The 5K and 1-mile fun run in Kure Beach April 27 will wind along the Atlantic Ocean and through the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s maritime forest.
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Ocracoke Carvers Guild readies for 7th waterfowl festival
The celebration of Ocracoke’s waterfowl carving heritage is scheduled for April 11-12 in the Ocracoke School gym.
Buxton restoration advisory board to meet for first time
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host the first restoration advisory board meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club in Buxton.
Coastal reserve committees to hold spring meetings
Local advisory committees for the Rachel Carson Reserve and Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve are scheduled to meet later this month.
NC Forest Service lifts open burn ban for all 100 counties
The N.C. Forest Service lifted Wednesday morning a 12-day statewide open burn ban.
Documentary film project to focus on Down East resilience
Two University of North Carolina Wilmington professors and their students are creating a documentary about the 13 Carteret County communities in partnership with the Down East Resilience Network.
State ends bluefin tuna, billfish reporting requirements
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries has ended its longstanding Highly Migratory Species Catch Card program for bluefin tuna and billfish.
Raccoon tests positive for rabies: Brunswick County officials
Brunswick County Health Services officials say a raccoon that attacked a person in the Longwood area has tested positive for rabies.
Doomed to repeat history: What’s in future for NC wetlands?
Guest commentary: Ignoring the past guarantees a grim future for our coastal communities, as the fishermen of Rose Bay warned decades ago. Will we listen now, or once again pay the price for failing to protect our way of life?
Public comment opens on proposed 50/50 flounder split
Advisory committees to the Marine Fisheries Commission are hosting meetings in April as part of the public comment period on a proposal to allow more recreational access to the southern flounder fishery by balancing allocation with commercial operators.
ECU educator, coastal advocate Dr. Don Ensley died Friday
East Carolina University public health educator and longtime environmental advocate Dr. Donald E. Ensley of Greenville died Friday, March 28, 2025.
Blue crab management plan revision runs into rough waters
Proposed limits on the commercial harvest of blue crabs faces critics who say the management plan amendment is based on a benchmark stock assessment using data from 1995 to 2016.
Drought, dry conditions persist in coastal counties
The latest weekly advisory from the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council shows drought conditions continue to grip much of the state.
Work set to begin on US 64 improvements in Dare County
Raleigh-based transportation contractor Fred Smith Co. is to begin the $2.4 million project, a milling and resurfacing operation, April 2 between the two bridges.
Outer Banks Community Foundation awards nearly $72,000
The Manteo-based nonprofit announced Community Enrichment Grants to 10 nonprofits, funding projects that support youth, preserve history and bring arts and culture to communities across the Outer Banks.
Chemours, DuPont move to keep court records sealed
Attorneys for Chemours and its predecessor company DuPont have asked a federal judge in a lawsuit brought by Cape Fear area water utilities to keep thousands of documents out of the public eye.
