National Park Service employees, local residents, visitors, fishermen, and members of the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association joined forces Wednesday to clear the shoreline of debris from the house that collapsed Tuesday.
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State names bridge for Cornelius Nixon; city recalls his grace
Wilmington’s staggering growth has displaced numerous homes and businesses, but “Sonny” Nixon refused to let his longstanding and pioneering Market Street wholesale and retail seafood business stand in the way of progress.
Sept. 1-14 is recreational flounder season for all NC waters
Fishers are allowed to keep one fish per day if it is 15 inches or longer that they caught with hook and line only in inland, coastal and joint fishing waters.
Buxton oceanfront house collapses Tuesday, 5th this year
Potentially hazardous debris from the fallen house has scattered in the surf and officials urge the public to avoid the beach from Buxton south to the Cape Point area.
Coastal Federation, The Conservation Fund protect 153 acres
The two nonprofit organizations partnered to acquire the more than153 acres situated along U.S. Highway 70 between East Carteret High School and the North River Bridge.
New book, ‘A Spectacular Coast and its Guardians’: An excerpt
Author Glenn Blackburn, professor emeritus of history at University of Virginia’s College at Wise, has written his second book about the North Carolina Coastal Federation and the nonprofit’s history, people and accomplishments.
Apply now to serve on a coastal reserve advisory committee
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management’s Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve is accepting applications through June 30 for local advisory committees of the state’s 10 coastal reserves.
‘Too soon’ to see NC’s effects from a NextEra-Dominion deal
The potential $67 billion, all-stock merger of electric utilities, Virginia-based Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy, could boost further renewable power development in northeastern North Carolina and create a massive utility, but whether it will be an overall good thing for the Tar Heel State remains to be seen.
Prepare now as hurricane season begins, NC officials urge
Gov. Josh Stein and state emergency officials are encouraging residents to plan now for this year’s hurricane season, which began Monday and ends Nov. 30.
Temporary schedule set for Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry
The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry will operate on an alternate schedule while Sloop Channel is being dredged, a project that is expected to take about a month to complete.
Volunteer Pony Patrollers protect public, Carteret wild horses
For the fourth year, volunteers are spending their days on Shackleford Banks and Rachel Carson Reserve in an effort to guide visitors on safely observing Carteret County’s wild horses.
Engineer assesses options to address Corolla beach erosion
Ken Willson of Coastal Protection Engineering presented options Tuesday during a meeting in Corolla where high rates of beach loss have alarmed residents and owners, but he said that high costs, regulatory hurdles and feasibility challenges remain.
Recent rains fail to change drought in most coastal counties
Much of the North Carolina coast remains under severe drought despite the recent rainfall.
Leland man lands new state record for graysby grouper
A Brunswick County man landed the new state record for graysby grouper while fishing about 45 miles offshore of Southport earlier this month.
‘Believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer’
“Superstition ain’t the way,” as Stevie Wonder wisely observed, and the same holds true when fishing. Just don’t bring bananas.
Corps to host meetings on maintenance of federal harbors
The Corps of Engineers is hosting next month a series of public meetings to discuss long-range planning to operate and maintain the Morehead City and Wilmington harbors.
