Insurance companies that cover rental and investment properties are asking state regulators for a significant increase in premiums for dwelling policies on the Outer Banks and in northeastern North Carolina spread over the next two years. The North Carolina Department of Insurance received the dwelling insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau on […]
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An online survey has been launched by the Dare County Tourism Board and Outer Banks Visitors Bureau to evaluate the overall health of the Outer Banks as a visitor destination. MMGY NextFactor and Destinations International have been contracted for their diagnostic tool called DestinationNEXT, according to an email sent Tuesday to a variety of stakeholders […]
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UPDATED, Tuesday Aug. 23, 4 p.m. While saying there was substantial evidence presented that Valerie Jordan does not live in the Third District, the Currituck Board of Elections voted 3-2 to forward their findings to the N.C. Board of Elections for a final decision. The Daily Advance reports Jordan attended the hearing with her attorney, but left […]
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Proving just how busy 2021 was on the Outer Banks, the recovery in visitor spending was also felt statewide in 2021 according to data released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Dare County generated the fourth most spending of any county in North Carolina in 2021 of $1.826 billion, behind only Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Buncombe (Asheville) […]
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The National Weather Service and Dare County will be hosting a pair of hurricane awareness forums on the Outer Banks on August 25 in Manteo and August 26 in Buxton. These forums are discussions and include short presentations from the NWS and the county on specific information for hurricane season. By design the National Weather […]
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State Rep. Bobby Hanig of Currituck County has filed a protest over the residency of his opponent in the November general election for N.C. Senate, claiming Valerie Jordan does not live in the Third District and that she be removed from the ballot. A preliminary hearing on the protest has been scheduled for Wednesday at […]
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State Sen. Bob Steinburg has announced he will step down from the North Carolina Senate on July 31, likely clearing the way for state Rep. Bobby Hanig to assume a seat in the chamber he is running for in November. The Daily Advance reported Friday that Steinburg is stepping down this summer so he can be […]
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A late-winter dry spell has pushed the Outer Banks and most of North Carolina’s coastal sections back into moderate drought conditions, just as a wildfire continues to smolder on the Dare County mainland. A warm, dry week has spurred an expansion of Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions and Moderate Drought (D1) especially in eastern N.C., according […]
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The Ash Wednesday Storm. Four words that still stir memories on the Outer Banks, even 60 years later. What was formally named “The Great Atlantic Coast Storm of 1962” by the then-U.S. Weather Bureau gained its name associated with the first day of Lent from famed Outer Banks publicist Aycock Brown. According to the U.S. […]
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From OBX Today The National Transportation Safety Board has released its initial report on the plane crash off the Core Banks that killed eight people including four teenagers. The Pilatus PC-12 went down three miles east of Drum Inlet in Cape Lookout National Seashore on the afternoon of February 13 in about 60 feet of water. […]
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