There are lots of ways to fish spoon lures, and they are popular worldwide, but around here, they seem to be underutilized.
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Fort Fisher to mark 80th year since end of World War II
The state-managed historic site in Kure Beach has planned a daylong commemoration Oct. 4 that will feature a military convoy, living history displays and reenactors.
Corps awards dredge contract for Ocracoke Island channels
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has awarded a more than $11 million maintenance dredging contract to clear out two channels used by state ferries to Ocracoke Island.
Steel manufacturer to announce big Hertford County project
Currituck County Republican Sen. Bobby Hanig says the forthcoming announcement of a new company’s nearly $1 billion investment in Hertford County will be “transformational” for the area.
Coastal Federation set for Oct. 24 oyster roast in Wilmington
Tickets are available for the nonprofit organization’s “A Roast for the Coast” being held rain or shine on the grounds of the New Hanover County Arboretum in Wilmington.
Distant storms churn up surf along NC coast
Storm swell associated with Hurricane Imelda and Hurricane Humberto breaks Tuesday along the Bogue Banks shore at Oceanana Fishing Pier in Atlantic Beach. The storm, while moving away from the U.S. Tuesday, still packed a potent punch, forecasters said, and could bring possible minor flooding in areas of onshore winds along the coast in the Southeast. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, the storm was moving to the northeast, toward near Bermuda, but swells and high surf from Imelda and Hurricane Humberto were expected to produce dangerous marine conditions and rip currents along much of the East Coast for several days. Farther north, the N.C. Department of Transportation on Tuesday closed N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island between the National Park Service Pony Pens and the ferry terminal due to deteriorating travel conditions and five oceanfront houses collapsed on Hatteras Island. Photo: Dylan Ray
Sand is vanishing on east side of Ocean Isle’s $11M erosion fix
Environmental advocates and federal documents warned of it, but now that erosion has accelerated east of the town’s terminal groin and in front of newly built multimillion-dollar houses, property owners and developers want answers and solutions, quickly.
Festival to highlight importance of fire in longleaf pine forests
The festival is a collaboration among organizations including The Nature Conservancy, N.C. Forest Service, Wilmington Recreation and Downtown Services, Halyburton Park, and North Carolina Coastal Land Trust to raise awareness about the importance of controlled burning and its relationship to longleaf pine forests.
Public may comment on revised Vanceboro quarry permit
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources is accepting public comments through Oct. 29 on the revised discharge permit for the Martin Marietta Material Inc. Vanceboro Quarry.
Citing unsafe conditions, state closes Colington Road access
Deterioration of a bulkhead and its surroundings at the Colington Road crabbing area creates hazards for pedestrians, the N.C. Department of Transportation said.
Vast majority of litter removed from streams is plastic: Study
A three-year study recently published in the journal Community Science finds that about 96% of litter North Carolina waterkeeper organizations and their volunteers removed from trash traps were plastics.
Monthly nature walks to highlight Bird Island history, wildlife
The Bird Island Stewards will begin hosting monthly guided nature walks on the Bird Island Coastal Reserve at Sunset Beach every third Wednesday morning beginning Oct. 15.
State officials remind public to avoid discolored waters
North Carolinians are reminded to avoid coming into contact with discolored looking water in ponds, lakes and rivers because it could indicate the presence of an algal bloom.
Parkway extension hearings postponed due to storm forecast
A tropical system potentially heading to the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts prompted transportation officials in those states to postpone public hearings scheduled for early next week on the proposed Carolina Bays Parkway extension.
Duke Energy Foundation awards grant to Coastal Federation
The money will be used to support the Coastal Federation’s new Coastal Leadership Institute, a six-month-long program designed to strengthen leadership across North Carolina’s coastal communities
Biologists heartened by red wolf program’s recent successes
While still far from recovered, more endangered eastern red wolves in northeastern North Carolina are breeding, more pups are surviving, coyote hybridization has been cut, and there are fewer mortalities from vehicle strikes and gunshots.
