From SamWalkerOBXNews.com At the opening meeting of a newly-formed task force created to address the continuing lack of housing held on Thursday, a significant shift in messaging was agreed on by the panel of roughly 20 representatives from local government agencies and various sectors of the Outer Banks business community. The inaugural gathering at the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Companies that underwrite homeowners’ insurance policies are seeking another massive rate hike in North Carolina, with coastal areas again taking the brunt of the proposal. “Rising insurance costs are a real concern and will add to the increasing inability of North Carolinians to realize the dream of home ownership,” said Outer Banks […]
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From Wobx.com The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday promising to not utilize a provision in the state budget that would circumvent town governments restricting county-led workforce housing developments in Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Manteo. “This board has never shied away from major issues that […]
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From Wobx.com With North Carolina again holding party primaries during a presidential election year in late winter, that means filing for the 2024 elections took place in December. The party primaries will be held on Tuesday, March 5. In-person early voting for the begins Thursday, Feb. 15, and runs through 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2. […]
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From Wobx.com October was a strong month for prepared meal sales in Dare County, while there was a double-digit decline in gross occupancy collections. And retail sales were down just slightly in the month of September. Gross collections on meals set a new record in October of $30.36 million, an increase of 60.92% from 2022, […]
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From Wobx.com Only minimal soundside flooding was reported along the Outer Banks this morning, after winds associated with a strong cold front peaked in the early morning hours and have since started to subside. A water level rise of around six inches in 30 minutes was reported in the Pamlico Sound behind the Fessenden Center […]
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From Wobx.com The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau has released its 2023 State of Dare County Tourism annual report, which includes tourism-related numbers over the past fiscal year and dives into marketing efforts, grants, and other significant initiatives underway at the bureau. “Traditionally, our job at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau has been to attract visitors […]
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From Wobx.com The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season that comes to an end on Thursday will be remembered for two late-summer storms that left their legacies on eastern North Carolina in what was one of the busiest seasons in the last eight decades. The above-average year of activity was characterized by record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures, […]
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From Wobx.com Despite a cooler-than-normal September and a visit from Tropical Storm Ophelia, Dare County saw occupancy collections grow by nine percent and meals income drop by only a fraction of a percent from a year ago. In addition, retail sales in August were up double-digits to set a new all-time monthly high to wrap […]
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From Wobx.com Over 100 Dare County full-time and seasonal residents have applied for consideration to serve on a special committee for the Dare County Tourism Board to help with the implementation of the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan. The intent of the panel is to evaluate the strategic goals in the Long-Range Tourism Management Plan, make […]
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