Beach to Re-Open to Driving at 12 pm Today

The beach will re-open to driving today at 12 pm. For more information and a map of the beach driving area, visit our web site.

Nags Head's Board has approved the awarding of a contract with Great Lakes Dock and Dredge for the summer 2022 beach restoration project.

Summer 2022 Beach Restoration Project Moving Forward With Notice of Award to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock

At their January 5, 2022 meeting, Nags Head's Board of Commissioners awarded an $11,598,653 contract for the summer 2022 beach restoration project to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, GLDD was the contractor on Nags Head's previous nourishment projects in 2011 and 2019.

Beach restoration will take place in south Nags Head this summer, with sand being placed on the oceanfront from 8031 South Old Oregon Inlet Road (Comfort Inn South) near Mile Post 16 south through 10435 South Old Oregon Inlet Road.

Schedule
Great Lakes will likely provide a preliminary schedule in the spring of 2022. Because these complex projects are so weather-dependent, even when we are given a preliminary schedule, it may change. We will share the schedule as soon as possible via this email broadcast, social media, and our web site. Dare County's MoreBeachtoLove web site will provide information and links regarding all of the beach work that will take place this summer throughout Dare County.

These projects are not linear in nature, meaning Great Lakes won't necessarily start at the north end of the project area and proceed to the south end. We also may have more than one area of the beach closed at a time as there may be more than one dredge on the project. Visit our 2022 Hurricane Dorian Beach Restoration web site for more information on beach nourishment construction.

Beach Nourishment FAQs

**We will provide beach closure updates on our web site daily throughout the project.

Visit ncdor.gov For more information about the Business Recovery Grant Program and to apply. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2022.

The NC Department of Revenue will be hosting webinars on the Business Recovery Grant Program on the following dates:

• Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 2 pm (TODAY)

• Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 10 am

Those interested in attending can register here.

Visit ncdor.gov for more information about the Business Recovery Grant Program and to apply. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2022.

About the Program

The Business Recovery Grant Program will issue a one-time payment to eligible North Carolina businesses that experienced significant economic loss due to COVID-19. Two types of grants will be available to eligible businesses that suffered an economic loss of at least 20 percent during the pandemic:

• A hospitality grant will be available to an eligible arts, entertainment, and recreation business, as well as an eligible accommodation or food service business such as a hotel, restaurant, and bar.

• A reimbursement grant will be available to an eligible business not classified in NAICS Code 71 and 72 and that did not receive funding from other relief programs including Paycheck Protection Program, COVID-19 Job Retention Grant, and EIDL Advance.

The Nags Head Police Department is very appreciative of the support we receive from our community. If you would like to be involved in the Community Watch Association, please email us at police@nagsheadnc.gov for more information! Or give us a call at 252-441-6386.

Nags Head's Community Watch Association - Residents and Law Enforcement Working Together to Prevent Crime

Established nearly three decades ago, Nags Head's Community Watch Association is made up of residents, known as watch captains, who assist our police department by acting as another set of "eyes and ears" in our neighborhoods.

Watch a video about this helpful organization.

Want to get involved? Email police@nagsheadnc.gov for more information! Or give them a call at 252-441-6386. Get involved in the safety of our great little community.

A summary of the Town's financial activities, the Popular Annual Financial Report explains how tax dollars are being spent in a simple, non technical format.

Where Are Your Tax Dollars Being Used? Find Out in Our 2021 Annual Report

A summary of the Town's financial activities, the Popular Annual Financial Report, explains how your tax dollars are being spent in a simple, non technical format.

We are proud that our previous reports have won awards in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve this report, please email Finance Director Amy Miller. We appreciate the feedback.

For more in-depth information on our financial activities, view our latest Comprehensive Annual Report.

View previous Popular Annual Financial Reports.
View previous Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.

It's the time of year that everyone is ready to implement their New Year's resolutions, many of them health related. If you haven't decided on yours yet, consider choosing a resolution that contributes to the health of the planet. This year, commit to reducing, reusing, and recycling more items. ??Reduce waste by choosing unpackaged items. ??Invest in reusable items such as bottles, bags, straws, and travel utensils. ??Recycle paper, bottles, and cans to save natural resources.

It's the time of year when everyone is ready to implement their New Year's resolutions, many of them health related. If you haven't decided on yours yet, consider choosing a resolution that contributes to the health of the planet.

This year, commit to reducing, reusing, and recycling more items.

Reduce waste by choosing unpackaged items.
Invest in reusable items such as bottles, bags, straws, and travel utensils.
Recycle paper, bottles, and cans to save natural resources.

Be sure to sign up for the NC COPS Blue Blood Drive on January 26, 2022 at Jennette's Pier and donate in the memory of Sgt. Earl Murray who sadly died in the line of duty on May 15, 2009. Kim Murray, Earl's widow, is spearheading the event, so please get out out there and show your support! Earl was a loved and respected member of our community, in addition to being a fair and helpful police sergeant.

Theodosia Burr, who disappeared at sea off the coast of North Carolina in 1813. Years later, a local doctor, W.G. Pool, came into possession of a portrait believed to depict Theodosia Burr around the time of her disappearance. The OBHC has recently processed a collection of Pool Family Papers, which includes an early handwritten account of Pool finding the portrait and some early images of the family. Click the link below to view the collection's finding aid, then come in and see it for yourself!

Aaron Burr's Daughter and Her Link to Nags Head

Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of the third U.S. Vice President (and famous duelist) Aaron Burr, perished in a shipwreck somewhere off the east coast in 1813. We believe.

We know this: Theodosia set foot on the schooner Patriot out of Georgetown, South Carolina, on December 31, 1812 and was never seen again. Until her portrait appeared on the Outer Banks.

Dr. William Gaskins Pool, who is credited with building the first oceanfront house in Nags Head, attended a local woman, Mrs. Mann, and noticed a striking portrait of a young woman on her wall. Mann told him that her first husband had taken the portrait from a shipwreck decades earlier and then she gave it to Pool as a gift. The portrait was later determined to depict Theodosia Burr Alston. It was believed to have been painted by John Vanderlyn.

The portrait was inherited by Dr. Pool's daughter, Anna Louise Pool (1858-1937), who married John Overman (1848-1919) in 1893. The couple had one child, Victor Kent Overman (1895-1970). Sometime prior to 1933, Anna Pool Overman sold the portrait to the McBeth Gallery in New York, and it was purchased by a descendant of the Burr family. The portrait was eventually donated by the family to the Lewis Walpole Library at Yale University.

Is the portrait really of Aaron Burr's daughter? Was she lost at sea during a storm or was she a victim of our area's famous "wreckers"?

Thank you to the Outer Banks History Center for most of the information above. They have a collection of the Pool family papers, though they are closed to the public through January 15, 2022, so you'll have to wait to solve this mystery. Good luck!