The Outer Banks History Center in Manteo specializes in maritime history and culture, and provides reference services onsite and via telephone, mail, and e-mail.

For detailed information on housing specifically planned for older adults, including subsidized housing, we recommend that you first narrow your search to one or two areas of the state. Then contact the Area Agency on Aging for the county(ies) in which you are interested. The Area Agency on Aging can direct you to various local sources of information or send you a listing of types of housing in the area. You may also want to review our North Carolina Elder Housing Locator Service.

The Outer Banks History Center in Manteo specializes in the history of the North Carolina coast, and provides reference services onsite and via telephone, mail, and e-mail.

Interstate 73 and the 74 extension are specified in the ISTEA legislation. I-73 will go from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while the 74 extension will head east from its present Cincinnati, Ohio terminus to Portsmouth, Ohio and be mostly multiplexed with 73 south of there. A North Carolina portion south of Greensboro was already freeway, so they installed signs there. Some states are reluctant to build the new highway, specifically Ohio.

I wanted to escape New York but stay on the east coast. I wanted to go warmer rather than colder, and I was looking for a small, liberal arts school with a gorgeous campus and a Division III baseball program. Guilford had it all and happened to be in Greensboro.

This service is provided by a variety of organizations in each county. They may be private for profit, private non-profit and public agencies. Examples are home health and home care agencies, councils or departments of aging, departments of social services, and hospitals. They are frequently listed under "Home Health Services" in the Yellow Pages of your telephone book.

Relocating for retirement is a big step. Such a major move has the greatest potential for success when retirees move to an area with which they are already well-aquainted, and where family members or close friends can serve as a support network. It is important to have well-planned arrangements for housing, transportation, medical care, living costs, social needs, and finances before making a move.

Information about North Carolina's mineral production can be obtained from the annual state mineral chapter (.pdf format) published by the U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with the North Carolina Geological Survey. Past production history for a number of years is also available in .pdf formt. A list of active and inactive permitted mines (MS Excel and tab delimited ASCII format) in North Carolina contains addresses and contact information. Mr. Arnold Tanner is the U.S.

The North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH) provides state government entities with a broadband network for high-speed data, voice, and video. It operates within the Department of Commerce and is managed by Information Technology Services (ITS). The information highway supports the vision that all people of North Carolina will have broadband access simultaneously and efficiently for teleconferencing, high-speed data, distance learning, and multimedia applications.

A list of the Textbook Commission members and a brief outline of the adoption process is located on this website.

In Mackinaw City, you can visit Mackinac Point Light where you will also have wonderful views of the Mackinac Bridge (Big Mac). On the ferry ride to Mackinac Island you will pass Round Island Light and the Round Island Passage Light (the modern optic). When we take the Western Straits cruise, you will also see St. Helena Light, White Shoal, Grays Reef and Waugoshance.

Effective October 1, 2001, the marriage laws (G.S. 51-2A) changed the requirements for marriages of persons 14 & 15. Please call our office at (336) 651-7351 for specific details.

The corporate income tax rate is 6.9%. The franchise tax rate is $1.50 per $1,000. (Read more about franchise tax.)

North Carolina Arts for Health (NCAH) is the country's first and only statewide organization whose mission is to actively promote and advocate for the integration of arts and humanities into the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

If you are between 12 and 15 years of age you are required to get the Boater Education Card to operate any powered watercraft on North Carolina's waters.

All property is considered marital property unless proven to be separate property. Separate property falls into 3 categories in North Carolina: property owned by one spouse prior to the date of marriage, property inherited, and property acquired by gift from someone other than the other spouse. The division of the marital property is that which is just and right in accordance with the courts ruling. Generally, you are looking at a 50/50 split, absent some circumstance that indicates otherwise.

You must take and pass all North Carolina examinations that apply to your license class and endorsement requirements. Pass the required knowledge and vision tests (BEFORE a CDL Temporary Instruction Permit will be issued). THE COURSE COVERS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PASS THE WRITTEN AND SKILLS EXAMS FOR ALL CLASSES OF LICENSE AND LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS AVAILABLE.

Asheville, Burlington, Cabarrus/South Rowan, Capital Area (Raleigh/Wake County), DCHC (Durham -Chapel Hill - Carrboro), Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, High Point, Jacksonville, Mecklenburg/Union (Charlotte), Rocky Mount, Unifour (Hickory), Wilmington, Winston-Salem.

Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, & Washington Counties