How to Find Weather, Traffic, Obituaries and Events on The Outer Banks Voice

The Outer Banks Voice (outerbanksvoice.com) organizes local Dare County information into dedicated sections reachable from its top navigation menu. Weather appears both as a "Today's Weather" panel and as news posts; traffic, obituaries, events and community items each have their own menu entry. The sections below describe what each one holds and how to reach it, based on the site's own navigation and page content.

Weather

The site carries weather in two forms:

• A current-conditions panel labeled "Today's Weather," showing temperature, cloud cover, humidity, wind speed, cloud percentage, visibility, sunrise and sunset. The sample page displays "72 °F overcast clouds," 89% humidity, 17 mph wind, 100% clouds, 5 mi visibility, sunrise 7:04 am and sunset 6:34 pm, credited to OpenWeatherMap.
• Weather news posts, such as "Flood Watch remains in effect, projected rainfall totals trending lower," which reports National Weather Service updates from Newport/Morehead City, including rainfall projections, severe-weather threat maps, wave heights and rip-current risk.

If you want current conditions at a glance, the panel is enough. If you need warnings, watches or storm-impact updates, read the weather posts, which reproduce the National Weather Service graphics and timing.

Traffic

A "Traffic" entry sits in the navigation menu alongside Community, Elections, Obits, Sports, Newsletter, Events, Business, Best of the Beach, Wellness, Help Wanted, Real Estate, Recipes and Pet Tributes. Traffic items are published as local updates — for example, the page lists "October 9: NC Transportation Bd. seeks to delay implementation of new ferry tolls," which concerns ferry service rather than road conditions. Expect transportation-related news (ferries, road matters) rather than a live traffic map.

Obituaries

Obituaries appear under "Obits" in the menu and also surface as top stories. The sample page shows "Francis 'Dewey' Duon Hemilright, Jr." and "OBX mourns Dewey Hemilright" among popular posts. Obituary entries function as local tributes and announcements, so the Obits section is the direct route when you are looking for a specific person or recent passings.

Events

"Events" is a separate menu entry, and event coverage also appears as news. The page lists "Weather concerns force changes to Duck Jazz Fest schedule" and "With no football season, FFHS homecoming event features some new 'twists'" — examples of how schedule changes and community happenings are reported. For a listing-style view, use the Events section; for changes and cancellations, check the news feed, since weather-driven schedule updates are published as stories.

Other sections worth knowing

The same menu covers Community, Elections, Sports, Business, Wellness, Help Wanted, Real Estate, Recipes, Pet Tributes and Best of the Beach. There is also a daily newsletter signup ("SIGN UP TODAY! For our Daily Newsletter — Get News as it Breaks!") requiring first name, last name and email, plus a "Breaking News Alerts" list option. The site states it will never share your email address. A "Listen Live" block links to local radio stations: Dixie 105.7, Pirate 95.3, Killer Hits 102.5, 96.7 The Coast, 104.9 The Block, 98.1 The Score. "Local Links" points to Coastal Review Online, Currituck County, Dare County, Duck, Island Free Press, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, N.E.S.T., Nags Head, OBX Marine Stranding Network, OBX Surf Info, Ocracoke Observer and Southern Shores.

Quick reference

One caveat: the site mixes standing sections with rolling news, so a weather or event item may appear both in its section and as a top story. If a section looks sparse, check the news feed before concluding the information is missing.