Improvements to an intersection along N.C. 12 on Bodie Island are underway to add longer and new turn lanes, with crews scheduled to pave the Coquina Beach/Bodie Island Lighthouse Road intersection over the weekend. Crews from Barnhill Construction have been been working since late fall on adding a northbound right turn lane into Coquina […]
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The Hatteras Island village of Avon has seen one of the highest increases in online searches in the world as a 2023 summer vacation destination. According to a new report from HomeToGo, the marketplace with the world’s largest selection of vacation rentals, its 2023 Spring/Summer Travel Trends reveals which trends are heating up and how travelers are […]
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From wobx.com The Dare County Tourism Board received more positive news in the latest report on gross receipts for hotel room and vacation rental occupancy, meals, and overall retail sales at its first meeting of 2023. While the numbers have remained a few percentage points above the total collected over the last two recording-setting years on […]
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To help high school seniors, home-schooled students, and their parents understand and successfully compete for available 2023 Outer Banks Community Foundation scholarships, the foundation will host two Scholarship Application Information Sessions in January. The sessions will take place Wednesday, January 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dare County Manteo Public Library, 700 US 64, […]
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North Carolina’s state employees will have a new health insurance provider beginning in 2025, according to a plan announced Wednesday by State Treasurer Dale Folwell. Nearly 740,000 teachers, state employees, retirees, current and former lawmakers, state university and community college personnel, and their dependents are covered by the state government-administered plan that has been through […]
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Reaction has poured in following Tuesday’s announcement that a $110 federal grant has been awarded to help pay for a replacement of the nearly six decades old drawbridge that carries U.S. 64 over the Alligator River. The N.C. Department of Transportation says a new two-lane, fixed span bridge located north of the current Lindsay C. Warren […]
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The primary link between the Outer Banks and the rest of North Carolina will soon be getting a major improvement thanks to a federal grant that was announced Tuesday. In a statement from Governor Roy Cooper, a $110 million federal Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation has been awarded to help […]
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From wobx.com If you’re looking for somewhere to dine on the Outer Banks during the off-season, then the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau has a link for you. A link to the list of hours is displayed on the outerbanks.org homepage. The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau attempts to ensure the information is accurate, however hours of operation are […]
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For parents that are expecting, taking a vacation ahead of the newest family member’s arrival is becoming more and more popular. And for those looking for time to rest, reset, reconnect with their partner, and get a last few mornings to sleep-in, the Outer Banks has been rated as one of the best babymoon destinations […]
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After more than a century, the lights may have dimmed for the final time at The Pioneer Theatre in downtown Manteo. The movie house has stood on Budleigh Street since 1934, after first being located on what is now Sir Walter Raleigh Street when it first opened in 1918, and has weathered everything from storms […]
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