North Carolina State Parks announced this week that on Saturday most trails and restrooms will reopen at all state parks that have been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lockdown Inspires Outer Banks Students’ Art
The pandemic lockdown has inspired university students stuck at home on the Outer Banks to further explore and develop their creativity, much like Isaac Newton and William Shakespeare during their day.
Outer Banks to Lift Visitor Restrictions
Dare, Hyde and Currituck counties announced that visitor restrictions will be lifted May 16, following the governor’s announcement that the state will transition Friday to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain COVID-19 restrictions.
State Begins Easing COVID-19 Restrictions
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday the signing of a modified stay-at-home order that begins the transition to Phase 1 of easing COVID-19 restrictions.
Mainland Hyde, Ocracoke begin to Reopen
Hyde County Commissioners agreed to allow visitors to mainland Hyde beginning at 5 a.m. Wednesday and will work with Dare and Currituck counties to lift the visitor restriction on Ocracoke before Memorial Day.
Christina Koch Describes View of NC Coast
Astronaut Christina Koch hasn’t seen her hometown of Jacksonville since her last pass over the N.C. coast aboard the International Space Station, but she says that view is seared in her memory.
Former CFCC Instructor Dave Monaghan Dies
Wrightsville Beach resident Dave Monaghan, former instructor in Cape Fear Community College’s marine technology department and operator of the Causeway Cafe died Wednesday.
Marine Fisheries Commission Meets May 14
Votes on diamondback terrapin management areas, rules for recreational water quality monitoring and other business are on the May 14 Marine Fisheries Commission’s agenda.
NCDOT Secretary Warns of ‘Barricades’
“You’ll see barricades, and our crews go home,” State Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette said last week about the department’s finances without access to COVID-19 relief funds.
COVID-19’s Effects Hit NCDOT’s Cash Flow
Due to COVID-19, NCDOT’s revenue has fallen below the statutorily mandated cash floor of $293 million, which means the department can no longer enter into new contracts for transportatoin projects.
State COVID-19 Response Bills Become Law
New laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were signed into law Monday, clearing the way for more than $1.5 billion in aid and shaping an all out response to the virus and its damage to the economy.
Hurricane Preparedness Week Underway
As Hurricane Preparedness Week gets underway, the state has introduced Know Your Zone, a tiered evacuation system that highlights areas most vulnerable to storm surge from hurricanes and tropical storms, and other hazards.
State Environmental Commission to Meet
The state Environmental Management Commission and its Groundwater and Waste Management Committee are set to meet remotely this week by teleconference.
Lockdown Cravings? Where to Buy Seafood
Stop dreaming about soft-shell crabs and shrimp burgers — North Carolina seafood markets are open and offering shipping, delivery and curbside pickup as the statewide stay-at-home order continues.
NC Joins Suit Against Clean Water Rewrite
North Carolina and 16 other states have filed a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule redefining waters protected by the Clean Water Act.
Cedar Point Toughens Flood Ordinance
Under a mandatory new Federal Emergency Management Agency map, some properties built in Cedar Point will have to use piers or pilings instead of solid-wall foundations.
