…water service in unincorporated portions of Brunswick County as well as the following communities: Boiling Spring Lakes, Bolivia, Calabash, Carolina Shores, Caswell Beach, Sandy Creek, St. James, Sunset Beach, and Varnamtown. Customers of other utilities such as Bald Head Island, Brunswick Regional – H2GO (Belville), Holden Beach, Leland, Navassa, Northwest,…
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Drilling Opponents Ready For Renewed Fight
…the Atlantic. More than 200 people rally against seismic blasting and offshore drilling at a Brunswick Environmental Action Team event in Sunset Beach. Photo: Contributed “I think we already have put a lot of work in on this issue,” he said. “Now we’re just re-galvanizing this issue and working to…
Carteret proposed as critical habitat for rufa red knot
…Fort Fisher in New Hanover County and Sunset Beach/Bird Island in Brunswick County. “We’re very concerned,” Rudolph said last week in a meeting of the County Beach Commission, which advises his office. “At the least, (critical habitat) is another thing to deal with.” He said the county might engage legal…
Hurricane warnings, watches discontinued as Ian weakens
…2 feet. Bogue Sound nearly reaches the parking lot during high tide at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Morehead City boat ramps. Photo: Gordon Churchill Local advisories Brunswick County utility customers serviced by the vacuum sewer systems on Caswell Beach, including 104 to 713 Caswell Beach Road, and the island…
Sam’s Field Notes: The Magnificent Roseate Spoonbill
…and would just grab or peck with its large bill devouring the meal. North Carolina is as far north as this species of spoonbill will venture. They have been spotted at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the northern Outer Banks, at Twin Lakes in Sunset Beach and out on…
Canoers to paddle NC coast for water quality awareness
Paddlers with the Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club. Photo: WBOCC Over the next three years, the Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club plans to paddle the entire North Carolina coastline for its We the Water initiative. During the first leg Sept. 14-17, club members plan to paddle a six-person outrigger canoe…
25 Towns, Counties to Get Resilience Funding
…initial round of funding will provide support for 25 communities to lay the groundwork for efficient investments in long-term resilience to coastal storms and flooding,” said Division Director Braxton Davis in a statement. The Division selected Aurora, Beaufort, Belhaven, Cape Carteret, Hertford, Leland, Navassa, Sunset Beach, Surf City, Topsail Beach,…
Coastal Resilience Goal of New State Program
…momentum with related efforts, according to the state. The towns of Aurora, Beaufort, Belhaven, Cape Carteret, Hertford, Leland, Navassa, Sunset Beach, Surf City, Topsail Beach, North Topsail Beach, Vandemere, Washington and Windsor are to receive technical assistance to complete Phases 1 and 2. Barnes Sutton Barnes Sutton, town planner in…
Towns Vote to Oppose Offshore Drilling
…have passed resolutions against offshore drilling or seismic testing, according to a list compiled by Oceana. The international environmental group opposes offshore drilling. In addition to the state’s other port city of Wilmington, towns on the list include Sunset Beach, Caswell Beach, Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, Manteo, Kill Devil Hills…
Native Hawaiian, ferry crewman discovers love for NC coast
…on the island of Oahu in a small town called Laie (pronounced “la-ē-ā”) on the North Shore, about 15 minutes away from all the famous surf breaks like Sunset Beach and Pipeline,” Howlett told Coastal Review. He spent much of his time there in and on the water. “I would…
Outrigger canoe club to resume advocacy paddle up NC coast
The Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club is shown in action. Photo: Contributed CEDAR POINT — For the second year in a row, the Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club is teaming up with the North Carolina Coastal Federation to advocate for clean water by paddling the North Carolina coast. Last September,…
Severe Tornado Leaves Path of Destruction
…detailed account of the tornado’s path from when the tornado touched down and damaged a number of trees near Kingsmill Court in the Sea Trail Golf Resort near Sunset Beach, with wind speeds estimated to have reached 80 mph. The tornado moved northwestward and crossed a swampy area north of…