The Department of Transportation has scheduled a drop-in meeting about proposed alternatives for the Bridges Street Extension project in Morehead City for Thursday, July 12, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center.
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Cooper Vetoes Regulatory Reform, Farm Act
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed seven bills Monday ahead of the midnight deadline, including the latest regulatory rollback and a measure that limits the ability of neighbors of large pork and poultry operations to win in nuisance lawsuits.
Festival Celebrates Jazz, Coastal History
The ninth annual Ocean City Jazz Festival, July 7-8 on Topsail Island, was created to draw people of all walks of life together through music and promote the beach community’s African-American history.
Rising Seas Threaten $4 Billion in NC Property
Sea level rise will put about $4 billion of coastal N.C. property value at risk of chronic flooding by 2045, says a recent report, but northeastern counties are among those facing problems already.
Nine Sea Turtles Released at Coquina Beach
N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Network for Endangered Sea Turtles, or NEST, and the National Park Service worked together to release Wednesday nine rehabilitated sea turtles at Coquina Beach.
Nags Head OKs Financing 2019 beach work
Nags Head Board of Commissioners approved Wednesday moving ahead with the $42.7 million re-nourishment project, the first since 10 miles of beach were widened in 2011.
Board Denies Freeman Park Owners’ Appeal
The Carolina Beach Board of Adjustment this week denied an appeal by Freeman Park property owners to dismiss violations for erecting a post and rope barrier in the public right of way.
Input Sought on Environmental Policy Act
The Council of Environmental Quality is looking for comments from the public on possible changes to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Study on Emerging Contaminants Released
The Department of Health and Human Services has released for public comment the long-delayed report on human health effects from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Rodanthe’s New Gauge to Warn of Flooding
A new flood gauge being installed in Rodanthe will become part of a statewide network made up of hundreds of rain and stream gauges that help alert communities to dangerous flooding.
Currituck County OKs Grandy Solar Farm
Currituck County commissioners voted Monday, following court-ordered instructions, to approve a permit for Ecoplexus Inc. to turn the site of the old Goose Creek Golf Course into a solar farm.
Trump Order Calls for More Offshore Drilling
President Trump has signed an executive order on ocean policy calling for more offshore drilling and revoking an Obama order issued in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
The Buzz on Pollinator Week
This week, June 18-24, is National Pollinator Week, which recognizes the benefits provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. But many pollinator populations are in decline because of factors including habitat loss, weather extremes, climate change and pesticide misuse. Photo: Mark Hibbs
Our Coast’s People: Rachel Noble
She’s a coastal scientist who developed a quick test for bacteria that health officials use to gauge the safety of shellfish waters and swimming areas and that can also be used for other foods, meet Rachel Noble.
Salvo Cemetery Gets Bulkhead, Rock Barrier
A bulkhead and armor rock barrier was recently installed at the shoreline of the nearly 150-year-old Salvo Day Use Cemetery, bordered on all sides by Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
‘Harm’s Way’ Exhibit Shows Century of Storms
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is set to open June 21 a collaborative exhibit, “Harm’s Way: How Storms Have Shaped Our Communities, Our History and Us.”
