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Welcome to the new and improved OBX.com. We've worked hard to bring you the very best Outer Banks site on the web. You will notice many new changes and much more fun and enlightening information to make your time on the Outer Banks the best it can be. Whether you are vacationing or one of the many residents, OBX.com has something for you. In the coming weeks you will see even more information and interactive content coming to the site, so bookmark us and have fun surfing OBX.com.

On a hot and humid afternoon last week, a Bobcat 5600 vehicle used a sophisticated radar that looked like a bush hog farm tractor attachment to try to find artifacts near the main gate to the Lost Colony's Waterside Theater on the northend of Roanoke Island.

Join thousands of competitors and weekend warriors for the best run on the beach! A half marathon is also available, and each of them winds their way down the main island along the sound and then breaks inland over the bridges to Roanoke Island's Festival Park. 

Bodie Island Lighthouse has been named one of 12 lighthouse finalists from among 49 nominees in the JELD-WEN® Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative. The winner of the competition will win new JELD-WEN windows and doors. This could be a boon to the lighttower which has been in need of substancial repair for several years. If voted the winner in the JELD-WEN initiative, eight windows and a door would be replaced. And it is time for some good news for the historic landmark, say supporters.