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Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals
February 2nd, 2023
The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health
February 1st, 2023
PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County
January 31st, 2023
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Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals
February 2nd, 2023
Manteo planning board approves change of use for medical clinic in downtown building
February 2nd, 2023
UPDATE: Currituck County property owner access permits still being mailed out
February 2nd, 2023
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Business
N.C. Rate Bureau requests 28.4 percent increase in auto insurance rates
February 2nd, 2023
Currituck Extension hosts workshop on pruning ornamental trees and shrubs for pros, homeowners
February 1st, 2023
VIDEO: Economic Census will survey more than 4 million U.S. business locations starting this week
January 31st, 2023
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Visitor Economy
Edenton among 34 N.C. communities selected for Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies program
February 2nd, 2023
Visit Elizabeth City director Corrina Ruffieux leaving for similar job in Haywood County
January 31st, 2023
Cape Hatteras National Seashore welcomed more than 2.86 million visitors in 2022
January 30th, 2023
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Community
N.C. Cooperative Extension offers class on horse, livestock pasture establishment and maintenance
February 2nd, 2023
Museum of the Albemarle’s History for Lunch: Sea level rise along the coast of N.C. and inland communities
February 1st, 2023
Currituck Extension hosts workshop on pruning ornamental trees and shrubs for pros, homeowners
February 1st, 2023
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OBX Life
Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event
February 3rd, 2023
Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City
February 2nd, 2023
PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County
January 31st, 2023
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Out & About
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp lecture & book signing at MOA on Feb. 17
February 3rd, 2023
Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event
February 3rd, 2023
Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City
February 2nd, 2023
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News
VIDEO: NCDOT update on U.S. 158 repave, drain pipe replacements in Nags Head, realignment of street at Whalebone
February 2nd, 2023
The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health
February 1st, 2023
Widening and drainage work at U.S. 158/Colington Road intersection to begin this week
February 1st, 2023
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Weather
Miss Katie arrives for her first Hatteras Inlet dredging event
January 28th, 2023
New education program to advance shoreline protection
January 27th, 2023
High winds likely, severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday and Thursday
January 24th, 2023
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Real Estate
State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase
January 31st, 2023
Coastal Land Trust purchases 421 acres along Chowan River for public use
January 31st, 2023
Town of Duck seeking new member for Planning Board
January 30th, 2023
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Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals
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Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals

There is, fortunately, only one book required to become a master at both strategy and conflict. The History of the Peloponnesian War is simply the sum of all human knowledge as it regards alliance, outcome, and shared intent in the complexity of modern human experience.  The good news for more current strategic practitioners is that…Read More from Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals

by Clark Twiddy
February 2nd, 2023
The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health
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The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health

The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group announced Wednesday that it will be united under the new brand name of Outer Banks Health, “reflecting over two decades of purposeful growth and innovation”. “It is our honor and privilege to strive to meet the health needs of Dare County residents and visitors,” Outer Banks Health President…Read More from The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health

by Sam Walker
February 1st, 2023
PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County
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PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County

Healthcare on the Outer Banks has long been one of the biggest challenges of living here, with those challenges becoming even more magnified over the past year. And while more providers have been stepping in to fill some of the gaps, one constant for more than a decade has been the services provided by the…Read More from PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County

by Sam Walker
January 31st, 2023
State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase
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State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase

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 polices spread over two years….Read More from State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase

by Sam Walker
January 31st, 2023
Visit Elizabeth City director Corrina Ruffieux leaving for similar job in Haywood County
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Visit Elizabeth City director Corrina Ruffieux leaving for similar job in Haywood County

Corrina Ruffieux has been hired as the executive director of the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority in the North Carolina mountains following a national search. She has served in destination executive leadership positions for the last 10 years, most recently as the Executive Director of the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Tourism Development Authority. Prior to Visit…Read More from Visit Elizabeth City director Corrina Ruffieux leaving for similar job in Haywood County

by WOBX staff
January 31st, 2023
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Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals
February 2nd, 2023
The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health
February 1st, 2023
PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County
January 31st, 2023
View all Top Stories
Government
Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals
February 2nd, 2023
Manteo planning board approves change of use for medical clinic in downtown building
February 2nd, 2023
UPDATE: Currituck County property owner access permits still being mailed out
February 2nd, 2023
View all Government
Business
N.C. Rate Bureau requests 28.4 percent increase in auto insurance rates
February 2nd, 2023
Currituck Extension hosts workshop on pruning ornamental trees and shrubs for pros, homeowners
February 1st, 2023
VIDEO: Economic Census will survey more than 4 million U.S. business locations starting this week
January 31st, 2023
View all Business
Visitor Economy
Edenton among 34 N.C. communities selected for Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies program
February 2nd, 2023
Visit Elizabeth City director Corrina Ruffieux leaving for similar job in Haywood County
January 31st, 2023
Cape Hatteras National Seashore welcomed more than 2.86 million visitors in 2022
January 30th, 2023
View all Visitor Economy
Community
N.C. Cooperative Extension offers class on horse, livestock pasture establishment and maintenance
February 2nd, 2023
Museum of the Albemarle’s History for Lunch: Sea level rise along the coast of N.C. and inland communities
February 1st, 2023
Currituck Extension hosts workshop on pruning ornamental trees and shrubs for pros, homeowners
February 1st, 2023
View all Community
OBX Life
Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event
February 3rd, 2023
Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City
February 2nd, 2023
PODCAST: Community Care Clinic of Dare County
January 31st, 2023
View all OBX Life
Out & About
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp lecture & book signing at MOA on Feb. 17
February 3rd, 2023
Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event
February 3rd, 2023
Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City
February 2nd, 2023
View all Out & About
News
VIDEO: NCDOT update on U.S. 158 repave, drain pipe replacements in Nags Head, realignment of street at Whalebone
February 2nd, 2023
The Outer Banks Hospital and Medical Group rebrands as Outer Banks Health
February 1st, 2023
Widening and drainage work at U.S. 158/Colington Road intersection to begin this week
February 1st, 2023
View all News
Weather
Miss Katie arrives for her first Hatteras Inlet dredging event
January 28th, 2023
New education program to advance shoreline protection
January 27th, 2023
High winds likely, severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday and Thursday
January 24th, 2023
View all Weather
Real Estate
State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase
January 31st, 2023
Coastal Land Trust purchases 421 acres along Chowan River for public use
January 31st, 2023
Town of Duck seeking new member for Planning Board
January 30th, 2023
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Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp lecture & book signing at MOA on Feb. 17

February 3rd, 2023  · Out & About
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp lecture & book signing at MOA on Feb. 17

The Museum of the Albemarle will host a lecture and book signing on Friday, February 17, 2023, at 6 p.m. as author J. Brent Morris, professor of history at the University of South Carolina at Beaufort, shares information and stories on the maroons, their lives, and their struggles for liberation in Dismal Freedom: A History…Read More from Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp lecture & book signing at MOA on Feb. 17

by WOBX staff

Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event

February 3rd, 2023  · OBX Life  · Out & About
Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event

After a two-year hiatus, the Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival (HVWF) will land on Hatteras Island once again on February 24-25, 2023. The festival will kick off Friday evening with the delicious Fin, Feather, and Bourbon event. Small plates featuring seafood and waterfowl, presented with exquisite artistry, will be accompanied by select bourbons, wines, and beer. (The full menu…Read More from Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns Feb. 24-25; Tickets still available for Fin, Feather and Bourbon event

by Sam Walker

Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals

February 2nd, 2023  · Commentary  · GOV  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals

There is, fortunately, only one book required to become a master at both strategy and conflict. The History of the Peloponnesian War is simply the sum of all human knowledge as it regards alliance, outcome, and shared intent in the complexity of modern human experience.  The good news for more current strategic practitioners is that…Read More from Sound Strategy: Good sign for our region to see leaders gathered around rostrum with common goals

by Clark Twiddy

Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City

February 2nd, 2023  · Food & Drink  · OBX Life  · Out & About
Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City

Love, laugh, and linger in Downtown Elizabeth City for February’s First Friday ArtWalk on February 3 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. With twenty-seven participants, the evening promises to provide lots of art and live music experiences. At the Waterworks building, there will be a “door opening” of the newly designed 2nd level short-term residential space…Read More from Door opening, typewriter pop-up show, live music and more at February’s First Friday ArtWalk in Elizabeth City

by Sam Walker

N.C. Rate Bureau requests 28.4 percent increase in auto insurance rates

February 2nd, 2023  · BIZ
N.C. Rate Bureau requests 28.4 percent increase in auto insurance rates

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Thursday announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau has submitted a rate filing with the N.C. Department of Insurance, requesting an increase for auto policies. In the filing, the bureau has requested an overall average statewide increase in private passenger auto insurance rates of 28.4 percent, which would become effective…Read More from N.C. Rate Bureau requests 28.4 percent increase in auto insurance rates

by Sam Walker

VIDEO: NCDOT update on U.S. 158 repave, drain pipe replacements in Nags Head, realignment of street at Whalebone

February 2nd, 2023  · News
VIDEO: NCDOT update on U.S. 158 repave, drain pipe replacements in Nags Head, realignment of street at Whalebone

Engineers from the North Carolina Department of Transportation presented status updates on several projects in Nags Head during the town’s Board of Commissioners meeting on February 1, 2023. Details were provided on the repaving project along U.S. 158 that is now underway, replacement of several drainage pipes along N.C. 12 and a proposed realignment of…Read More from VIDEO: NCDOT update on U.S. 158 repave, drain pipe replacements in Nags Head, realignment of street at Whalebone

by Sam Walker

Museum of the Albemarle invites school groups to participate in Frederick Douglass living history program Feb. 16

February 2nd, 2023  · Out & About
Museum of the Albemarle invites school groups to participate in Frederick Douglass living history program Feb. 16

The Museum of the Albemarle invites school groups to celebrate Black History Month with our Frederick Douglass Living History program on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. Students will interact with Frederick Douglass, portrayed by Nathan M. Richardson, as he speaks about his life as an enslaved…Read More from Museum of the Albemarle invites school groups to participate in Frederick Douglass living history program Feb. 16

by Sam Walker

Manteo planning board approves change of use for medical clinic in downtown building

February 2nd, 2023  · GOV
Manteo planning board approves change of use for medical clinic in downtown building

The Town of Manteo’s Planning and Zoning Board has approved a request for a change of use of a property downtown for conversion to a medical clinic. The same group that operates clinics in Englehard and Ocracoke is seeking federal approval for a third clinic that would be located at 402 Budleigh Street in Manteo….Read More from Manteo planning board approves change of use for medical clinic in downtown building

by WOBX staff

N.C. Cooperative Extension offers class on horse, livestock pasture establishment and maintenance

February 2nd, 2023  · Community
N.C. Cooperative Extension offers class on horse, livestock pasture establishment and maintenance

Are you planning to raise horses or livestock, but don’t know how to get your pasture started? Or maybe your once beautiful pasture has become neglected and overrun with weeds? If you need help with your pastures this year, N.C. Cooperative Extension has the class for you. Join them on February 22, from 10:00 –…Read More from N.C. Cooperative Extension offers class on horse, livestock pasture establishment and maintenance

by WOBX staff

Edenton among 34 N.C. communities selected for Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies program

February 2nd, 2023  · Visitor Economy
Edenton among 34 N.C. communities selected for Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies program

The Town of Edenton is among 34 local governments chosen by the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division to participate in the Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies (CORE) program. The CORE program offers strategic planning and technical assistance to help rural communities leverage North Carolina’s abundant outdoor recreation assets to bolster local economic…Read More from Edenton among 34 N.C. communities selected for Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies program

by WOBX staff

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