A community meeting and open house on the long-empty Hotel Hinton in downtown Edenton has been scheduled for this Saturday evening. Organizers say they have invited representatives of the building’s owners, SAGA Realty and Construction, Preservation North Carolina, along with members of the Edenton Town Council and Town Manager Corey Gooden, to be available to…Read More from Community meeting on SAGA-owned Hotel Hinton in Edenton this Saturday
Whitney Knollenberg, associate professor at N.C. State University, and Clark Twiddy, Twiddy and Company President and WOBX Publisher, are this week’s guests on the Chatter with BNC podcast. The Lighthouse Fund for Sustainable Tourism, a partnership established in 2021 between N.C. State University’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management and Twiddy and Company, conducted…Read More from PODCAST: NCSU’s Whitney Knollenberg, WOBX’s Clark Twiddy talk sustainable tourism with Business NC
A new and seasonal artists market is coming to the Tri-villages, with its first-ever event scheduled for Monday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The April “Tri Villages Market at Camp Hatteras” will feature more than 30 artists, craftsmen, and vendors, and will set the stage for a weekly summertime “Wednesday in Waves”…Read More from New seasonal market will launch on April 10 at Camp Hatteras in Waves
College of The Albemarle students and employees have the opportunity to participate in a short film competition. The competition is underway, and public viewing of the top ten short films will be held on Wednesday, April 26th, at 6:00 p.m. at COA-Elizabeth City in the Performing Arts Center, 1208 N. Road Street. From…Read More from College of The Albemarle to host film competition viewing on April 26
NOAA Fisheries is proposing the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils’ recommended catch specifications for the 2023 spiny dogfish fishery. These proposed specifications would decrease all catch limits by at least 55 percent in fishing year 2023, based on recent declining trends in stock biomass and productivity. A comparison of the current and proposed…Read More from Comments sought by NOAA Fisheries on catch specifications for spiny dogfish
A proposal for a cluster home project in the village of Wanchese that has drawn vocal opposition from residents will come up for review by the Dare County Board of Commissioners at their next meeting on April 3. The board, which normally meets at 9 a.m. on the first Monday of the month, moved the…Read More from Public hearing on Wanchese cluster home proposal set for April 3
Norfolk International Airport has been awarded a 4-Star Regional Airport Rating by London-based Skytrax at the Passenger Terminal EXPO 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Skytrax annual ratings are known as a global benchmark of airport standards, developed through many years of professional experience and qualitative knowledge of the airport industry. At the World Airport Awards presentation Norfolk was one of…Read More from Norfolk International Airport Earns 4-Star Rating at 2023 World Airport Awards
Recent data suggests that efforts to tame inflation are starting to have an effect. After nearly a year of steady interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, year-over-year growth in the Consumer Price Index slowed to six percent in February. This figure was the lowest since September 2021. While inflation might have finally reached its…Read More from Report: Inflation caused 20.8 percent of North Carolina adults to increase credit card use
The annual Ocracoke British Cemetery ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 12, 2023, at 11 a.m., immediately followed by a light luncheon at the Ocracoke Community Center. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the sinking of H.M.T. Bedfordshire off the North Carolina coast on May 11, 1942. All are welcome to attend the graveside…Read More from 81st Ocracoke British Cemetery ceremony scheduled for May 12
Currituck County 4-H hosted its Annual 4-H Achievement Night and Leaders Recognition Celebration at Currituck County Extension on March 2, 2023. Achievement Night recognizes 4-H members for their outstanding accomplishments and volunteerism through 4-H. Volunteers are also recognized in appreciation of their hard work and commitment to the Currituck County 4-H program. Over the course…Read More from Currituck County 4-H honors member achievements, volunteers