An increasing threat of rip currents from Hurricane Isaias is expected on the N.C. coast as early as Friday afternoon, but the storm’s arrival time and intensity as it approaches are less certain than its forecast track.
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End of the Pier? Future Hazy for Coastal Icons
Repeated hurricanes drive up costs and risk as developers flood beach towns, but North Carolina fishing piers provide habitat, recreation and economic draw.
Colonial Boat Replica in Beaufort for Repairs
Staff at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center are refurbishing the replica Periauger, designed after a type of Colonial-era boat of the same name that was built there 15 years ago.
Five Cited After Breaking Into Lighthouse
Five people from Down East Carteret County have been cited and fined after they broke into Cape Lookout Lighthouse Sunday.
Tropical Storm Isaias Forms Overnight
While the coast will likely see swell and rip current risk from Tropical Storm Isaias starting Friday, its track and intensity forecast remained uncertain Thursday morning.
Hyde Seeks FEMA Grants to Raise 114 Homes
Hyde County is applying for grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to elevate 114 houses in Ocracoke Village, which was inundated during Hurricane Dorian in September 2019.
Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry to Resume Route
The Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route is set to resume service Friday after being closed since January to replace the aging ramp system at both ends of the route.
State Awards VW Settlement Grants
The state has awarded nearly $30 million through the Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Plan to replace 111 school buses and 16 transit buses and to install 33 zero-emission vehicle charging stations.
1891 Strathairly Wreck Bell to be Donated
Following the weekly beach apparatus drill at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Thursday, the ship’s bell from the 1891 wreck of the Strathairly steamship will be donated.
Heat-Related Illness Cases on the Rise
State health officials remind residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses as temperatures rise.
Atlantic Harbor Wave Attenuators Work Set
Wave attenuators, intended to limit wave action that causes erosion and siltation, are to be installed beginning this week as part of the Atlantic Harbor improvement project.
Don’t Plant Seeds You Didn’t Order: State
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is advising residents not to plant any seeds received in the mail from China or other foreign sources that they did not order.
Dare County Dredge A Step Closer
Dare County officials have given the go-ahead for a private partner to proceed with a contract with a Louisiana firm to build a dredge.
Travelers From NC to DC Must Quarantine
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered that anyone coming into the district after traveling from a “high-risk state” such as North Carolina self-quarantine for two weeks.
Newport Native Treats Sailors Amid Pandemic
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Badillo of Newport is treating sailors in Rota, Spain, in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Artificial Reef Program sinks vessel off Topsail
The state Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program and Brian Davis Artificial Reef Memorial sank Friday a 180-foot vessel about 15 miles from Topsail Inlet.