From Wobx.com The public comment period ends Friday on a proposed hike in policies that cover rental properties, and could lead to an increase of more than 75 percent on new and renewing wind and hail policies for vacation homes on the Outer Banks. Only nine months ago, the North Carolina Rate Bureau was granted […]
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From Wobx.com While the leisure and hospitality industry across the country continues to struggle to fill available jobs, especially in rural counties, the number of people the industry employs in North Carolina has topped pre-pandemic levels. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 553,000 workers in the state’s leisure and hospitality field […]
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From Wobx.com The peak period of hurricane season activity has arrived in full force, with the formation of four tropical storms between the tropical Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico since Sunday. None of the current activity is forecast to threaten eastern North Carolina, although there could be some increased long-period swells early next week […]
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From Wobx.com Buoyed by a rebound in the state’s urban centers, and supported by continued high numbers along the coast and the mountains, visitors to North Carolina spent a record $33.3 billion in 2022 according to data released Friday. The preliminary findings from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina reflecting the economic impact […]
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The challenges of living on a sandbar — in some spots less than 100 yards wide — between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound — the world’s largest embayed estuary — can at times seem daunting to even the saltiest Hatteras Islander. Hurricane-force winds. Flooding from the ocean. Flooding from the sound. Washed out roads. […]
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From Wobx.com Less than eight months after reaching a settlement that raised insurance rates by a statewide average of nearly 10 percent on rental properties, the North Carolina Rate Bureau has asked again to increase the cost of new and renewing policies starting next June by more than half. The N.C. Department of Insurance announced […]
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Peninsulas and island are what makes up the Outer Banks. So, before you get caught up in geography, know that the Outer Banks has been ranked by another major publication as one of the best in the country this year. The Outer Banks was rated as the 15th best “stateside spots to relax island style,” […]
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From Wobx.com Colorado State University hurricane researchers have increased their forecast and are now predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023, due to record warm sea surface temperatures in most of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic. CSU researchers caution that there is more uncertainty than normal with this outlook because of conflicting signals between […]
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From Wobx.com What appears to be persistent mechanical issues with the state-owned passenger ferry that runs during the summer between Hatteras and Ocracoke villages has cropped up, and the Ocracoke Express will not be running until further notice. The passenger ferry service was created to alleviate summertime congestion on the popular Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry route. […]
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From Wobx.com As the Outer Banks rolls into the height of the summer season, representatives from the various lifeguard and emergency service agencies in Dare County and the National Weather Service held a press conference to offer tips on how to make a day at the beach a safe one. Entitled “Outer Banks Beach Safety […]
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