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A beach walker heads west along Bogue Banks near the dune line at Fort Macon State Park in Carteret County. Photo: Dylan Ray
Advisory Committee to discuss mitigation funding plan
The virtual meeting is an opportunity for committee members and the public to share feedback on proposed changes to the state’s action plan for use of the federal mitigation funds.
Commission to consider rule change on PFAS testing
The Environmental Management Commission will consider adding PFAS as a parameter for testing by certified laboratories.
Utilities Commission to regulate Bald Head ferry parking
The parking facilities and barge operations that serve Bald Head Island are privately owned.
As development looms, effort on to protect Corolla horses
An initiative announced in November aims to acquire and preserve habitat for the wild Banker horses of the Currituck Outer Banks one-third acre at a time.
Lookout Lighthouse ferry dock closed due to storm damage
Park visitors should not use the dock for any purpose until repairs are complete, Cape Lookout National Seashore officials said Tuesday.
Alligator River Bridge replacement gets federal grant
The funding will go toward a proposed project to replace the 60-year-old swing-span with a two-lane, high-rise bridge and widen a segment of U.S. 64.
Summit to address water infrastructure needs, funding
There are in-person and virtual options to attend the summit, “North Carolina Water and Equity: Addressing Water Infrastructure Needs and Funding in Disadvantaged Areas” Jan. 12 in Durham.
Elizabeth City museum to look at rural NC, US
The Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City will host the traveling exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” Jan. 24 through March 8 and an in-house exhibit to complement called “Century and Bicentennial Farms of northeastern North Carolina.”
Most of 2014 regional bike, pedestrian plan still just a plan
One advocate calls the mostly unrealized Croatan Regional Bicycle and Trails Plan “a critical step” in creating a true multimodal transportation system.
Small game award goes to Pender resident, Wake club
Pender County resident Kathryn Rand Booher and the Wake County Wildlife Club were awarded the 2022 Lawrence G. Diedrick Small Game Award.
Another year of reporting coastal news that matters
From the editor: Our work in 2022 and promise for the New Year.
Dare launches new recreation, revamped community maps
The new online recreation map and updated community map launched Friday are to help residents, visitors and property owners find nearby amenities and attractions.
Museum researchers preserve 450-pound sharptail mola
Once the preservation process is complete on the species of mola fish that washed ashore at North Topsail Beach, the specimen will become part of the Ichthyology, or fish, research collection at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.
Live Christmas tree disposal options offered along coast
Residents can donate their trees to Fort Macon State Park and Surfrider Bogue Banks for dune stabilization or drop it off at a county convenience site.
