North Carolina Division of Coastal Management officials are in the process of determining priority areas for the 2026-2030 cycle of the Section 309 Assessment and Strategy, and are asking for public input.
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Dare puts ‘OBX Folklore’ on the map in time for Halloween
Dare County gets in on spooky season with its new interactive map that features more than 30 tales, legends and ” mysterious occurrences” connected to the Outer Banks.
Oregon Inlet Marina to undergo 5-month paving project
The kayak launch and access to Oregon Inlet Campground’s RV dump station will be closed beginning Dec. 9 for about two months while paving takes place.
Little tunny, fat albert — False albacore are 100% genuine
The awesome run of false albacore off Cape Lookout is unequaled anywhere in the country from the middle of October to the end of November.
Brunswick County to join statewide book-sharing program
When Brunswick County Library transitions to the N.C. Cardinal Program Dec. 9-11, the online catalog will be unavailable, and patrons will need to have their physical library card with them in order to check out.
The dirt on pH: No chemistry PhD required for gardening
Knowing your soil’s alkalinity and the conditions your desired plants need can help yield better results.
Student aviation art contest to highlight ‘Women with Wings’
The 2025 theme, “Women with Wings,” celebrates the pioneering women who were trailblazers in aviation, such as pilots, skydivers or women who built and maintained aircraft, NCDOT officials said.
Revised Bald Head ferry schedule gets green light from state
After reaching a settlement earlier this fall with the Village of Bald Head Island and other groups, Bald Head Island Transportation Inc., has received approval to begin operating on a revised, hybrid schedule no earlier than Friday.
Corps sets Nov. 4 presentation on Buxton petroleum cleanup
The presentation set for 7-9 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Fessenden Center will include information regarding a restoration advisory board related to the cleanup at the former defense site.
Science panel applies 2022 sea level report projections to NC
The Coastal Resources Commission’s science panel has released its “North Carolina 2024 Sea Level Rise Science Update” that applies the findings of a 2022 federal-level sea level rise technical report to North Carolina.
Food security group to host environmental film festival
Tickets are available for the Outer Banks Environmental Film Festival set for Nov. 1-3 at various locations in Dare County.
‘Rum Keg Girl’ in Beaufort’s Burying Ground: True story?
Stories persist that she comes out at night and runs around the cemetery, her own haunted playground, where gifts left at her grave sometimes mysteriously move around to different locations.
Special tour to give voices to Beaufort’s oldest residents
“Voices of the Past” guided tours set for Nov. 2 are to “bring to life the stories of those who have long passed and have been laid to rest in the Old Burying Ground.”
Meeting on Navassa superfund site cleanup progress slated
Representatives from the Multistate Trust, EPA and N.C. Department of Environmental Quality plan to host community meeting on the latest cleanup efforts in the former Kerr-McGee wood treatment plant Superfund Site.
Spooky storefront apparition
Webs around a vent in the tiled storefront wall of the old, now vacant, M. Mann’s & Sons building in Newport create a ghostly appearance peering out slightly menacingly at passersby from the longtime home of the former C.M. Hill Hardware, where Chatham, East Chatham and Market streets all converge with the North Carolina Railroad Co. line and East and West Railroad boulevards. Photo: Mark Hibbs
Brunswick County to explore creating a stormwater utility
A month after an unnamed storm dumped more than a dozen inches of rain and caused flooding in much of the southeastern part of the state, Brunswick County commissioners are looking to better balance stormwater management and development.
