Surf City will spend about $25 million on 6-mile berm and dune system built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the town’s southern boundary with Topsail Beach to the northern end of Topsail Island.
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Carteret Funds Ocracoke Channel Dredging
Carteret and Hyde counties are partnering with the Ferry Division to dredge the ferry channel just outside of Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor.
Recreational Water Quality Rules Hearing Set
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has scheduled a hearing via web conference Aug. 26 on proposed amendments and readoption of rules for coastal recreational water quality monitoring.
State, County Officials Work on Isaias Relief
Gov. Roy Cooper has taken steps to to assist Bertie and surrounding counties hit by the tornado during Hurricane Isaias Aug. 4 as officials in Brunswick County, where the storm made landfall, meet with state officials to address damage.
Tryon Palace Visits 1771 for ‘Outlander’ Event
Tryon Palace historic interpreters took visitors Saturday to August 1771 to learn about Gov. William Tryon and the Battle of Alamance, both fictionalized in the “Outlander” series, which has helped boost NC tourism.
Bacteria Levels High at 2 NC Water Accesses
State recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in water at accesses in New Hanover and Carteret counties that exceed state and EPA recreational water quality standards.
SQUIRRELS! Art Exhibit Opens Saturday
Airlie Gardens in Wilmington will showcase Aug. 22-Nov. 30 it’s eighth annual art exhibit, SQUIRRELS!, which features 10 oversized, fiberglass squirrel sculptures placed throughout the grounds.
Groups File to Block NEPA Rule Changes
Environmental advocates have filed for an injunction to block the Trump administration’s overhaul of National Environmental Policy Act rules, just as the NEPA process begins for Wilmington projects.
Atlantic Harbor Project Nears Completion
Construction of the granite sill is complete and the contractor began installing attenuators last week at the Atlantic Harbor Dredging and Living Shoreline Project in Down East Carteret County.
Motions Filed In Appeal Challenging CRC
An attorney for a couple suing the Coastal Resources Commission says reams of scientific studies on sea level rise and erosion are irrelevant to his clients’ property rights case.
State Seeks Input on Chemours’ Next Steps
The state is taking comments until Sept. 17 on the latest steps to prevent GenX and other PFAS pollution from entering the Cape Fear River through contaminated groundwater from the Chemours’ Fayetteville Works Site.
Cape Carteret To Address Dredging in Town
Cape Carteret Commissioners gave Manager Zach Steffey the go-ahead to establish a process to address potential local financial participation in a county plan to dredge creeks and canals in town.
Online Tool Details 1898 Wilmington Coup
New Hanover County’s Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, Public Library and Information Technology Department worked together to create a map and timeline documenting the Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état of 1898.
Pamlico Sound Ferries Back to 2 Trips a Day
With the return of M/V Silver Lake to Ocracoke, ferry routes taking passengers to and from Ocracoke from both Swan Quarter and Cedar Island returned Sunday to two-boat schedules.
Museum Exhibit Examines Century of Storms
“Living on the Edge,” a new exhibit at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center, explores how coastal residents have endured a century of storms and a changing landscape.
Rainy Afternoon on Harkers Island
Undeterred by looming clouds and the threat of rain, passengers board the Island Ferry Express Thursday at Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Harkers Island visitor center to head to South Core Banks for a glimpse of the lighthouse, which is closed to climbing this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
