Home ownership can provide a number of tax benefits. For example, you may generally claim a tax deduction for mortgage interest for your main home, along with eligible mortgage insurance premiums, up to the current IRS limit. However, you may only claim these benefits if you itemize deductions, rather than taking the standard deduction for […]

The IRS released a final ruling that changes the eligibility rules for Premium Tax Credits (PTC) effective January 1st, 2023. The Premium Tax Credits are available to only those who purchase health insurance through the Exchange or Marketplace (i.e. Healthcare.gov). Under current law, individuals (including family members and dependents of employees) do not qualify for premium tax […]

The Currituck Department of Travel & Tourism recently attended the Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Connections Conference in Concord, NC, September 6-9, 2022.  The STS member organization is comprised of fourteen regions: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Its members include Attractions, […]

Melanie Bright, Specialist Pharmacy Tech II, joined The Outer Banks Hospital in March, 2020 as a Chemotherapy Tech. Since then, the pharmacy team has come to rely on her knowledge of mixing chemotherapy. Not only is Bright extremely efficient and pleasant to work with, she jumps right in to help the other technicians. Bright excels […]

When people are discussing their estate plans, many arrive with a preconceived notion that the need a “trust.” In some circumstances the reasoning behind this is simply because a trusted friend or advisor has said so. In some cases the individual believes that a trust will protect their assets (the threat from which requires protecting […]

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Facility to generate 100 megawatts of renewable energy for Verizon Communications Expands LRE’s renewable energy portfolio, bringing total projects under construction to 880 MW DALLAS, TX – October 6, 2022 – Leeward Renewable Energy (“LRE” or “Company”) today announced that construction has commenced on its Oak Trail Solar facility near Moyock, North Carolina. LRE will […]

The Camden County Tourism Develop Authority is proud to announce the winners of the 3rd annual TDA photo contest, #CaptureCamdenNC, which began on August 1st and closed September 9th, 2022. The TDA received 139 images from 31 entrants, residing or working in Camden County and spanning across five categories: Scenic Scapes (Land & Water), Wildlife, […]

The holidays are in full swing here at Care-A-Lot. We will be collecting non-perishable food items to be distributed to our local food pantries. Let’s all join in to help out our friends and neighbors. Our Christmas tree is up and we are ready for you to come in and see all of our holiday goodies. Please feel […]

Since 1989, The North Carolina Great 100, Inc. has recognized and honored nurses around the state for their commitment to excellence. Out of thousands of nominations submitted annually, 100 recipients are selected based on their outstanding professional abilities and contributions made to improving healthcare services to their communities. This year, Marcia Bryant, MSN, RN, NE-BC, vice president […]

We’ve all heard the maxim around the importance of making a strong first impression. Yet, for so many of us, consistently making a great first impression isn’t something we really think about…that is, until we hear some of the science around it. It turns out that first impressions–particularly around trustworthiness–are made in literally a tenth of a […]

With an ever-growing need for dedicated Internet service solutions, Vista Digital Agency (formerly Vista Internet Marketing Solutions, Inc.) was born to answer that call. As a division of VistaGraphics, Inc. your company will receive the same top-quality care and service from our team of highly skilled professionals that our clients have enjoyed for over thirty […]

Thank you to everyone who donated school supplies, hygiene items and food pantry items for our schools in August! Special thanks to the American Legion Post #288 for their generous donations for our Albemarle Realtor Action Day collections! This month, we are collecting donations for the Currituck Animal Shelter! You can help us bless them and the animals […]

Get a jumpstart on your 2023 advertising with the North Beach Sun magazine! The North Beach Sun magazine mails to every residential mailbox and PO box on the beach and in lower Currituck, and it can be found in more than 400 distribution spots from Corolla to Hatteras Island. Advertising in the Sun gets your […]

As your IT\Help Desk we want to make sure our customers are fully aware of anything that could possibly harm your business in the future. E-mail, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams have become critical to day-to-day business operations, what would you do if these systems go down, become corrupt or someone deletes them? If you do […]

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers of a recent increase in IRS-themed texting scams aimed at stealing personal and financial information. So far in 2022, the IRS has identified and reported thousands of fraudulent domains tied to multiple MMS/SMS/text scams (known as smishing) targeting taxpayers. In recent months, and especially in the […]

The first annual Northeast North Carolina Niche Agriculture Conference will be held at the Currituck County Extension Center in Barco, NC on November 18, 2022. A full day of education and networking is planned. Horticultural topics including ginger production in high tunnels and fields, cut flower production, growing microgreens, and understanding GAP certification will be […]

Hello there! I am more than pleased to share that the arts festival was a huge success! Many thanks to our volunteers, Karen Hamilton, Belinda Foster, Lee Hein, Keighla Brumfield, Micky Hart, Alice Lorenzotti and Tammy for all your help! Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday October 11th at 6:30 at the gallery. We […]