The Marine Fisheries Commission voted down last week shrimp management plan recommendations that faced opposition from commercial shrimpers, consumers and officials.
News Briefs
Great Lakes low bidder for Dare County nourishment project
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., the low bidder for the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects, could start May 1 if approved by Dare County Board of Commissioners.
New sign at Salvo Community Cemetery aims to educate
Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff recently installed at Salvo Community Cemetery an educational panel that gives a brief history of the small Outer Banks community and urges visitors to the site to respect the cemetery there.
Chocowinity bridge replacement to take more than a year
The existing bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad near Whichards Beach Road in Chocowinity will close to traffic next week.
Brunswick County officials report sewer overflow
Officials estimated that about 13,000 gallons of untreated wastewater reached an unnamed tributary of Persimmon Swamp in Calabash.
New Hanover County shellfish lease hearing Jan. 5
Kimberly Watters and Stephen Boyette have applied for a roughly half-acre bottom lease.
Cooper signs state budget, other bills
Gov. Roy Cooper signed Thursday the $53 billion spending plan, the first biennial state budget since 2017.
N.C. 12 traffic shifts Friday onto Rodanthe roundabout
N.C. 12 traffic through Rodanthe will be shifted Friday to a new roundabout that’s part of “jug handle” bridge project.
3 NC projects to get National Coastal Resilience Fund grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s grants support North Carolina projects by NCDEQ, Navassa and the National Audubon Society.
Butterfield blasts congressional map, won’t run again
“While I am hopeful that the courts will also play overturn this partisan map, and see that a fair map is enacted, I have made the difficult decision that I will not seek reelection.”
Natural Sciences museum to help educators explore coast
Educators can learn more about the wildlife in North Carolina during a January tour of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge near Plymouth or about Carolina Beach’s natural area and see carnivorous plants, like the Venus flytrap.
NCDOT collects 12M pounds of roadside litter this year
NCDOT has surpassed its 2019 record of collecting 10.5 million pounds of roadside litter statewide.
Cooper declares emergency to get federal funds for NC 12
The declaration allows the state to request federal aid to cover costs to repair N.C. 12, which was damaged during a coastal storm that coincided with extreme tides earlier this month.
EPA board to review new data on PFAS exposure effects
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will use feedback from its science advisory board’s review of new PFAS exposure data to update drinking water health advisories
See Tryon Palace by candlelight during special tours
Tickets are on sale for the candlelight holiday celebration set for Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 at the historic site in New Bern.
Coastal Reserve advisory committee meetings set
The North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve local advisory committee meetings are scheduled for later this month and into December.
