The N.C. Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee’s Sept. 25 agenda includes discussing the proposed framework and timeline for the 2026 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan amendment.
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Brunswick Nuclear Plant to test outdoor sirens Oct. 8
Brunswick Nuclear Plant’s outdoor warning sirens will be tested on the morning of Oct. 8 for up to three minutes between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Garden visions: Knowing what to look for is part of seeing
Like artists picking out details others can’t always see, gardeners pick up on things others miss — an invaluable skill in times past, when grocery stores were few and far between, much less fresh produce — when knowledge about plants could literally mean the difference between making it through the winter or starving to death.
Another house, 12th in five years, collapses on Dare beach
Visitors should also avoid the north end of Rodanthe because of threatened oceanfront structures there.
Outer Banks Association of Realtors awards 8 scholarships
The Outer Banks Association of Realtors has awarded eight $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Dare County and Ocracoke Island as part of its “commitment to supporting the next generation of leaders.”
Critics say law will derail health, environmental rulemaking
House Bill 402, which became law this past summer despite the governor’s veto, has drawn sharp criticism from environmental and health advocates who argue it will stifle an already daunting rulemaking process and create significant obstacles to addressing pollution.
Corps awards contract for second phase of Buxton cleanup
The Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District has awarded a contract for the second phase of cleanup at the former Buxton Naval Facility site in Dare County.
Public invited to learn more about red wolves, recovery efforts
The information session set for Sept. 23 will include the latest on revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina red wolf population area, coyote-management strategies and planning.
Agencies set hearings on proposed parkway extension
The proposed Carolina Bays Parkway extension from Horry County, South Carolina, to Brunswick County would improve area transportation in the area, transportation officials say.
Our Coast: On the James Adams Floating Theatre in 1940
Historian David Cecelski in this installment of his photo-essay series, “Working Lives: Photographs from Eastern North Carolina, 1937 to 1947,” goes behind-the-scenes at the James Adams Floating Theatre in 1940, when the vessel was docked on the Pamlico River in Washington.
Stein appoints Johnson to serve as transportation secretary
Navy veteran and Current N.C. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Daniel Johnson will move into his new role Oct. 1.
Hometown news: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Jefferson
“Growing up in a military town taught me a respect for service, discipline and community,” says Jefferson, whose grandfather’s and father’s service inspired his decision to join the military.
EMC moves groundwater standards, wetlands rules ahead
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission voted Thursday to send a groundwater standard rule for PFAS to the Rules Review Commission and a rule that defines wetlands in the state to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
DEQ requires Chemours to expand PFAS well water testing
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday that it is requiring Chemours expand sampling eligibility of PFAS contamination to about 14,000 additional residences in the lower Cape Fear region.
DMF technician drowned while gathering water samples
James “Marc” Hamric, 52, of Atlantic Beach, drowned while collecting water samples in Sea Level as part of a research effort, Carteret County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday.
Shark meat could be high in mercury, mislabeled: Study
Meat labeled “shark” for sale in grocery stores and fish markets may be from critically endangered species or have significant mercury in its tissue, according to a UNC Chapel Hill study.
