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Opponents say river water transfer puts Cape Fear in peril
Fuquay-Varina seeks to transfer 6.17 million gallons per day from the Cape Fear River Basin to the Neuse River Basin to meet the Piedmont town’s projected water demands.
Spotlight
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New cement terminal to be built at Morehead City port
Silvi Cement, a division of Pennsylvania-based concrete supplier Silvi Materials, plans to build a new bulk cement import terminal at the Port of Morehead City.
News Briefs
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New cement terminal to be built at Morehead City port
Silvi Cement, a division of Pennsylvania-based concrete supplier Silvi Materials, plans to build a new bulk cement import terminal at the Port of Morehead City.
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UNCW Blue Economy Index dips 1.36% in November
The sector known as the Blue Economy — companies operating on oceans and waterways that are focused on environmental sustainability — still showed relative stability during the month, compared with industrial benchmarks.
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Cape Fear Museum to temporarily close for move to new location
The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington will be temporarily closed beginning Dec. 31 to allow for the preparation and relocation of more than 400 artifacts to the museum’s new location.
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Bird-watching excursion a chance to see wintering waterfowl
The N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort is leading two excursions in January to observe wintering waterfowl in eastern North Carolina.
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Moores Creek invites food vendors to 250th commemoration
Moores Creek National Battlefield officials are inviting local food trucks to take part in its two-day 250th anniversary celebration being held in late February.
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News & Features
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Opponents say river water transfer puts Cape Fear in peril
Fuquay-Varina seeks to transfer 6.17 million gallons per day from the Cape Fear River Basin to the Neuse River Basin to meet the Piedmont town’s projected water demands.
Science
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Partnership to test living shorelines on two Cape Fear islands
An effort to protect threatened wading bird colonies and their imperiled habitat on Battery and Shellbed islands, Audubon, Sandbar Oyster Co. and the North Carolina Coastal Federation have teamed up to design and install two pilot projects and test their effectiveness.
Commentary
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A brief reprieve isn’t lasting protection: Our fight continues
Opinion: While the Department of Interior has excluded the entire Atlantic Coast from its current drilling program — a result of decades of tireless local opposition — it is time to demand permanent legislative protection for our waters before the threat returns in the next five-year cycle.
Our Coast
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This biscuit that brings farmers to tears becomes rarer find
One chef’s recipe, inspired by family and honed over years, is a reminder that simple food holds history, emotion and possibilities.
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Jean Beasley, passionate sea turtle protector, dies at 90
The founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Topsail Island, which she named in memory of her late daughter, was driven to protect the beloved ocean dwellers.
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Holiday lights are aglow ahead of annual Waterfowl Weekend
The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is celebrating the holidays and heritage with its annual Waterfowl Weekend set for Friday through Sunday at the museum on Harkers Island.
Featured Photo
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Ruffled feathers hunker together
A siege of herons takes refuge Monday from high winds near Russell Creek in Beaufort. Photo: Dylan Ray
