The noted wildlife biologist and zoologist was involved in researching North Atlantic right whales and credited for his work to conserve manatees, sea turtles and other endangered species.
News Briefs
National Weather Service staff to answer hurricane questions
The public is invited to attend one of three community forums, including one Monday in Havelock, to learn more about preparedness and effects and speak with a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Carteret brewery to host aquaculture program fundraiser
Come raise a glass to growing seafood and meet area aquaculture specialists at Nacho Brewery in Morehead City to learn more about what organizers call “a growing opportunity.”
Commission asks to use county dredge in emergency channel
The Dare County Waterways Commission has voted unanimously to request county commissioners pursue permitting the Miss Katie dredge to maintain the troublesome Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry channel for Hatteras Island.
Two-week recreational flounder season opens Sept. 1
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries announced Wednesday the season for recreational hook-and-line and gig flounder harvest.
Beach survey truck driver runs over 15-year-old’s legs
The young woman was evaluated on scene and later transported to Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia.
Winstead now Duck development director, assistant manager
The Nags Head native who was most recently Weldon town administrator started work for the Dare County town Monday.
Oak Island restricts depth, tools used for digging on beach
After filling hundreds of large, deep holes beachgoers have left behind on the ocean shore, Oak Island officials have updated a town ordinance to tighten its “hole digging” rule.
Press association awards Coastal Review’s reporting
Coastal Review has again been recognized for editorial excellence with the North Carolina Press Association announcing its 2025 awards.
NC Forest Service’s annual tree seedling sale underway
Conifer and hardwood seedlings are available for purchase as well as genetically improved stock for Fraser fir, loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, eastern white pine and Virginia pine.
Flooding from storm forces closure of Manteo Library
Dare County officials announced Friday that the public library in Manteo had to close because of extensive flooding on Burnside Drive and surrounding side streets.
Department reaches milestone in reopening Southport bridge
The bridge over Prices Creek on East Moore Street in Southport opened to drivers Thursday, marking the last of 44 damaged sites in the southern coastal region to reopen after last September’s unnamed storm.
Buxton site restoration advisory board to meet July 17
Gayle Garland, the Corps’ project manager for the former military site at Buxton on Hatteras Island, is to provide an update on the cleanup.
Construction commences on Dare early college building
Officials this week marked the start of construction of a $21-$25 million structure to house the Dare County Early College on the College of the Albemarle’s Manteo campus.
Sledge Forest added to national threatened forests list
The last remaining expanse of old-growth forest in New Hanover County is among a minute percentage of original ancient forests remaining in the eastern part of the country.
Blue skies over Bogue Banks
Fishing lines, sunshades and beachgoers crowd an Emerald Isle beach while two seagulls fly overhead, with another in the foreground searching for food. Photo: Robert Watkins
