The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division’s new Dredge Manteo successfully completed its first assignment over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, clearing debris out of the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry channel that was left behind by Hurricane Matthew last month. NCDOT said Monday the dredging work re-opened a portion of the…
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Southern Shores Sets Forum on Beach Plan
…it is most acute at Pelican Watch, where surf from Tropical Storm Hermine and Hurricane Matthew this fall carved out half of the dune and exposed pieces of the old Sea Ranch hotel. The surf has cut off parts of some stairways and left others dangling from the steep face…
‘Many’ Figure Eight Owners Haven’t Voted
…that they were extending the deadline to 5 p.m. Nov. 15. The reason, according to the Oct. 20 email, was because mail delivery had been affected by Hurricane Matthew, which left parts of eastern North Carolina with devastating floods after the storm swept up the state’s coast earlier last month….
Part of N.C. 12 in Kitty Hawk Washed Out
Featured Photo Waves lap at N.C. 12 in Kitty Hawk at low tide Monday morning. Although part of N.C. 12, or the Beach Road, in Kitty Hawk has been repeatedly washed out during major storms of the past few years, this particular section showing damage from Hurricane Matthew has never…
Sunset Dredge Meeting Set for Nov. 12
SUNSET BEACH — The Sunset Beach Town Council has announced a new date for its community meeting to discuss a planned dredging project. The meeting, originally set for Oct. 8 but postponed because of Hurricane Matthew, is now set for 10 a.m. Nov. 12 at the Jones/Byrd Clubhouse, 75 Clubhouse…
DUNEX research, delayed by pandemic, set to resume
…Hurricane Matthew, one reason the flooding was so bad is that we had had several prior rainstorms and tropical storms as well,” she continued. “So, the ground was completely saturated. There’s nowhere for that rain and overtopped water to go.” The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Coastal and…
World must act now to slow global warming: report
Aerial view of the flooding in Moyock during Hurricane Matthew. Photo: Currituck County Global temperatures will continue to rise unless the world takes action, stresses a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. Released Monday, “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” is the contribution of…
Resident input needed to identify regional climate hazards
North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters fly over flooded areas of eastern N.C. after Hurricane Matthew. Photo: U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Michael Wilber Online workshops are set for the second week of April for residents of the Albemarle and Cape Fear regions to discuss and identify areas subject…
Proposed mobile home insurance hikes hearing April 2025
After Hurricane Matthew in 2016 flood waters remain high in Kinston neighborhoods. Photo: Jocelyn Augustino/ Federal Emergency Management Agency Nearly 150,000 policyholders in the state will have to wait almost a year to find out if the cost of their mobile home insurance will increase. The North Carolina Rate Bureau…
State has $47M for hurricane-impacted residents
…to increase the availability of safe, affordable housing in areas of the state that experienced major damage from hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Most of these areas were already experiencing a housing shortage prior to receiving damage from multiple hurricanes. The award funds will promote rebuilding and replacing some of the…
NC to Move Forward with Recovery Program
…federal funding to help survivors of hurricanes Matthew and Florence. State officials expect a draft action plan to be complete next month, when it will be published and made available for a 30-day public comment period. After the public comment period, HUD will take up to 45 days to review…
Lessons from Dorian: Oil, Water Still Don’t Mix
…withstood a seemingly incessant barrage from hurricanes in recent years, specifically Hurricanes Florence, Michael, and Matthew which have now been compounded by Dorian, any proposals to begin the process of oil extraction should come as a nonsensical notion. Here in North Carolina, we must draw a line in the sand…