Marc Basnight Bridge will be closed to traffic from 10:30-11 a.m. Tuesday while NCDOT performs a high-resolution scan.
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Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route on reduced schedule
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route is on a reduced schedule starting Friday and the Currituck-Knotts Island ferry route will be suspended Saturday through Monday while the staff support the Hatteras-Ocracoke route temporarily short-staffed due to COVID-19.
Transportation design with resilience in mind goal of effort
State transportation officials say they are collaborating with climate scientists to improve design standards for bridge and roadway projects that better anticipate the effects of climate change.
Rodanthe ‘jug handle’ bridge project closer to completion
Workers connected this week the two trestles being used to build the Rodanthe “jug handle” bridge.
Sgt. Williams named Marine Patrol Officer of the Year
Sgt. Odell Williams has been named the North Carolina Marine Patrol Officer of the year for 2021.
September is National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month and FEMA is encouraging residents to “Prepare to Protect” their loved ones.
Silver liquid drops
A droplet of rain catches a ray of sunlight as summer showers wash over Beaufort in Carteret County. Photo: Dylan Ray
There’s consensus on resilience, but don’t say ‘climate’
Amid broad bipartisan agreement on resiliency, flood mitigation and land conservation policy and funding in Raleigh, there are certain terms that still raise suspicion among some in the legislature.
Report touts benefits of bans on new offshore drilling leases
A new report from ocean conservation advocacy group Oceana finds that data on ocean-dependent jobs and fishing, tourism and recreation revenue support permanent protection from future offshore drilling.
Gardeners to lead talk on heritage plants at Tryon Palace
Tryon Palace and the Craven County Agricultural Center are hosting Sept. 18 a talk on heritage plants of eastern North Carolina and giving a sneak peek of next month’s fall plant sale.
‘Celebrating the Banker Ponies’ at Elizabeth City museum
Elizabeth City’s Museum of the Albemarle will be “Celebrating the Banker Ponies” Sept. 11 with the premiere of the film “The Secret of Corolla: The Gift from the Outer Banks,” and book signing with children’s book author, Kelley Grinder Horton.
Our Coast’s History: Varnamtown’s Fishermen 1938
Photographer Charles Farrell captured how mullet fishermen in the fall of 1938 “made do,” as historian David Cecelski explains, on Bald Head Island during the Great Depression.
‘Watershed Wisdom’ lesson plan earns national award
A lesson plan on maintaining healthy water quality and watersheds, Watershed Wisdom earned a Grand Award from the annual APEX Awards for Excellence.
No service Wednesday for Currituck-Knotts Island Ferry
The Currituck-Knotts Island ferry route will be out of service Wednesday while crews retrieve the M/V James B. Hunt, which has been undergoing routine maintenance.
Federal judge vacates Trump-era WOTUS rule replacement
A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration’s rule that gutted water quality protections put in place during the Obama administration.
Basnight topic of Museum of Albemarle’s History for Lunch
The late Sen. Marc Basnight is the topic of Wednesday’s History for Lunch at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City.
