The collapse of the house at 23001 G A Kohler Court early Friday morning is the eighth house collapse in Rodanthe on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches over the past four years, and the third this year
News Briefs
Storm recovery continues in rain-soaked Brunswick County
As Brunswick County offices and services resume, several roadways in the county remain under water after potential tropical cyclone No. 8 swept up the coast earlier this week.
Corps suspends Dare dredge permits for noncompliance
The Army Corp of Engineers has suspended all five of Dare County’s dredge permits after EJE Dredging Service, which operates the Miss Katie, repeatedly dug deeper and wider than the permits allowed.
Albemarle sunset ‘impossibly calm’
The sun sets over Albemarle Sound in Edenton earlier this month near the N.C. Highway 32 bridge in this photo submitted by Tom Brennan of Edenton. “For the past couple of years I’ve been flying my drone over the Albemarle Sound capturing the dramatic cloud formations, sunsets and sunrises,” Brennan told Coastal Review. “This time of year the sound becomes impossibly calm with remarkable sunsets.”
Brunswick County offices to remain closed Thursday
Brunswick County officials said Wednesday that county government offices will remain closed to the public Thursday because of “severe weather impacts” from the coastal storm earlier this week.
Corps to discuss Surf City federal nourishment project
Corps of Engineers officials will review a draft report and environmental assessment of Surf City’s proposed federal beach nourishment project — said to be the largest on the East Coast — during a public meeting Tuesday.
Institute’s September lecturer to address climate anxiety
Dr. Paul Taillie of the UNC Department of Geography and Environment, September’s featured “Science on the Sound” speaker at the Coastal Studies Institute, says resilience presents conservation opportunity.
Swath in Corolla for sale; potential for major development
The five parcels “are approved for a by-right development,” meaning 1,250 hotel rooms, as many as 782 single-family homes and nearly 428,000 square feet of commercial development are allowed.
Litter of five endangered red wolves dies after sire killed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the entire litter of endangered red wolf pups died after their father was killed by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 64, leaving fewer than 20 of their species remaining in the wild.
Heavy rain, flooding from No. 8 reach North Carolina coast
The eastern part of the state can expect impacts from potential tropical cyclone No. 8 through Wednesday, including periods of heavy rain that could result in localized flash flooding, coastal flooding, and possible tornadoes.
Fence-sitter in the rain
A green tree frog peers out at the rain from the safety of a fence railing near Russell Creek in Beaufort. Frogs all along the North Carolina coast may be in for more of the same with the potential tropical cyclone stalled about 185 miles south-southwest of Cape Lookout early Monday expected to move northward during the day, dumping very heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service Newport-Morehead City office. Photo: Dylan Ray
NC 12 to return to off-season speed limit, close briefly
Travelers using N.C. Highway 12 on the Outer Banks should expect the return to off-season speed limits Monday and expect a short delay in Rodanthe early Tuesday morning.
Observe the Moon Night Saturday at Cape Fear Museum
For all ages, International Observe the Moon Night is being offered at no charge from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the museum in Wilmington.
Cooper names Mary Penny Kelley as new DEQ secretary
Mary Penny Kelley has been named as the new secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.
Jennette’s Pier to screen surfing films during 3-day festival
The 13th annual Surfalorus Film Festival is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday at the North Carolina Aquariums Jennette’s Pier.
Fleckenstein receives Dare County’s first Salt Marsh Award
The Dare Soil & Water Conservation District awarded its inaugural Salt Marsh Award to Erin Fleckenstein, oyster program director for the North Carolina Coastal Federation.
