About

The OBX Brief is the Outer Banks, daily, in five minutes.

Every morning by 6:45am, one brief covers what happened from Corolla to Ocracoke: the top story, town and county government, beach and water conditions, tides, roads and ferries, real estate, tonight's live music, a poll, a little trivia, and one good thing.

How it works

The Brief reads the Outer Banks Voice, the Island Free Press, the Coastland Times, town and county agendas, the National Weather Service, NCDOT alerts, and the National Hurricane Center — so one skim covers it all. Every item links to its source. Credit goes where the reporting happened.

The rules the Brief is written by

• Facts, not takes. No opinions, no directives, no hype.
• Third person, always. The Brief reports on the Outer Banks; it doesn't claim to speak for it.
• Official terms mean what they mean. Words like "Hurricane Watch" appear only when the National Weather Service has actually issued one.
• Respect for the sea. Wrecks, rescues, and losses are told straight. Some readers' families work these waters.

Who's behind it

The OBX Brief is written and edited on the Banks' schedule by a small crew that reads everything so you don't have to. It's free. If it's useful, share it with someone who loves this stretch of sand.