of Youth program will get the opportunity for several pretty cool adventures this summer thanks to a $505 donation by the Manteo Rotary Club. Jennette’s Pier educators are looking for several more groups to make similar contributions. These adventure camps are designed for participants from five to […]

Ruth Wyand, Brooksie Wells To Perform In Kitty Hawk [Concert Preview]

Ruth Wyand and Brooksie Wells will perform a double bill on March 13 at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Kitty Hawk. “‘Bluejazz” or “Jazzy Blues” are the names heard to describe Ruth’s music. With one foot in juke joints and one foot in jazz clubs, Ruth draws on American roots music to frame her […]