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Like other small towns in NC, young residents are moving out of Hampton Roads. Local leaders look for solutions to keep them.

By Leoneda Inge,

Published September 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT

A Hull Techhnician repairs a handrail aboard an aircraft carrier in Portsmouth, VA in 2018. — A hull technician repairs a handrail aboard an aircraft carrier in Portsmouth, VA within the Hampton Roads region.

A lack of job opportunities, and a high cost of housing, are just two of the reasons young residents are leaving the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.

A local reporter explains the data, and the potential solutions local leaders are trying.

Guest

Ryan Murphy, business and growth reporter for WHRO Public Media

Due South

Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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