Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released a new video highlighting the wide array of services that are provided by the Dare County Water Department. The video is designed to provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions received by Dare County Water Department personnel, including which specific areas water is…Read More from VIDEO: Dare County Water Department answers FAQ
On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Outer Banks history will be revised as new details of the terrifying impacts of the 20th century’s strongest nor’easter are revealed in a mini documentary titled, “The Ash Wednesday Storm in Nags Head.” A co-production of the Town of Nags Head and the Outer Banks History Center, the documentary’s premiere…Read More from VIDEO: Outer Banks-produced documentary on historic Ash Wednesday Storm drops in September
Whether you are a full-time resident, a seasonal resident who spends part of their year with us, or a visitor who only comes for a week at a time, it’s important to know exactly how to be prepared in case a tropical cyclone or other severe weather decides to make a move across the Greater…Read More from VIDEO: WOBX Weather Center – Preparing for Greater Outer Banks weather threats
With concerns waning about a recession in the near future, Americans are showing increased excitement about for travel opportunities during the next 12 months. Learn more in Destination Analysts’ August 2023 update on the State of the American Traveler: Story courtesy Visit NC NewsLink, a weekly e-newsletter from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. NewsLink provides information…Read More from VIDEO: Waning concerns about recession boost Americans’ feelings on travel over the next year
Before Phil Berger was considered the most powerful politician in the state, Democratic Sen. Marc Basnight of Manteo held the same position from 1993 to 2010. Basnight, who died in 2020, was a big advocate for the Outer Banks, and he used his role to help build the tourism juggernaut we have today in the…Read More from Politics Podcast from WUNC: Clark Twiddy on Sen. Marc Basnight’s legacy building the Outer Banks
Visit NC’s Wit Tuttell promoted the pleasures of several Grearter Outer Banks inland towns in 30 radio and TV interviews last week from the porch of the Penelope Barker House in Edenton. This satellite media tour was the third and last in a series conducted as part of the state’s rural tourism recovery initiative, known…Read More from Visit NC shares ‘Dream Big’ stories of Greater Outer Banks inland towns via satellite media tour
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now three weeks old, and already we have had a pair of named systems with a third and maybe even a fourth potentially on the horizon before we get out of the month. Tropical Storm Arlene, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and lasted less than three days…Read More from VIDEO: Hurricane season getting an early start, highlighted by unusual activity in far Atlantic
Dare County has produced a video designed to inform residents, visitors and property owners about the single fiber optic cable that provides phone and internet service to Hatteras Island, various situations that can result in the cable being damaged and ultimately disrupting communications to the island, as well as what steps individuals should take to…Read More from VIDEO: Explaining Hatteras Island’s delicate communications link to outside world
“Outer Banks Visionaries: Building North Carolina’s Oceanfront“, by Clark Twiddy, is a captivating new book that tells the story of the dreamers, innovators and risk-takers who transformed the Outer Banks from a remote chain of barrier islands to one of America’s most popular vacation destinations. Twiddy, a life-long resident of the Outer Banks, President of…Read More from New book by Clark Twiddy featuring visionaries that built the Outer Banks now on sale
Dare County has released a new video that highlights a series of house elevations that are currently underway thanks to funding from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which provides funding for the elevation of flood-prone structures in order to prevent or reduce flood losses. In August 2021, Dare County received a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance…Read More from VIDEO: Home elevation projects in Dare County funded by FEMA grant program
Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released a new video highlighting the wide array of services that are provided by the Dare County Water Department. The video is designed to provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions received by Dare County Water Department personnel, including which specific areas water is…Read More from VIDEO: Dare County Water Department answers FAQ
On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Outer Banks history will be revised as new details of the terrifying impacts of the 20th century’s strongest nor’easter are revealed in a mini documentary titled, “The Ash Wednesday Storm in Nags Head.” A co-production of the Town of Nags Head and the Outer Banks History Center, the documentary’s premiere…Read More from VIDEO: Outer Banks-produced documentary on historic Ash Wednesday Storm drops in September
Whether you are a full-time resident, a seasonal resident who spends part of their year with us, or a visitor who only comes for a week at a time, it’s important to know exactly how to be prepared in case a tropical cyclone or other severe weather decides to make a move across the Greater…Read More from VIDEO: WOBX Weather Center – Preparing for Greater Outer Banks weather threats
With concerns waning about a recession in the near future, Americans are showing increased excitement about for travel opportunities during the next 12 months. Learn more in Destination Analysts’ August 2023 update on the State of the American Traveler: Story courtesy Visit NC NewsLink, a weekly e-newsletter from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. NewsLink provides information…Read More from VIDEO: Waning concerns about recession boost Americans’ feelings on travel over the next year
Before Phil Berger was considered the most powerful politician in the state, Democratic Sen. Marc Basnight of Manteo held the same position from 1993 to 2010. Basnight, who died in 2020, was a big advocate for the Outer Banks, and he used his role to help build the tourism juggernaut we have today in the…Read More from Politics Podcast from WUNC: Clark Twiddy on Sen. Marc Basnight’s legacy building the Outer Banks
Visit NC’s Wit Tuttell promoted the pleasures of several Grearter Outer Banks inland towns in 30 radio and TV interviews last week from the porch of the Penelope Barker House in Edenton. This satellite media tour was the third and last in a series conducted as part of the state’s rural tourism recovery initiative, known…Read More from Visit NC shares ‘Dream Big’ stories of Greater Outer Banks inland towns via satellite media tour
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now three weeks old, and already we have had a pair of named systems with a third and maybe even a fourth potentially on the horizon before we get out of the month. Tropical Storm Arlene, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and lasted less than three days…Read More from VIDEO: Hurricane season getting an early start, highlighted by unusual activity in far Atlantic
Dare County has produced a video designed to inform residents, visitors and property owners about the single fiber optic cable that provides phone and internet service to Hatteras Island, various situations that can result in the cable being damaged and ultimately disrupting communications to the island, as well as what steps individuals should take to…Read More from VIDEO: Explaining Hatteras Island’s delicate communications link to outside world
“Outer Banks Visionaries: Building North Carolina’s Oceanfront“, by Clark Twiddy, is a captivating new book that tells the story of the dreamers, innovators and risk-takers who transformed the Outer Banks from a remote chain of barrier islands to one of America’s most popular vacation destinations. Twiddy, a life-long resident of the Outer Banks, President of…Read More from New book by Clark Twiddy featuring visionaries that built the Outer Banks now on sale
Dare County has released a new video that highlights a series of house elevations that are currently underway thanks to funding from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which provides funding for the elevation of flood-prone structures in order to prevent or reduce flood losses. In August 2021, Dare County received a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance…Read More from VIDEO: Home elevation projects in Dare County funded by FEMA grant program