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COVID relief funds available to eligible seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels

October 20th, 2022  · BIZ  · GOV
COVID relief funds available to eligible seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels

Seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels who were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for relief funds through a new grant program administered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. North Carolina received $279,234 in relief funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block…Read More from COVID relief funds available to eligible seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels

Dare County announces recipients of grants funded by national opioid settlement

October 19th, 2022  · GOV
Dare County announces recipients of grants funded by national opioid settlement

Dare County is part of North Carolina’s historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed relief to communities impacted by opioids. In Dare County, these funds will be used to support treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other life-saving programs and services. Because Dare County is a “can do” community, a portion of the…Read More from Dare County announces recipients of grants funded by national opioid settlement

Nags Head commissioners approve 150-day moratorium on development in Historic Cottage Row district

October 19th, 2022  · BIZ  · GOV  · Real Estate  · Top Stories
Nags Head commissioners approve 150-day moratorium on development in Historic Cottage Row district

Updated, Wednesday 11 a.m.: The Nags Head Board of Commissioners on Wednesday morning approved a 150-day moratorium on new commercial construction in the Historic Cottage Row district between the highways, after complaints about a pizza shop that opened earlier this year and now a proposed essential housing development. More details from our live blog of…Read More from Nags Head commissioners approve 150-day moratorium on development in Historic Cottage Row district

Nags Head to host public open house on renovations at Whalebone Park

October 18th, 2022  · GOV
Nags Head to host public open house on renovations at Whalebone Park

The Town of Nags Head is pursuing a new grant to fund renovations at Whalebone Park, with a focus on young children and universal accessibility. Join town staff for a public open house on Tuesday October 25, 2022 at the Board of Commissioners Room at 5401 South Croatan Highway. Drop in any time between 5…Read More from Nags Head to host public open house on renovations at Whalebone Park

Dredge Miss Katie’s public debut is a historic milestone, with a resonating namesake

October 14th, 2022  · GOV  · TECH  · Top Stories
Dredge Miss Katie’s public debut is a historic milestone, with a resonating namesake

The Dredge Miss Katie made her public debut at a full-day event on October 13 that included tours of the 156-foot-long vessel, capped off by a Christening Ceremony with Senator Richard Burr’s wife, Brooke Burr, breaking the traditional bottle of champagne. But it was the story behind the Miss Katie’s name that resonated with the…Read More from Dredge Miss Katie’s public debut is a historic milestone, with a resonating namesake

Small, disadvantaged businesses invited to NCDOT workshops on Oct. 22

October 14th, 2022  · BIZ  · GOV
Small, disadvantaged businesses invited to NCDOT workshops on Oct. 22

The N.C. Department of Transportation is inviting small and disadvantaged business owners to upcoming workshops where they can learn about how to work with the state agency. As it did in July, the NCDOT will host another round of outreach meetings for disadvantaged business enterprises, or DBEs, at locations across the state on Oct. 22….Read More from Small, disadvantaged businesses invited to NCDOT workshops on Oct. 22

Despite misgivings from state official, Elizabeth City leaders vote to rehire Freeman as city manager

October 13th, 2022  · GOV
Despite misgivings from state official, Elizabeth City leaders vote to rehire Freeman as city manager

Even though a state official recommended to Elizabeth City leaders not to rehire former City Manager Montre Freeman, a split city council vote led to the mayor voting in favor of bringing Freeman back. The Daily Advance reported North Carolina Deputy Treasurer Sharon Edmundson told councilmembers the state Local Government Commission was strong opposed to…Read More from Despite misgivings from state official, Elizabeth City leaders vote to rehire Freeman as city manager

State declines to appeal fisheries case to N.C. Supreme Court

October 13th, 2022  · BIZ  · GOV  · OBX Life  · Top Stories  · Work
State declines to appeal fisheries case to N.C. Supreme Court

Courtesy CoastalReview.org A lawsuit challenging how North Carolina manages coastal fisheries will go to trial. State attorneys have declined to appeal the suit brought by the Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina, or CCA NC, and 86 individuals to the N.C. Supreme Court. Instead, the state filed a motion on Tuesday for an extension to respond…Read More from State declines to appeal fisheries case to N.C. Supreme Court

Renovations of Sentara facility for Kitty Hawk police HQ to start by end of the year

October 12th, 2022  · GOV  · Real Estate  · Top Stories
Renovations of Sentara facility for Kitty Hawk police HQ to start by end of the year

Work will begin by the end of 2022 to renovate the Sentara Medical building at the U.S. 158/N.C. 12 intersection into a new home for the Kitty Hawk Police Department. The Town of Kitty Hawk closed on the purchase of the facility at 5200 North Croatan Highway last month, which will allow the police department…Read More from Renovations of Sentara facility for Kitty Hawk police HQ to start by end of the year

COA trustees back Raleigh firm as architect for health science simulation expansion project

October 12th, 2022  · GOV  · Top Stories  · Work
COA trustees back Raleigh firm as architect for health science simulation expansion project

College of The Albemarle has announced Clark Nexsen, a Raleigh-based architecture and engineering firm, will be recommended to the North Carolina State Construction Office as the lead for the college’s new health science simulation expansion project at the Elizabeth City campus. The COA Board of Trustees approved the Building and Grounds Committee’s recommendation of Clark…Read More from COA trustees back Raleigh firm as architect for health science simulation expansion project

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BIZ GOV October 20th, 2022

COVID relief funds available to eligible seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels

Seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels who were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for relief funds through a new grant program administered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. North Carolina received $279,234 in relief funds through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block…Read More from COVID relief funds available to eligible seafood processors, dealers and processing vessels

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GOV October 19th, 2022

Dare County announces recipients of grants funded by national opioid settlement

Dare County is part of North Carolina’s historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed relief to communities impacted by opioids. In Dare County, these funds will be used to support treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other life-saving programs and services. Because Dare County is a “can do” community, a portion of the…Read More from Dare County announces recipients of grants funded by national opioid settlement

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BIZ GOV Real Estate Top Stories October 19th, 2022

Nags Head commissioners approve 150-day moratorium on development in Historic Cottage Row district

Updated, Wednesday 11 a.m.: The Nags Head Board of Commissioners on Wednesday morning approved a 150-day moratorium on new commercial construction in the Historic Cottage Row district between the highways, after complaints about a pizza shop that opened earlier this year and now a proposed essential housing development. More details from our live blog of…Read More from Nags Head commissioners approve 150-day moratorium on development in Historic Cottage Row district

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GOV TECH Top Stories October 14th, 2022

Dredge Miss Katie’s public debut is a historic milestone, with a resonating namesake

The Dredge Miss Katie made her public debut at a full-day event on October 13 that included tours of the 156-foot-long vessel, capped off by a Christening Ceremony with Senator Richard Burr’s wife, Brooke Burr, breaking the traditional bottle of champagne. But it was the story behind the Miss Katie’s name that resonated with the…Read More from Dredge Miss Katie’s public debut is a historic milestone, with a resonating namesake

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BIZ GOV October 14th, 2022

Small, disadvantaged businesses invited to NCDOT workshops on Oct. 22

The N.C. Department of Transportation is inviting small and disadvantaged business owners to upcoming workshops where they can learn about how to work with the state agency. As it did in July, the NCDOT will host another round of outreach meetings for disadvantaged business enterprises, or DBEs, at locations across the state on Oct. 22….Read More from Small, disadvantaged businesses invited to NCDOT workshops on Oct. 22

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GOV October 13th, 2022

Despite misgivings from state official, Elizabeth City leaders vote to rehire Freeman as city manager

Even though a state official recommended to Elizabeth City leaders not to rehire former City Manager Montre Freeman, a split city council vote led to the mayor voting in favor of bringing Freeman back. The Daily Advance reported North Carolina Deputy Treasurer Sharon Edmundson told councilmembers the state Local Government Commission was strong opposed to…Read More from Despite misgivings from state official, Elizabeth City leaders vote to rehire Freeman as city manager

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BIZ GOV OBX Life Top Stories Work October 13th, 2022

State declines to appeal fisheries case to N.C. Supreme Court

Courtesy CoastalReview.org A lawsuit challenging how North Carolina manages coastal fisheries will go to trial. State attorneys have declined to appeal the suit brought by the Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina, or CCA NC, and 86 individuals to the N.C. Supreme Court. Instead, the state filed a motion on Tuesday for an extension to respond…Read More from State declines to appeal fisheries case to N.C. Supreme Court

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GOV Real Estate Top Stories October 12th, 2022

Renovations of Sentara facility for Kitty Hawk police HQ to start by end of the year

Work will begin by the end of 2022 to renovate the Sentara Medical building at the U.S. 158/N.C. 12 intersection into a new home for the Kitty Hawk Police Department. The Town of Kitty Hawk closed on the purchase of the facility at 5200 North Croatan Highway last month, which will allow the police department…Read More from Renovations of Sentara facility for Kitty Hawk police HQ to start by end of the year

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GOV Top Stories Work October 12th, 2022

COA trustees back Raleigh firm as architect for health science simulation expansion project

College of The Albemarle has announced Clark Nexsen, a Raleigh-based architecture and engineering firm, will be recommended to the North Carolina State Construction Office as the lead for the college’s new health science simulation expansion project at the Elizabeth City campus. The COA Board of Trustees approved the Building and Grounds Committee’s recommendation of Clark…Read More from COA trustees back Raleigh firm as architect for health science simulation expansion project