As eastern North Carolina plunges headlong into winter-like conditions, as if right on cue with Winter Awareness Week, residents are advised to get ready for the season and pay attention.
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Dan Spinella replicates Hatteras lens parts piece by piece
The owner of Artworks Florida Classic Fresnel Lenses has been busy reproducing the 1,008 prisms and hundreds of other mechanisms and components as part of the project to restore the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The Down East way: Harkers Island to celebrate waterfowl
This weekend, Carteret County’s historic traditions — and food — take the spotlight with the three-day Waterfowl Weekend, including the 36th annual Core Sound Decoy Festival.
Commission advances spotted seatrout plan sans closure
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has chosen preferred management measures for speckled trout fisheries that do not include a proposed seasonal recreational closure.
‘Adoptions’ help raise money to care for Ocracoke ponies
Whether its for the horse lover in your life or the gift for someone who has everything, Outer Banks Forever is offering the gift of symbolic pony adoptions this holiday season.
Coastal Science Panel continues review of inlet areas
The science panel that advises the state Coastal Resources Commission meets Dec. 5 for ongoing discussions of inlet erosion and accretion rates.
Black bears’ resurgence reflects acceptance, economic spur
Conservation efforts and reforestation have allowed the species to rebound in rural northeastern North Carolina, providing a food source for families here and luring “high-net-worth” hunters and visitors.
Eastern NC’s black bears: How hunters helped save a species
Special report: The state’s black bear population was in trouble 50 years ago, but research and conservation measures put in place in the decades since — with hunters’ “direct cooperation” — have enabled the species to recover, although not everyone is happy.
State to hold meeting on Currituck County bridge plans
N.C. Department of Transportation officials are hosting a Dec. 9 meeting to discuss the proposed replacement of Marsh Causeway near Knotts Island.
Division sinks trawler at artificial reef site off Cape Lookout
The vessel joins three others at the site 28 nautical miles south of Beaufort Inlet that is popular with fishermen and divers.
Belted kingfisher surveys its kingdom
A belted kingfisher surveys its surroundings from a perch, Nov. 14 at North River Preserve in Carteret County. Photo: Nick Green
Gear up the night before or get left out, leftovers tomorrow
Don’t be that angler who waits until the last moment to rig up their equipment and then misses the action — procure and prepare in advance.
Village loses appeal in Bald Head Island ferry sale dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected the village’s request to beef up pricing protections and other safeguards for users of the only ferry service to the Brunswick County island.
State funding available for hurricane damage to beaches
Funding can only be used for costs associated with beach nourishment, artificial dunes and other projects to mitigate or remediate coastal storm damage to the ocean beaches and dune systems of the state.
Brunswick to host free Habitat home information session
Brunswick County residents interested in the Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program can learn more at a free information session, Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Bolivia.
Warming oceans intensified hurricanes’ strength: Studies
Human-caused climate change has pumped up peak, pre-landfall Atlantic hurricane wind speeds by an average of 13 to 18 mph in recent years, according to the authors of two companion research papers published Wednesday.
