Outer Banks Voice

Proudly owned and operated by locals, we have deep roots in the Outer Banks community. The Voice has been delivering news about the Outer Banks for a decade and is recognized as the top digital news source in Dare County. Unlike other so-called 'local' news outlets that are run by corporations from states like New Jersey, Delaware, Alabama, and Virginia, our founders, Rob Morris and Russ Lay, are long-time residents of the Outer Banks. Before starting the Outer Banks Voice, we spent over twenty years living and working here, giving us an in-depth understanding of the people, businesses, lifestyle, and challenges of the area.

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Scenes from the 36th Annual Artrageous Kids Art Festival

4 days ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Mary Riddle

By Mary Ellen Riddle | Outer Banks Voice on May 10, 2025 MJ Mosely, visiting from Windsor, looks on as her grandson Beau Goodwin designs and paints a bird at a Columbian style painting booth. (Photos by Mary Ellen Riddle)Alyssa Crespi is creating an all natural henna body art image on 13-year-old Lulu Berryman from First Flight Middle School while school buddies (left to right) Bellamie Swiger, Olivia Worthy and Genevieve Witter look on.
Kitty Hawk artist takes top honors at Mollie Fearing Show

1 week ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Mary Riddle

By Mary Ellen Riddle | Outer Banks Voice on May 8, 2025 By Mary Ellen Riddle | Outer Banks VoiceEric Riggs of Kitty Hawk won his second Dare Arts “Best in Show” award this year. His first win was in February at the annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show. This month he nailed the top spot in the 28th annual Molly Fearing Show that opened in Manteo on Sunday, May 4. Riggs says he is honored twice over. “I didn’t think it would happen again,” he says.
Dare proposes $242.9 million budget, drops tax rate after revaluation

1 week ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Kip Tabb

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice on May 7, 2025 By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks VoiceDwarfing every county budget in northeastern North Carolina, the $242.9 million Dare County 2025-2026 budget was presented by County Manager Bobby Outten at the May 5 Commissioners meeting. Public comment on the budget will take place at the June 2 meeting and it will be voted on by the commissioners at that time.
After intensive discussion on Buxton zone of influence, Dare Board tables action

1 week ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Kip Tabb

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice on May 5, 2025 By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice After two hours of testimony from county officials and the public hearing comments, a visibly frustrated Dare County Commissioners Chair Bob Woodard presented a motion to the commissioners to table any decision on an environmental zone of influence that borders Buxton Woods for 90 days, “so that we can study this and try to iron out exactly what we’ve been discussing.” The motion passed unanimously. The discussion...
Operator of new Kitty Hawk DMV office hopes to cut wait times with larger staff

1 week ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Kip Tabb

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice on May 2, 2025 By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks VoiceFollowing the announcement that a location had been selected in Kitty Hawk for a new Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) License Plate Office, one of the operators talked to the Voice about how the office will operate. Josh Bass is the President of the Currituck County Chamber of Commerce, a position he plans on continuing to hold after the new office opens.
Coastal Resources Commission tours Buxton Beach as plans accelerate to repair Buxton jetties

1 week ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Joy Crist

By Island Free Press on May 2, 2025 By Joy Crist | Island Free Press Representatives of local and state agencies took a tour of problematic sites on Hatteras Island’s shorelines on Thursday as part of the two-day N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) meeting, held on the Outer Banks Roughly 30 meeting attendees were guided through the history of northern Buxton and Rodanthe, with a spotlight on recent erosion-driven issues and the possible solutions that are being considered. Members of the...
CRC rejects Hennessy effort to withdraw lawsuit to restore protections to Jockey’s Ridge

1 week ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Kip Tabb

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice on May 1, 2025 By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks VoiceThere were some fireworks on the second day of the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) on April 1, as Commissioner Jordan Hennessy made a motion to withdraw the lawsuit the CRC has filed against the state’s Rules Review Commission (RRC).
After retirement of Judge Tillett, what’s next for Dare Recovery Court?

2 weeks ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Kip Tabb

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice on April 29, 2025 By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks VoiceThe Dare County Recovery Court has produced many success stories since it began in 2019, with Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett presiding. Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman, who was instrumental in bringing the court to the county, told the Voice the program has achieved up to a 30% success rate. “I mean, 30% really recovering,” he added.
Dare Ed Board Committee to review new regulation on law enforcement access to schools and students

2 weeks ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Mark Jurkowitz

Popular posts: NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF BUDGET NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGETCounty Dare, North Carolina Dare County Tourism BoardThe proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 was submitted to the Dare County Tourism Board on April 17, 2025. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public hearing will be conducted by the Dare County Tourism Board on the proposed budget at 9:15 A.M. on Wednesday, May 15, 2025.
New DMV License Plate Office to open in Kitty Hawk, hopefully by mid-August

2 weeks ago | outerbanksvoice.com | Mark Jurkowitz

By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Voice on April 28, 2025 By Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks VoiceOn Dec. 31, 2024, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) License Plate Office in Island Pharmacy in Manteo, shut its doors. And for the first time in more than 30 years, the county did not have a location to handle vehicle registrations and license plates as well as other DMV vehicle registration issues.