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The $78.7 billion in damage that Hurricane Helene inflicted on western North Carolina in September 2024 made it the fifth costliest Atlantic hurricane on record when adjusted for inflation.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025 @ 3:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Gov. Cooper has nominated the following member to serve on the North Carolina State Board of Agriculture:
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 11:20 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Town of Aurora is holding its second Aurora Fish and Farm Festival to help bring visitors to the area as part of its strategic plan tourism development goals.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 9:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) – a federal-state partnership that promotes and encourages economic development in certain southeastern states – has announced $4,466,111 in available funding for 69 North Carolina counties to revitalize and transform communities
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 2:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The N.C. Court of Appeals will decide whether to revive a lawsuit challenging Currituck County's use of occupancy tax money.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2023 @ 1:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Critics of Currituck County's use of occupancy tax money submitted their final written arguments Monday to the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 10:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Groups linked to North Carolina's travel and tourism industry are jumping into an occupancy tax case involving Currituck County.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 10:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Marvin Alfred “Fritz” Tanner Sr., on Monday, November 29, 2021 peacefully departed this world at the age of 82.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 9:39 am
By: Announcements
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Record prize money and contestants for the world-famous fishing tournament emblematic of larger reopening economic trends across the state.
Published: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 @ 9:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lawmakers still wringing their hands over reforming the state's archaic and draconian liquor-control system should look to Kentucky as an example of what a legislature can do to boost tourism, nurture entrepreneurship, and promote innovation.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 4:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Incumbent Rep. Beverly Boswell, R-Dare, is running for re-election in House District 6, but first she must face Currituck County Commissioner Bobby Hanig in the Republican primary
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, October, Monday, November 3, 2014 6, 2014
Published: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 10:04 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Senate passed a ($21.16 billion) bipartisan budget last week on Friday and Saturday.
Published: Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 @ 9:08 am
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Shri Govindaraja (SGR) Textiles will be locating its textile operations in Rockingham County. The company plans to invest more than $40 million and create 84 jobs over the next three years in Eden.
Published: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 12:34 am
By: Chris Downey
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Most of us enjoy going on a vacation or two during the year, and that usually involves spending the night in a hotel or rental accommodation. Did you know that you are taxed on that hotel room and have no say about it? This current form of taxation without representation is known as an occupancy tax
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 12:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday the second Mill Pond educational forum was held (at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel, Atlantic Beach).
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Consider a new holiday tradition this year: green travel. That's the goal of the East Carolina University developers of the United States Travel Care Code. The Center for Sustainability: Tourism, Natural Resources, and the Built Environment at ECU developed the travel care code, which encourage...
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 5:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. will establish a new manufacturing facility in Rockingham County.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Windsor Mayor James Hoggard's mom couldn't keep him out of the water when he was a boy. He grew up hunting and fishing on the Roanoke and Cashie rivers...
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:37 am
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announce industrial expansion in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I couldn't believe it when I read that the amount of money that tourists (or is it simply "visitors?) spend in North Carolina in general and Beaufort County in particular is determined through a mathematical model: A proprietary model that the developers refuse to share with anyone.
Published: Monday, December 10th, 2012 @ 1:14 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Published: Saturday, November 10th, 2012 @ 9:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Washington Tourism Development Authority is making the final preparations for the Cycle NC Spring Ride and arrival of more than 1100 cyclists This Weekend!
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 @ 3:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The City of Washington Agenda for their meeting on Monday Evening, April 9, 2012.
Published: Friday, April 6th, 2012 @ 11:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 17th Annual East Carolina Wildlife Arts Festival and North Carolina Decoy Carving Championships will be held in Washington, North Carolina February 10-12, 2012.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2012 @ 7:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce looks forward to Saturday's Triathlon (July 30, 2011) to help stimulate local economy and also provide a healthy platform for good, clean fun.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 @ 7:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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