The perennial, carnivorous plants have migrated to ditches alongside the roadsides in Boiling Spring Lakes, but imminent development has made their relocation a race against time.
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NCDOT suspends Ocracoke passenger ferry ahead of storm
Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service will be suspended starting Wednesday because the expected storm, and all other routes will suspend operations if and when conditions worsen, NCDOT officials said.
NC, VA organizations combine efforts to monitor king tides
As the East Coast readies for fall king tides — the highest high and lowest low tides of the year — two organizations that track the related flooding are encouraging volunteers to submit observations via smartphone apps.
NCDOT seeks input on draft transportation access plan
The plan, which outlines transportation improvements from 2025-2029, identifies opportunities to expand mobility options to seniors and individuals with disabilities, especially in small urban and rural communities.
Hurricane, tropical storm forecast to affect NC coast
Hurricane Franklin is several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Idalia is strengthening over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.
Murray Bridges, NC soft-crab industry pioneer, dies at 89
Bridges, who owned and operated Endurance Seafood Co. off Colington Road since 1976, was the second person confirmed to have died from Vibrio in Dare County since July.
Threatened Oceanfront Structures Work Group to meet
NCDEQ’s Division of Coastal Management and Cape Hatteras National Seashore have postponed the interagency work group meeting originally planned for Wednesday because of the approaching storm.
Dare County releases water illness educational video
Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has a released a video advising the public how to reduce the risk of contracting recreational water-related illnesses after several cases of Vibrio infections have been confirmed along the East Coast.
NC’s coastal national parks boost economy by $1B in 2022
The five national parks on North Carolina’s coast saw a total direct visitor spending in 2022 of nearly $724, yielding an economic output of around $964 million.
Coastal Review recognized in NC Press Association contest
The awards were presented Thursday during the association’s annual conference held this year at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel.
Navassa Superfund site cleanup update meeting Tuesday
Officials will discuss Tuesday evening safety measures, including traffic control, air monitoring and other precautions to minimize impacts to the small Brunswick County town during cleanup of operable unit 2.
NCDOT needs volunteers for statewide fall Litter Sweep
Those interested in volunteering for the cleanup Sept. 16-30 should contact to their county’s litter management coordinator to get started.
Homebuyers have a right to know about past flood damage
The North Carolina Real Estate Commission is now poised to consider giving home buyers the right to know a home’s flood history and other flood risk information.
Petition seeks industrial discharge prevention mandate
The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf Cape Fear River Watch, MountainTrue, and Yadkin Riverkeeper has petitioned the N.C. Environmental Management Commission to rule that the state must force industries to install technologies that stop pollution at the source.
The trouble at the Woodville convict labor camp
Historian David Cecelski shares an excerpt about a brief strike in April 1935 at a convict labor camp in Perquimans County from Dr. Susan Thomas’ dissertation that examines the history of the largely African American chain gangs that built public roads in the early 20th century.
Division seeks comment on proposed oyster, clam plans
Division of Marine Fisheries officials are holding public meetings and accepting comments Sept. 11-22 on potential management strategies for the eastern oyster and hard clam.
