Officials said that recent rainfall and residents’ efforts to conserve water contributed to sustainable levels for the county’s water system.
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Efforts to curb flooding at battleship memorial yield results
Land around the Battleship North Carolina and its parking area is recreating itself, luring birds, diminishing flood frequency, and providing what the museum’s leaders hope to become a living lab.
Driver strikes, kills 10-year-old stallion in Currituck County
Francisco was an otherwise healthy wild horse with a harem of four mares, a yearling colt, and a four-month-old colt.
Inspirational moments, indelible impressions are best shared
Those who have fished have memories of great experiences, but many of the most memorable may have been because of your company, even when you returned empty-handed.
Commission to vote on southern flounder harvest allocation
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to meet in Raleigh Aug. 20-21 and is set to vote on an amendment to the southern flounder fishery that would evenly split that fishery’s allocation between commercial and recreational fishers.
No easy fix for Boiling Spring Lakes’ ongoing dam troubles
Officials in the small Brunswick County city thought the structure damaged by Hurricane Florence had been repaired, but a June storm proved otherwise and residents’ anger and frustration are boiling.
Contract awarded for final stretch of Hampstead Bypass
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced earlier this week a $182 million contract has been awarded to S.T. Wooten Corp.
Cape Lookout duck blind permit lottery to run Aug. 26-28
Lottery winners will be able to select their duck blind location within the Cape Lookout National Seashore during in-person appointments Sept. 12 at the Harkers Island visitor center.
Waves again reveal Buxton pollution; Corps vows removal
“We are dedicated to finding the petroleum contamination and removing it,” said Army Corps of Engineers District Commander Col. Ron Sturgeon earlier this week.
State appeals court sides with private ferry owner over village
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision siding with the owners of the ferry system that provides service to Bald Head Island.
NOAA awards Brunswick Town shoreline project $2.5M grant
The grant will allow the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to continue building and installing a system of wave attenuators that protect the shoreline from erosion at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow.
Fledgling commercial fisheries group looks to boost industry
The North Carolina Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition, formed in response to the recently proposed ban on shrimp trawling in state waters, met for the first time this week in Morehead City, drawing numerous state and local elected officials.
State releases annual fishery management plan update
The latest version contains information based on data through the year prior and includes stock status, data trends, and research needs.
Beaufort seeks $6.5M in funding for water system upgrades
Town commissioners plan to seek an additional USDA loan to complete the work that’s months behind and designed to reduce flooding, improve water quality and repair old infrastructure.
State awards grants for beach nourishment, dune projects
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has announced that more than $9 million will go for beach nourishment and dune projects.
Coastal North Carolina’s fossil record reveals giant ‘hell pigs’
A recent study published by Cambridge University Press finds that the “exceedingly rare” land mammal fossils from 20 million years ago that were found near Maysville fill “an important gap in our knowledge of this time interval and paleogeographic region.”
