People & Community

A major beach nourishment project that will pump about four million cubic yards of sand onto the beaches of the northern Outer Banks will get underway this spring. The project encompasses [...]

One of the area’s most notable golfers wants you to know that he’s the second-fastest kid at his school and that he has received only one grade below an A on his report cards in the past year and [...]

Most people think of red kettles and bell ringers at Christmas when they think of The Salvation Army, but Captain Kenny Igleheart and his wife, Julie, know that’s just a tiny piece of what the [...]

I will show you my faith by my works. John 2:18 Most people see retirement on the Outer Banks as an opportunity to brush up on their golf skills or spend leisurely days on the beach reading [...]

Ghost tours, haunted houses, and newer attractions like PsychoPath flourish in an area rich with history — as if thousands of boats and an entire colony disappearing wasn’t enough!

Blackbeard’s Crew is a nonprofit dedicated to historical preservation, a relatively dry description that could apply to many organizations. However, most other nonprofits dedicated to historical [...]

Stepping out onto the pier, I feel the worn and weathered planks beneath my feet give just a little. The smell of salt air mixed with the briny scent of bait fill my senses and my eyes soak in a [...]

Kim and Roger Meacham weren’t looking to change the lives of their family, friends, and neighbors on Ocracoke – they were just looking for a way to help their son. A Company Is Born  Four [...]

Local icon, Bill Harris, reflects on his collection of memories and other research that adds to a multigenerational story about Kitty Hawk Village – an overarching narrative that includes the way [...]

Doors of Dare County A pink door might signify that a home’s occupants are hopelessly romantic, while a blue door tells the world that you value peace and truth. No paint on the door? Then [...]

Most visitors to the Outer Banks think of it as “my beach vacation.” Most residents the Outer Banks think of it as “my maritime community.” And everyone thinks of Cape Hatteras as the yardstick [...]

If you blink you might miss it: Driving through Colington Island, which lies just west of Kill Devil Hills, an unobtrusive, time-weathered sign marks the gravel road that leads to Endurance [...]

When Erin Walters was a toddler, she would stand on the back of the sofa in her living room and look across the highway at Dowdy’s Amusement Park. “I remember she would just keep saying ‘wheel, [...]

It takes a special kind of person to live on the Outer Banks year-round. To make it work here you have to be resourceful, able to roll with the punches, not afraid of a little wind every once in [...]

This dilapidated, four-room schoolhouse currently sits by the road at on Caratoke Highway in Coinjock and hardly looks like the historic structure that it is. Owner, Paul Robinson, has purchased [...]

What will it be this time… the bypass or the beach road? There are not many routes to pick from. And, there are only so many trips you can take up and down the beach before you calculate that [...]

From Lawnmowers to Airplanes Wanchese resident Ellinor Nick started working in a lawn mower shop in Dayton, Ohio when she was nine years old. There she would cut grass and learn how to fix a [...]

White’s gas station at the foot of the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge in Manns Harbor may look like your run-of-the-mill pit stop. It has all the makings: gas, snacks, drinks, and even some [...]

It was 1950, post-war and pre-tourism on the Outer Banks. That was the year Dale Wescott was born. It was also the year her father built the Cavalier by the Sea Motel. And 65 years later, both [...]

A glimpse at just a few of the best tailgate parties hosted by Outer Banks residents! Walking around a tailgate party is that chance to go back. The sheer fun of being on a campus without the [...]

Last summer, David Frasier and his family were vacationing at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore when Frasier decided to partake in a common beach activity: digging in the sand. He was [...]

Arguably the worst place to be on a Saturday or Sunday in the summer is the US 158/NC 12 intersection in Kitty Hawk where drivers turn toward Duck and Corolla. Not only is the traffic verging on [...]

Purple Martin’s of the Outer Banks Come late June, the skies at sunset around the William B. Umstead bridge begin to transform into a moving landscape dotted with about 100,000 of North [...]

As this story was going to press, news of the May 19 oil spill off the California coast was reaching Associated Press sources. Refugio State Beach shoreline (near Santa Barbara) was hit with [...]

You will undoubtedly see and speak with the waitress who brings your food, but you rarely see how your clean sheets and towels arrived hours before your family arrived. And you may chat at length [...]

Any traveler to the Outer Banks knows famous landmarks such as the Wright Brothers National Memorial, but there are so many other monuments off the beaten path that even locals cannot place where [...]

The former home of Edmund McHorney, Jr. probably would have been torn down as Currituck County worked to clear away old abandoned buildings, if Reeves Manning hadn’t put it on the North Carolina [...]

As a sequel to our popular article which tracked six area graduates, My Outer Banks Home is now showcasing some of the Dare County teachers who inspire students – both in the classroom and after [...]

Imagine walking across high and hot sand dunes in your best Sunday clothes – Sunday clothes that include high collars and long pants and skirts. The soft sand sinks below your feet and the sun [...]

My Outer Banks Home interviewed graduates from all three county high schools and traced what has happened to them since leaving our small community. We’ve also asked the folks who graduated from [...]