Honor Our Nation's Veterans on November 11

Please join us as we honor our nation’s veterans on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 11 a.m. in front of Nags Head's town hall at 5401 South Croatan Highway.

This year's guest speaker will be Nags Head Elementary School Principal and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Thomas McGeachy. 

Local school students will also be playing music as part of the ceremony. 

The Town of Nags Head is updating its Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) and would like to hear your feedback! Join us virtually on November 18th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM to learn more about the update of the DWMP and share your thoughts on the future of septic system management in the Town of Nags Head. To sign up for the public forum, please register HERE.  

Town staff, the consultant, and the DWMP Advisory Committee will all be available to answer questions and engage in discussion. If you would like to learn more about the Plan, including past meeting minutes and presentations, please visit https://www.nagsheadnc.gov/1035/Decentralized-Wastewater-Management-Plan.

For more information about the Todd D. Krafft Septic Health Initiative or the plan, contact Kylie Shephard, Environmental Planner, at kylie.shephard@nagsheadnc.gov.   

Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan Input Needed

We're updating our Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan and we need YOUR input! 

As background, to help homeowners continually maintain septic systems, the Town created the Septic Health Initiative in 2000 for Nags Head residents. In 2005, the Town approved a Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) that more clearly outlines the importance of septic health, maintenance, and education in relation to our region's water quality. (In 2019, the Septic Health Initiative was renamed in honor of Todd D. Krafft, an employee who tirelessly managed and promoted the program.) 

The short survey only takes only six minutes to complete. We're looking for feedback that will guide  and suggest changes and additions to the Decentralized Wastewater Management Plan and Septic Health Initiative. For more information on the survey or the plan update, contact Environmental Planner Kylie.Shephard@nagsheadnc.gov. 

Learn more about the Todd D. Krafft Septic Health Initiative.

Take the survey. 

2021 Earl Murray, Jr. Employee of the Year Nominees

Congratulations to this year's Earl Murray, Jr. Employee of the Year nominees! 

Presented by Nags Head's Board of Commissioners each December, the award, named after Police Sergeant Earl Murray, who died in the line of duty in May 2009, recognizes Town employees who have excelled in: 

• attitude towards the public and co-workers 
• performance 
• quality of work 
• willingness to cooperate with others
• attendance. 

Nags Head's Board will announce the Employee of the Year honoree at their December 1, 2021 meeting. 

This year's nominees are:

• Administrative Services:  Water Billing Specialist Brittany Phillips
• Public Works:  Facilities Maintenance Technician Conner Twiddy
• Fire and Rescue:  Fire Captain Matthew Swain
• Planning and Development:  Senior Building Inspector Steve Szymanski
• Police:  Detective Paul “Trey” Lipscomb

In the photo above, front row:  Brittany Phillips, Matthew Swain, Steve Szymanski, Trey Lipscomb, and Conner Twiddy. Back row:  Mayor Pro Tem Mike Siers, Commissioners Renée Cahoon, Kevin Brinkley, and Webb Fuller, and Mayor Ben Cahoon.

The responsibilities of a deputy town clerk are vast and varied, to say the least. And, because of that, Deputy Town Clerk Michelle Gray, who was recognized last week by Nags Head's Board of Commissioners for 25 years of service, holds the proverbial key to our town. 

Need an arcane piece of Town of Nags Head information? Michelle can find it. Want to know the requirements of holding a large, public event in Nags Head? Michelle knows. Where and how to file an easement? Whether or not you can hold a wedding ceremony on the beach? Call Michelle. And these are just some of her easier-to-explain duties. 

Congratulations, Michelle. 

Standing behind Michelle are, from left to right, Commissioners Renée Cahoon and Webb Fuller, Mayor Pro Tem Mike Siers, Commissioner Kevin Brinkely, and Mayor Ben Cahoon.