We will likely pay more in property taxes next year – but how much more?

The 2012 election season is in full swing now, with signs supporting candidates popping up in yards and along the highway. Political ads are proliferating in newspapers. Next week is the first of the forums for candidates for the Dare County Board of Commissioners to answer voters? questions. The eight candidates vying for commissioner seats […]

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The word is out in the pirate community about Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26-28, and dozens of pirate aficionados are expected to descend on Ocracoke and Hatteras islands to participate.   This first annual free event is sponsored by the Hatteras-Ocracoke Council of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce.   An […]

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The word is out in the pirate community about Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26-28, and dozens of pirate aficionados are expected to descend on Ocracoke and Hatteras islands to participate.   This first annual free event is sponsored by the Hatteras-Ocracoke Council of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce.   An […]

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N.C. insurance industry requests rate hike on homeowners’ policies

The North Carolina Department of Insurance received a homeowners’ rate increase filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau on Monday, Oct. 1.  The Bureau, which is not affiliated with the Department and represents the property insurance companies writing business in the state, requested a statewide average increase of 17.7 percent, with a requested effective date […]

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N.C. insurance industry requests rate hike on homeowners’ policies

The North Carolina Department of Insurance received a homeowners’ rate increase filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau on Monday, Oct. 1.  The Bureau, which is not affiliated with the Department and represents the property insurance companies writing business in the state, requested a statewide average increase of 17.7 percent, with a requested effective date […]

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N.C. insurance industry requests rate hike on homeowners’ policies

The North Carolina Department of Insurance received a homeowners’ rate increase filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau on Monday, Oct. 1.  The Bureau, which is not affiliated with the Department and represents the property insurance companies writing business in the state, requested a statewide average increase of 17.7 percent, with a requested effective date […]

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