What are the best parts of our town? How important are town services? What changes would you like to see? We're asking our residents, property owners, and business owners to provide their feedback on these questions and many more. 

A representative sample of Nags Head property owners received surveys in the mail. If you received one of those surveys, please fill out the paper survey or use the link provided with that mail to give us your input BEFORE TOMORROW, September 11, 2023.

If you did not receive a survey in the mail,  you can still share your opinion in the open participation survey, but you must do it TODAY!

To fill out the open participation survey online, visit https://www.nagsheadnc.gov/1099/2023-Property-Owner-Survey. You will be required to include your email address and your zip code. Requiring this information ensures we have only one response per person and we can contact you for follow up, if needed. 

Please fill out the survey ONCE!

Thank you for providing feedback that will help guide our Town's priorities for the future!

From our local National Weather Service Office - 

As we continue to monitor Hurricane Lee, there are two important things you should know.

1) We will have an Increased risk of dangerous rip currents.

2) Even if Lee passes to our east, there's still the potential for notable impacts along the coast.

Labor Day Weekend has come and gone and Ocean Rescue has officially transitioned into their fall season. 

Remaining Stand Locations 

• Bonnett
• Epstein
• Gulfstream

The beach will be guarded by 3 remaining stands, 4 patrolling ATVs, and 2 truck supervisors. 

With a decrease in guards on the beach and the significant increase of swell and force that we see in the fall, public safety is at a greater risk. It is IMPORTANT to know your limits and to pay attention to our daily safety advisories. 

~ Rip currents will have more force in the fall and are at their strongest during low tide

~ Shore break will build in height and strength during High Tide.

~ Educate yourself on the safety advisories, flagging, and problematic areas.

~ Always swim near a guarded location if available and let someone know you’re entering the water.

For questions or any additional information, stop and ask a lifeguard. They are always happy to answer your questions and advise on our daily safety precautions.

Be safe, Be seen, and Be Smart!

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Outer Banks history will be revised as new details of the terrifying impacts of the 20th century’s strongest nor’easter are revealed in a mini documentary titled, “The Ash Wednesday Storm in Nags Head.” 

Watch the documentary's trailer.

A co-production of the Town of Nags Head and the Outer Banks History Center, the documentary’s premiere will be held Thursday, September 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the Oceanview Hall at Jennette’s Pier, located at 7223 South Virginia Dare Trail in Nags Head. The event is free and open to the public. Immediately following the premier of the 30-minute-long video, a question and answer opportunity will take place. 

Funded by a grant from CurrentTV and produced by Rayolight Productions, the documentary features several never-before-documented stories of survival of the storm, which is estimated to have destroyed, or significantly damaged, thousands of homes along the East Coast. 

If you aren't familiar with the storm, over several days in March 1962, an unusual combination of weather elements caused a massive storm to slowly churn off the East Coast. Over five high tide cycles, Nags Head residents fought for their lives. 

Storm survivor Juanita Wescott explains in the video that, during the storm, her family wasn’t thinking about the future and whether they would have a home or jobs to return to; instead, they were wondering if they were going to survive. Her story is just one of several that explain what it was like to live through the life-changing event.  

In addition to Ms. Wescott, you may recognize others who kindly shared their stories for the documentary:  current Nags Head Commissioner (and former mayor) Renée Cahoon, and former Nags Head Commissioners Wayne Gray and Buster Nunemaker. We are grateful for the time they spent recalling such a devastating storm. 

Those unable to attend the premiere can watch the documentary later on CurrentTV’s YouTube channel or the Town of Nags Head's YouTube channel.

Please do not put your bulk trash or brush out by the side of the road. We will NOT pick it up.

Our curbside bulk trash/brush collection service resumes Monday, October 2, 2023. 

Until October, take your items to our bulk/brush drop off yard at 2200 Lark Avenue. Drive west on Eighth Street, take a left onto Lark, and the yard will be on the left, just after the concrete plant. 

The yard is open on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, and on Saturdays from 9 am to 3 pm.

You must have a permit to use this yard; a one-day permit is available. 

Help us keep Nags Head looking its best. Thank you.

Though our Dowdy Park concert series ended with Mamma's Black Sheep last week, you can still enjoy free yoga classes every Tuesday at 7:30 am through October 31. 

Thank you Coastal Carolina Vacations and Sales for your generous sponsorship of these classes. 

Look for news about additional Dowdy Park events in the fall and winter. We'll post the information to NagsHead.NC.gov/DowdyParkEvents, in this email, and on the Dowdy Park Facebook page.  

Did you know your recyclables can go inside the bin without a bag?

If you need to place your recyclables in a bag, please choose paper. Plastic liners that are falsely advertised for recycling are not accepted in curbside recycling because they will get stuck in the machines.

Thanks for recycling right, Nags Head. We appreciate it.

If you don't have time to haul your recyclables to the recycling centers we have at town hall (5401 South Croatan Highway) and our public services facility (2200 Lark Avenue), subscribe to the curbside recycling collection service offered by TFC Recycling. The cost is only $10.33/month thanks to a $5/month subsidy from the Town.