Dr. Joel Fodrie is leaving his post as director of UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City to lead Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort.
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Chancellor visits Institute of Marine Sciences, its researchers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee H. Roberts spent Tuesday in Carteret County meeting with researchers at the university’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City as part of his second summer tour.
Corps to host meetings on maintenance of federal harbors
The Corps of Engineers is hosting next month a series of public meetings to discuss long-range planning to operate and maintain the Morehead City and Wilmington harbors.
Sea turtle program coordinator Matthew Godfrey to speak
Godfrey, the North Carolina Sea Turtle Project coordinator for the Wildlife Resources Commission, is the the featured guest this month for the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s “Green Drinks” speaker series in Morehead City.
Carteret to host free disposal of household hazardous items
Carteret County residents will have an opportunity to dispose of small quantities of common household hazardous items for free on Saturday.
Registration open for March 25-27 aquaculture conference
The 2026 North Carolina Aquaculture Development Conference is scheduled for March 25-27 in Morehead City.
NC awards $1.5M for water management, recreation projects
Morehead City and Windsor have been awarded $200,000 each from the state for stream restoration, water-based recreation and water management projects.
Registration open for inaugural Coastal Leadership Institute
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is launching a six-month leadership and professional development program focused on coastal issues.
State Ferry Division plans four career recruitment events
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division career events are scheduled for Jan. 14 in Morehead City, Jan. 21 in Hatteras, Jan. 28 in Southport, and Feb. 4 in Bath.
William Matthias to lead Carteret Emergency Services
Carteret County announced Monday that Emerald Isle Fire Chief William Charles “Billy” Matthias II has been selected to serve as the county emergency services director, effective Jan. 26, 2026.
Our Coast: On the ‘Old Mullet Road’ 1942
Historian David Cecelski looks in this photo-essay in his “Working Lives” series, at several photographs that feature workers on a railroad that old timers called the “Old Mullet Road.”
New cement terminal to be built at Morehead City port
Silvi Cement, a division of Pennsylvania-based concrete supplier Silvi Materials, plans to build a new bulk cement import terminal at the Port of Morehead City.
State to host meetings for charter, for-hire businesses
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Marine Fisheries Division is hosting three meetings to cover relevant topics such as mandatory harvest reporting.
Our Coast: The Shirt Factory in Morehead City, 1942
Historian David Cecelski in this installment of his photo-essay series, “Working Lives: Photographs from Eastern North Carolina, 1937 to 1947,” goes inside the Morehead City Garment Co. in the early days of World War II.
Coastal calf suns on a bed of flowers
A calf lies in a field of spring flowers near the Haystacks area of Morehead City in Carteret County. Photo: Dylan Ray
US 70 bridge inspection in progress, plan for daytime delays
A state Department of Transportation crew works high above the Newport River Tuesday inspecting the underside of the Morehead City-Beaufort high-rise bridge next to the state port. Traffic delays were expected through Friday on this part of U.S. Highway 70 as one lane of travel was planned during daylight hours, or 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Photo: Dylan Ray
