A 2-year-old, 27-foot-long female humpback whale washed ashore over the weekend on a Corolla beach, the fourth in eight weeks found along North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
News Briefs
Cape Hatteras Readies for Summer
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is planning activities for the summer, including a celebration of the 1999 relocation of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Event Marks Salmon Creek Site Transfer
A ceremony Friday celebrated the transfer to the state earlier this year of 1,000 acres along Salmon Creek to create the state park system’s newest natural area.
Bodie Island Gets OK for New Hunt Blind
The National Park Service has approved the construction of a new accessible hunting blind and wildlife viewing platform in the authorized waterfowl hunting area on Bodie Island.
$127M to Fund Water Quality Projects
Communities across the state, including several along the coast, are receiving a total of $127 million to improve water and sewer systems, the Cooper administration announced Tuesday.
Group to Screen Offshore Drilling Films
A Brunswick County environmental group announced that it will screen “Shore Stories,” six short documentary films that highlight the grassroots resistance to offshore drilling April 11 in Oak Island.
Bills Would Extend Towns’ Marine Authority
Rep. Bob Steinburg has introduced legislation to give Manteo authority to address navigational needs and regulate anchoring and mooring of vessels within its waters.
Southern Trails at Bald Head Reserve Reopen
Parts of Bald Head Woods Reserve on Bald Head Island are open to visitors for the first time since Hurricane Florence forced closure, including trails in the southern portion of the reserve.
Fisheries Commission Forces Gill Net Ban
The state Marine Fisheries Commission voted Wednesday to overrule the director of the Division of Marine Fisheries and ban gill nets upstream of the ferry crossing points in the Neuse and Pamlico rivers.
Portion of NC 12 to Close for Construction
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close a section of N.C. 12 in Frisco from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 24 to replace pipes under the road.
CRC Denies Variance for Patio Already Built
The Coastal Resources Commission recently denied a Perquimans County couple’s request to allow them to keep in place a brick patio and fire pit built in violation of the Coastal Area Management Act.
Waste Collections Set in Currituck County
The Cooperative Extension and Currituck Public Works team are set to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day at two locations April 13.
Emerald Isle Names New Town Manager
Emerald Isle officials announced Wednesday that Matt Zapp, town manager in Benson, has been selected from 89 candidates as the Bogue Banks town’s new manager.
Passenger Ferry Won’t Be Ready in May
The Ocracoke-Hatteras passenger ferry under construction will miss its planned delivery date, NCDOT Ferry Division staff confirmed this week.
Mid-Currituck Bridge Gets Go-Ahead
North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Turnpike Authority received federal approval to move forward with the mid-Currituck bridge project.
Bald Head Renourishment Project Nears End
Bald Head Island’s $11.7 million beach renourishment project, which should be completed by the end of the month, is expected to protect a rock groin as well as add material to South Beach.