outer banks to reopen may 16

State Social Distancing orders still apply as Dare, Currituck and Hyde Counties ready welcome

After two months of isolation, the Outer Banks is reopening to visitors. It will not quite be business as usual with restaurants available for takeout only social distancing rules still in affect. Kari Pugh, writing in OBX Today, has the details.

Outer Banks to reopen May 16. Even with social distancing rules in effect, the beach calls.
Outer Banks to reopen May 16. Even with social distancing rules in effect, the beach calls.

Dare County, in coordination with Hyde and Currituck counties, will lift restrictions on entry for visitors beginning Saturday, May 16 at 12:01 a.m.

This decision follows the announcement by Governor Roy Cooper Tuesday to issue Executive Order 138 which will modify North Carolina’s stay-at home order and transition to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain COVID-19 restrictions.

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