The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced an amended Senate Bill 1001 that excludes a previously included provision for state tax dollars to be tapped to pay for and maintain coastal terminal groins.
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Find your groove at this year’s Ocean City Jazz Festival
The three-day festival July 3-5, now in its 16th year, will feature several jazz musicians, food and beverage vendors, and merchandise booths.
NC Forest Service’s annual tree seedling sale to begin July 1
The North Carolina Forest Service will begin accepting orders Wednesday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale.
Report on effects of hardened shorelines offers no easy fix
As bills to undo 40 years of coastal policy loom in Raleigh, the Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel last week presented its draft report on erosion-control structures and advised careful consideration of any new projects.
Historic Bath ‘prepares for war’ during living history program
“Patriots at Sea: An American Seaport Prepares for War” is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 25, and will feature Revolutionary era-inspired reenactors representing the colonial navies of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Committee to discuss draft habitat plan, seagrass formula
The Habitat and Water Quality Advisory Committee’s meeting scheduled for Thursday will include discussion of the draft 2026 amendment to the North Carolina Coastal Habitat Protection Plan.
Early morning angler
Case Skinner, 4, son of Kathleen and Jeremy Skinner, fishes from his parents’ dock on on the Newport River in Mill Creek, an unincorporated community in central Carteret County. The young Skinner is also accomplished with a cast net. Photo: Jeremy Skinner
Tabb’s Trails: Resilience, beauty, variety in Nags Head Woods
Coastal reporter Kip Tabb explores Nags Head Woods Preserve, The Nature Conservancy’s 14-acre protected maritime forest on the Outer Banks.
State announces tagging program’s yearly drawing winners
Fifteen anglers are each $100 richer as the latest winners of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ annual drawing of Multi-Species Tagging Program tag numbers.
Currituck seeks feedback on draft beach management plan
“The Plan provides a long-term vision for Currituck County to sustain the beaches that support a significant portion of their local economy and maintain the tax base located along the County’s beaches,” officials say.
Committee advances bills upending 40-year coastal policy
Bills advanced in the legislature Wednesday that would not only repeal the state’s 40-year ban on breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, jetties, revetments, and terminal groins, but also provide taxpayer dollars to build and maintain terminal groins.
Joel Fodrie named director of Duke Marine Lab
Dr. Joel Fodrie is leaving his post as director of UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City to lead Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort.
Expect lane closures, detours in James City over weekend
Transportation officials have scheduled closures for construction work Saturday and Sunday on U.S. 70 just outside of New Bern in the James City area.
Coastal temperatures to soar this week, pose big health risks
Coastal counties are forecast to have a “real feel” near or in the 100s Thursday, and raises the concern that residents will experience warmer nights and longer heat seasons.
Senate committee to take up bills to reshape coastal policy
The Senate Agriculture, Energy, and the Environment Committee, when it meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday, is expected to take up Senate Bill 1009, which would repeal the state’s four-decade-old ban on ocean shoreline hardened structures and an amended Senate Bill 1001, a coastal regulatory reform bill that would clear the way for state taxpayer funding of terminal groin construction.
Commentary: A personal journey ‘Beyond Pea Island’
Contributing columnist Joan Collins explains her decision to step back from her 16-year role on the board of directors of the Pea Island Preservation Society Inc. and focus her energy on documenting her ancestors’ Coast Guard service.
