From Wobx.com A new report from Airbnb shows hosts for the online short-term rental marketplace in North Carolina’s rural counties brought in more than $370 million in 2022, and income to hosts in Dare County topped the list last year. The statewide total was a more than 350 percent increase compared to pre-pandemic travel in […]
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From Wobx.com After years and years of begging and pleading, many locals and visitors will finally get their wish as Target officially opens its doors Sunday at 8 a.m. in Kill Devil Hills. Target becomes the second major retailer to open on the Outer Banks this year, after Marshall’s grand opening in Southern Shores on […]
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Governor Roy Cooper, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, and N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette highlighted a recent $110 million federal grant at the Alligator River Marina on Thursday that will fund the replacement of the primary link between the Outer Banks and the rest of North Carolina. “Strong communities require strong investments in […]
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Recreational fishing for giant Atlantic bluefin tuna has been closed for the year after the annual quota of the trophy size fish has been met and exceeded. NOAA Fisheries announced the closure for the Southern Area Trophy Fishery, which is the Atlantic waters south of Great Egg Inlet, New Jersey, begins on February 22 at […]
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Although December 2022 saw a drop in occupancy and meals collections when compared to the record set in 2021, the two key indicators of Dare County’s visitor economy again established new records and rose by nearly six percent over the entire year. In a report to the Dare County Tourism Board at their Feb. […]
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From wobx.com The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet on Feb. 23 in Ocean Isle Beach and among the agenda items is a pair of amendments to regulations governing septic tanks on oceanfront properties. Changes to the rules were drafted in response to sewage spills from three homes that collapsed last year in Rodanthe, […]
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Federal regulators have announced commercial fishing for giant bluefin tuna in the Atlantic will close Wednesday night due to the amount of fish that have been caught in the first quarter of 2023. According to a post from NOAA Fisheries on Monday, based on the best available landings information, the adjusted 58.2-mt quota for the […]
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North Carolina’s two smallest counties by population concluded 2022 with the state’s highest unemployment percentages, and three of the four counties to see increases in jobless claims in December were in northeastern North Carolina. According to the latest jobs report from the N.C. Department of Commerce, the average not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 3.2 […]
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State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced a settlement has been reached with insurance companies that will allow rates to increase an average statewide of 9.9 percent for rental properties starting in June. Last August, the North Carolina Rate Bureau requested a statewide average 42.6 percent rate hike for dwelling policies spread over two […]
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Northeastern North Carolina’s delegation at the N.C. General Assembly met with leaders of four counties to discuss priorities for this legislative session at a forum on January 18 hosted by the Currituck Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Twiddy and Company. The forum came one week before work began in earnest in the 2023-24 legislative […]
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