Croatan National Forest rangers are asking for comments on a proposed project to address damage on the Neuse River related to 2018’s Hurricane Florence.
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‘Jug Handle’ bridge project virtual update set for Dec. 2
NCDOT officials and engineers will share an update on the project’s progress and answer questions.
An Outer Banks reporter walks into a global climate summit
Longtime Coastal Review correspondent Catherine Kozak recently attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26, where attendees seemed to know little about coastal North Carolina, despite the significant climate perils facing this part of the world.
Commission votes down shrimp plan recommendations
The Marine Fisheries Commission voted down last week shrimp management plan recommendations that faced opposition from commercial shrimpers, consumers and officials.
Great Lakes low bidder for Dare County nourishment project
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., the low bidder for the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects, could start May 1 if approved by Dare County Board of Commissioners.
New sign at Salvo Community Cemetery aims to educate
Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff recently installed at Salvo Community Cemetery an educational panel that gives a brief history of the small Outer Banks community and urges visitors to the site to respect the cemetery there.
Years of flood disasters drove NC’s new resiliency funding
After years of climate disasters across North Carolina, the newly approved state budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars for new programs and initiatives to address flooding and bolster resilience to storms.
Chocowinity bridge replacement to take more than a year
The existing bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad near Whichards Beach Road in Chocowinity will close to traffic next week.
Brunswick County officials report sewer overflow
Officials estimated that about 13,000 gallons of untreated wastewater reached an unnamed tributary of Persimmon Swamp in Calabash.
New Hanover County shellfish lease hearing Jan. 5
Kimberly Watters and Stephen Boyette have applied for a roughly half-acre bottom lease.
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan 2021 amendment approved
The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan’s 2021 amendment to the 2016 plan has been unanimously approved by the Coastal Resources, Environmental Management and Marine Fisheries commissions.
Cooper signs state budget, other bills
Gov. Roy Cooper signed Thursday the $53 billion spending plan, the first biennial state budget since 2017.
N.C. 12 traffic shifts Friday onto Rodanthe roundabout
N.C. 12 traffic through Rodanthe will be shifted Friday to a new roundabout that’s part of “jug handle” bridge project.
3 NC projects to get National Coastal Resilience Fund grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s grants support North Carolina projects by NCDEQ, Navassa and the National Audubon Society.
Mullet fishermen: A journey from Carteret County to Florida
The Florida fishing village known as Cortez has long been populated by folks with surnames that have for even longer been associated with the Bogue Sound area of North Carolina.
Butterfield blasts congressional map, won’t run again
“While I am hopeful that the courts will also play overturn this partisan map, and see that a fair map is enacted, I have made the difficult decision that I will not seek reelection.”
