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If you are looking for some fun and live entertainment this summer, the Mountain Arts Center has you covered. As the pandemic lessens more everyday, many expect a boom in

Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in North Carolinas Outer Banks Hannah Lee Leidy © aoldman/Getty For sandy beaches and legendary surf conditions, to historic lighthouses, shipwreck diving sites, and wild horses, the Outer Banks is a unique East Coast beach vacation. No single island or town bears the official name Outer Banks—rather, the term refers to the string of barrier islands cupping North Carolina’s entire coast, a divide between the inland and the Atlantic. Born of 19t...

a new education and tourism initiative called the ‘Wright Route,’ a virtual and in-person experience launching this summer. The ‘Wright Route’ looks to provide a fuller picture of the brothers’ lives and work, promote collaboration and dispel myths about the rivalry between the two aviation parks. “Our parks and organizations have been friends for many years and enjoy working together to tell the inspiring stories of how aviation changed our world. This initiative invites visitors ...

$2.2M for Duck (NC) beachfill efforts April 29, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that the Town of Duck will receive $2,229,342 to assist their Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts. Dorian’s storm surge and wave activity led to dangerous levels of beach and dune erosion along the coastline near Duck, reported FEMA. The town will use these funds to replace 170,800 cubic yards of sand along 1.6 miles of s...

Autonomous Shuttle Launches at Wright Brothers Memorial A three-month pilot project to test small, electric autonomous shuttles in North Carolina launched at the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hills. The project will inform other driverless initiatives in the state. April 23, 2021 •  North Carolina Department of Transportation Perhaps it’s only fitting that the site of early flight in North Carolina is today a launch area for a self-dr...

America’s sweet Carolina secret: Wild horses on deserted beaches, scrummy food and adventures galore – no wonder locals want to keep North Carolina’s Outer Banks to themselves The Outer Banks in North Carolina are a thin strip of islands that separate the U.S mainland from the Atlantic  The Daily Mails Anastasia Miari paid a visit to them and found dense pine forest and duney beaches She spent time chasing wild horses along the 200-mile-long sandy coast and enjoyed southern cuisine   

Dee Barber McManus has joined OBX Bank, a division of Monarch Bank, as assistant vice president and retail office manager of OBX Bank's second banking office in Nags Head. McManus has been in the banking industry for 17 years.

A GoFundMe account has raised nearly $100,000 in less than two weeks.

Buried away in an unused basement room of the Museum of Natural History and Arts on South Street, covered with dust of nearly 20 years, lie the wings and rudders of the Wright brothers’ second successful airplane, the craft of 1905, which was the first to make a flight of more than 10 minutes. These parts are then, according to all available records, the remains of the first heavier-than-air flying machine which carried a man, in existence in the United States today. Built two years later ...

21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities 21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities By CBS 17 Digital Desk | December 17, 2020 at 12:32 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 4:52 PM CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – Nearly two dozen people are facing federal charges following an investigation into the sale of drugs on or near multiple college campuses in North Carolina, the U.S. Department of Justice announc...