State transportation officials are accepting public comment and have scheduled meetings Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 about the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project and plans to widen South Front Street.
Brunswick County
Officials ask motorists leaving Southport to go another way
The Highway 211 closure north of Southport is creating heavy traffic on N.C. 87, so to adjust to the increased volume, drivers in the area are asked to start taking an alternate route ahead of a detour.
Officials in flood-weary Brunswick County eye Helene
The American Red Cross Shelter in Brunswick County will remain open as residents continue to recover from last week’s unnamed storm and as county officials keep a close watch on newly formed Tropical Storm Helene.
Bald Head Island ferry firm, passengers reach settlement
A proposal submitted to the North Carolina Utilities Commission earlier this month would ease pushback over schedules and issues with capacity.
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.
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.
Storm thrashes NC coast: historic rainfall, crumpled roads
Brunswick and New Hanover counties each saw more than 15 inches of rainfall over the past two days as the storm that formed off the East Coast came ashore near Myrtle Beach.
Commission advances rule for straw bales in lieu of fencing
The Coastal Resources Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved the fiscal impact analysis of the proposed rule, which officials don’t expect to result in a significant increase in the use of straw bales to curb erosion.
Park projects in 3 coastal counties chosen for state grants
Of the nearly $18 million in grants being awarded through the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, about $1.5 million will go to efforts in Chowan, Hyde and Brunswick counties.
Bald Head Island ferry users say change would cut capacity
A proposed change to the privately run ferry between Bald Head Island and the Brunswick County mainland got a cold reception Tuesday during a public hearing.
Brunswick County offers free testing of private well samples
Brunswick County Health Services announced Monday that it’s participating in a Northeastern University program to allow private well users in the area to get their samples analyzed for bacteria and metals at no charge during August.
Bald Head Island proposes curfew to curtail juvenile antics
Village officials have drafted an islandwide curfew for people younger than 18 in an effort to curb the water-balloon-wielding perpetrators and sign stealers behind recent rashes of 911 calls.
Hearing set on Bald Head Island ferry schedule change
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is hosting a public hearing on a proposal to change the ferry schedule to Bald Head Island from hourly to every 90 minutes.
EPA chief, governor visit Brunswick County to hail funding
Under a canopy of towering pines in the Green Swamp Preserve, Gov. Roy Cooper, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and others touted grants to reduce carbon emissions and help communities become more resilient.
Brunswick County reports treated wastewater release
Brunswick County officials said more than 11,000 gallons of treated chlorinated wastewater was unintentionally released in a construction mishap Thursday, with about 1,000 gallons reaching a nearby stream.
Former Southport ETJ residents have chance to be heard
Brunswick County’s planning department has scheduled a drop-in open house July 25 in Southport on changes related to the legislature’s elimination of the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
