…moment he died. Related: Bird Island ‘Mayor’ Frank Nesmith Looks Back Frank loved herons and all the creatures and habitats of Sunset Beach and Bird Island. He spent decades passionately exploring the beaches, dunes, coastal flats, marshes and maritime forests of this coastal paradise in Brunswick County. Frank also did…
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Pony Up to Park at Some N.C. Beaches
…direction. We just want to invite people to take full advantage of those free parking spaces and come see us soon.” Brunswick County’s coastal towns, including Sunset Beach, also offer free parking. “The beach, on a financial footing, is really the lifeblood of our town,” Sunset Beach Mayor Richard Cerrato…
Hands Across The Sand Events In NC Set
…Beach. Contact: Save Our Sea NC, 910-471-1616. Wrightsville Beach Stone Street Beach Access No. 29, 1 South Lumina Ave. Meet at 11:45 a.m. Contact: Bruce Holsten, 910-471-1616 or bruce@americanharbor.com; Randy Sturgill, 910-713-8251 or rsturgill@oceana.org. Kure Beach Pier K Ave. Beach Access Kure Beach: Contact: Kevin Piacenza, 919-412-2501 or chair@capefear.surfrider.org Oak…
43 Win Federation Pelican Awards
…winners for their opposition to offshore drilling for oil and natural gas are the following local governments: Atlantic Beach; Bald Head Island; Beaufort; Belville; Carolina Beach; Carolina Shores; Carrboro; Caswell Beach; Cedar Point; Chapel Hill; Dare County; Duck; Emerald Isle; Holden Beach; Holly Ridge; Kill Devil Hills; Kure Beach; Manteo;…
Brunswick board to stake out position on offshore turbines
…fewer than 24 nautical miles of the shoreline, following the lead of a handful of its oceanfront towns, including Bald Head Island, Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach and Caswell Beach. The board is set to meet at 3 p.m. Monday in the commissioners’ chambers, Sandifer Administration Building, 30 Government Center…
Corps Expands Jinks Creek Plan Review
South Jinks Creek connects to Tubbs Inlet with the Intracoastal Waterway, providing ocean access to property owners who live on the eastern end of Sunset Beach. SUNSET BEACH – The Army of Corps of Engineers is broadening its review of a portion of Sunset Beach’s proposed dredging project, one that…
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…
Earth Day celebrations abound along NC coast
…live. We must understand best practices for the environment in our new location,” he said. “Conservation begins with education.” Sunset Beach The town of Sunset Beach said it’s Earth Day theme for 2022 is “Invest in Our Environment.” Residents, businesses and visitors are asked to do their part to protect…
2014 Pelican Award Winners
…the southeast region, another winner is Sue Weddle, of Sunset Beach. “Shocked, speechless, jubilation,” was how Weddle described her reaction to learning she had won a Pelican Award for being a dedicated, persistent and effective advocate of the coast. Weddle retired in Sunset Beach with her husband, Owen, but found…
Innovative Development Projects Recognized
…the 2018 annual Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Awards Luncheon. Held in Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station Conference Center and hosted by the Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Coalition, the luncheon celebrated the following award recipients: Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach, Sunset Beach Town Park, Surf City…
Budget Plan Funds Dredge, GenX Studies
…in which the state agreed to purchase land at the western edge of Sunset Beach that was the subject of a protracted legal battle between a local developer and the town. Related: Sunset Beach, Developers Reach Agreement Under the agreement, the approximately 35-acre parcel is to be kept in its…
NCSciFest to kick off monthlong series of STEM events
…City, 1208 North Road St. Statewide Star Party: Carolina Beach State Park 7-10 p.m. April 21, Carolina Beach State Park, 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach. Statewide Star Party: Hammocks Beach State Park 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 21, Hammocks Beach State Park, Swansboro. Statewide Star Party: Havelock 7:30-9:15 p.m. April 21,…