N.C. Department of Transportation officials are hosting a Dec. 9 meeting to discuss the proposed replacement of Marsh Causeway near Knotts Island.
News Briefs
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
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.
State, Greyhound add university stop in Elizabeth City
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it had partnered with Greyhound in expanding bus service to Elizabeth City State University to make it easier for people to access the state and national intercity bus network.
Carteret libraries join ECU Digital Bridges access initiative
The Carteret County Public Library System has joined East Carolina University in a collaborative project aimed at improving access to digital technology and literacy for residents across 29 eastern North Carolina counties.
Park Historical Architect George Jaramillo to discuss work
“Elevating Stations: Preserving the Ocracoke Light Station Double Keepers Quarters,” next in the “Science on the Sound” free lecture series, is Thursday at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus.
Another Rodanthe house crumbles into ocean, more at risk
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials have temporarily closed the beach at Rodanthe as hazardous debris from the sixth fallen oceanfront house this year spreads.
Comments sought on proposed disaster mitigation fund
The Office of Recovery and Resiliency is accepting comments on the proposed creation of a program to help protect property owners against flood damage by paying to elevate residential structures at risk.
Beacon backdrop for the birds
The 1859 Cape Lookout Lighthouse reaches 163 feet skyward beyond shorebirds hunkered down recently on a jetty across the bay at the Cape Lookout National Seashore visitor center at Shell Point on Harkers Island. Photo: Dylan Ray
CRC adopts permanent rule to protect Jockey’s Ridge
The Coastal Resources Commission was unanimous in its approval that re-designates Jockey’s Ridge as a unique geologic feature area of environmental concern to again protect the towering dune system in Dare County.
Alligator River refuge to celebrate 40 years of conservation
There will be refuge tours, educational activities, family fun, food, equipment on display and a chance to meet refuge staff during the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge celebration.
Officials urge caution ahead of possible flooding, high winds
Forecasters expect a low-pressure system will impact eastern North Carolina Thursday and Friday, “bringing the potential for multiple hazards including: strong winds, coastal impacts, heavy rain, and a tornado or two.”
Coastal Federation hires help to retrieve lost fishing gear
The nonprofit organization pays commercial fishermen and women to collect crab pots and other gear in January, when internal coastal waters are closed to all crab, eel, fish and shrimp pots north and east of the Highway 58 bridge over Bogue Sound to Emerald Isle.
