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Have your Medicare Part D reviewed by trained counselors at Currituck Extension Office

October 15th, 2022  · Community
Have your Medicare Part D reviewed by trained counselors at Currituck Extension Office

Your health needs, as well as, the benefits and costs of your current prescription drug plan, change from year to year. It is essential to evaluate your Medicare choices and options regularly. The Medicare Annual Election Period held between October 15th and December 7th is the one time during the year when those eligible for…Read More from Have your Medicare Part D reviewed by trained counselors at Currituck Extension Office

Upcoming fall festival will put the Frisco-Buxton Pathway Project in the spotlight

October 15th, 2022  · OBX Life  · Top Stories
Upcoming fall festival will put the Frisco-Buxton Pathway Project in the spotlight

On Saturday, October 22, the public is invited to head to the grounds of the Frisco Woods Campground for a grand Fall Festival, which will feature games, food trucks, a pumpkin patch, a dunk tank, trick or treating, a silent auction, and many more activities for attendees of all ages. And while fall-style fun will…Read More from Upcoming fall festival will put the Frisco-Buxton Pathway Project in the spotlight

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

COA Elizabeth City to host reading of Adopt a Sailor – 50 State Tour

October 14th, 2022  · Out & About
COA Elizabeth City to host reading of Adopt a Sailor – 50 State Tour

College of The Albemarle – Elizabeth City is pleased to host a reading of the acclaimed play “Adopt a Sailor” by Charles Evered on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. in the COA Performing Arts Center. The reading is part of a tour benefiting the Evered House, a nonprofit artist residency for those who…Read More from COA Elizabeth City to host reading of Adopt a Sailor – 50 State Tour

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

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative wraps up work on the Jug Handle Bridge

October 14th, 2022  · TECH  · Top Stories
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative wraps up work on the Jug Handle Bridge

While the North Carolina Department of Transportation began the final phase of the Jug Handle Bridge project on Monday – removing the pavement from a two-mile former section of N.C. Highway 12 – the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) also celebrated a corresponding milestone this week. During the construction of the new bridge, CHEC was also…Read More from Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative wraps up work on the Jug Handle Bridge

Monster Mash Skate Bash family roller skate night on Oct. 22

October 14th, 2022  · OBX Life
Monster Mash Skate Bash family roller skate night on Oct. 22

The Dare County Parks and Recreation Department and the Town of Kill Devil Hills have partnered with Outer Banks-based roller skating organization OUTR SK8s to provide a “Monster Mash Skate Bash” family roller skate night. This event will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (with a rain date…Read More from Monster Mash Skate Bash family roller skate night on Oct. 22

COMMENTARY: Elizabeth City must move forward for everyone’s benefit

October 13th, 2022  · Commentary  · Top Stories
COMMENTARY: Elizabeth City must move forward for everyone’s benefit

By Adam Swain This past Wednesday evening, Elizabeth City’s City Council voted to rehire the former City Manager, Montre Freeman – who was released from the same position by the previous Council in September 2021. The vote was split 4-4 among Council members with Mayor Kirk Rivers casting the deciding vote to rehire Mr. Freeman….Read More from COMMENTARY: Elizabeth City must move forward for everyone’s benefit

Site clearing begins in Kill Devil Hills for N.C.’s first Wawa

October 13th, 2022  · BIZ  · Top Stories
Site clearing begins in Kill Devil Hills for N.C.’s first Wawa

Following approval this spring of plans for what is expected to be the first Wawa to open in North Carolina, clearing of the site at the corner of U.S. 158 and Fourth Street in Kill Devil Hills is underway. But you may have to wait until the convenience store chain’s 60th anniversary before grabbing one…Read More from Site clearing begins in Kill Devil Hills for N.C.’s first Wawa

Ribbon on the Ridge domestic violence awareness event returns to Jockey’s Ridge on Oct. 20

October 13th, 2022  · Community
Ribbon on the Ridge domestic violence awareness event returns to Jockey’s Ridge on Oct. 20

Outer Banks Hotline will again host Ribbon on the Ridge on Purple Thursday, October 20, at 10 a.m. on Jockey’s Ridge in Nags Head to increase awareness about domestic violence right here on the Outer Banks. Ribbon on the Ridge began in 2014 but the event was paused during the pandemic. This year, as in…Read More from Ribbon on the Ridge domestic violence awareness event returns to Jockey’s Ridge on Oct. 20