Cape Hatteras National Seashore law enforcement rangers are looking for information on those responsible for using an object to carve letters and other shapes into the lighthouse’s original bronze door.
Dare OKs Additional Funds for Dredge Work
Dare County Board of Commissioners approved the additional funding needed to complete the Hatteras Inlet Dredging Project.
‘Meet the Scientist’ Video Live Thursday
The fourth installment of “Meet the Scientist,” a monthly, live-streamed video series when ECU and CSI scientists chat about their latest work, will be at 6.m. Thursday with Jim Morley, assistant scientist at Coastal Studies Institute.
Brunswick Ends COVID State of Emergency
Brunswick County Chairman Thompson has ended the county’s state of emergency for COVID-19.
Living Shoreline Work to Begin in Topsail
Topsail Beach and the North Carolina Coastal Federation are installing four living shoreline demonstration projects to reduce erosion and maintain fisheries habitat.
NCDOT Collects 2M Pounds of Litter This Year
NCDOT crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 2 million pounds of litter from roadsides since Jan. 1.
CRC Sets Special Meeting on 2 Court Cases
The Coastal Resources Commission will meet March 22 to discuss two litigation cases, one of which will be during closed session.
MFC Chair Calls Special Meeting
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting has postponed its Thursday meeting, and called a special meeting to reconsider the southern flounder allocation.
Committee Retires Names of Deadly Storms
The panel in charge of naming Atlantic tropical cyclones has retired some of the more notorious storm names from its rotating lists.
Coquina Beach Cleanup Slated for April 17
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is hosting a beach cleanup at Coquina Beach on Bodie Island.
25 Towns, Counties to Get Resilience Funding
The coastal communities will receive a total of $675,000 for technical assistance in risk assessment and resilience planning work through NCDEQ’s Division of Coastal Management.
Currituck to Collect Hazardous Waste
Currituck County and sponsors are collecting at two locations Saturday household hazardous waste such antifreeze and other automotive fluid, household batteries and oil-based paints.
NCDOT Celebrates Women in STEM
Marking Women’s History Month, NCDOT brought together its women engineers for a roundtable discussion on STEM career paths and shattering barriers.
Work Ahead on U.S. 64 in Tyrrell, Washington
A $3.6 million contract has been awarded to a Raleigh company to improve two sections of U.S. 64 totaling almost 12 miles in Tyrrell and Washington counties.
Groups Launch Fisheries Water Quality Effort
The Water Quality for Fisheries, or WQ4F, Program is a newly launched effort by state and volunteer organizations to address water quality concerns for fisheries communities.
Coastwide Abandoned Vessel Removal Ahead
A statewide effort will begin this month to remove more than 80 abandoned and derelict vessels from the North Carolina coast.
