Join Us for a Community Clean-Up at Dowdy Park tomorrow, Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 9 AM to 12 PM! 

Our community is coming together to make a positive impact on our local environment, and we need YOUR help! Join us for a fun and fulfilling morning of cleaning up our community. 

• What: Community Clean-Up at Dowdy Park
• When: Saturday, October 28, 2023
• Time: 9 AM - 12 PM
• Where: Dowdy Park

We will provide all the necessary cleaning supplies, so just bring your enthusiasm, energy, and a smile! Let's make our community shine.

After all our hard work, there will be delicious food and beverages for all participants to enjoy together. It's a great opportunity to socialize, meet your neighbors, and reflect on the positive change we made.

Feel free to invite your friends and family. The more, the merrier! Together, we can create a cleaner, greener, and more connected community.

Please mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Let's come together to make Nags Head look even more amazing!

Message from Students at the Coastal Studies Institute -

Your input is needed for a local research project! In partnership with UNC-Chapel Hill and the Coastal Studies Institute, undergraduate students are seeking responses to a research survey meant to better understand public knowledge and preferences on Artificial Light at Night (ALAN). 

We want YOUR feedback as we are seeking participants to fill out a brief 10-minute survey. If you live or are visiting in and between the towns of Corolla and Hatteras, we request your help in completing a survey for our project!

Fill out the survey. 

Filling out the survey is completely voluntary and confidential. No previous knowledge on ALAN is needed to fill it out. The survey will close on Sunday, November 12th. 

A presentation on the research study findings will be held at the Coastal Studies Institute in Room 262 on December 12th, 6pm. This event is open to the public, and your attendance is appreciated.

On behalf of the 2023 field site class, thank you for your consideration and time. We look forward to your responses! 

UNC-CH IRB 23-1625

If you have any questions about the research or study, feel free to contact our professor Dr. Linda D’Anna at 252-475-5457 or ldanna@email.unc.edu. You may contact the Institutional Review Board at 919-966-3113 or IRB_Subjects@unc.edu. 

As part of our focus on maintaining the town's infrastructure, starting Monday, October 30, 2023, the Epstein public beach access will be closed to replace the bathhouse, deck, and walkway at the site.

Look for news of a grand opening before summer 2024.

A nonpartisan municipal election will be held November 7, 2023. 

The November 7 election will be held in Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, and Southern Shores to elect officials. The polls will be open for voting on that day from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dare County municipal elections are non-partisan plurality elections. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected.

On October 5, the League of Women Voters of Dare County held a candidate forum for voters to hear directly from the those running for Nags Head's Board of Commissioners. A video of the forum is available on Nags Head's YouTube channel. It is also available on Spectrum cable channel 191 (view schedule), in addition to being posted on the League of Women Voters of Dare County's YouTube channel.  

Voting Information

• Dare County Board of Elections Web Site  
• November 2, 2021 Municipal Election Notice (Includes candidate list) 
• Frequently Asked Questions 
• Polling Locations
• Voter Photo ID Requirement

We are joining Dare County and its municipalities in shining a light on the service of our veterans and their families through Operation Green Light for Veterans.

From November 6-19, shine a green light to honor our local vets. All it takes it changing one bulb to let our veterans know they are appreciated.

The public is invited to a ceremony in honor of our nation’s veterans on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the veterans memorial in front of Nags Head’s town hall at 5401 S. Croatan Highway. 

Retired United States Army Colonel Timothy Healy will be the guest speaker and music will be provided by local students.

Recycling right can be difficult, especially if you're a "wishcycler" who wants to recycle everything! We wish everything was recyclable too, but placing incorrect items in your bin is a hindrance to the entire recycling process.

As a helpful reminder save this for later, then share with a neighbor. If you do not reside in our service areas, please check with your city/county to learn what is recyclable.

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.