Beaufort, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties are among eastern North Carolina counties experiencing severe drought conditions.
Onslow County
Moratoriums threaten aquaculture, environment, say farmers
Shellfish farmers say their industry’s positive benefits have been proven elsewhere in the country, but holds on new state aquaculture leases and a moratorium that Topsail Island residents want could sink businesses.
Plan aims to curb shellfish lease conflicts, moratorium fervor
Concerns over damping the state’s growing aquaculture industry amid a push for a halt to new leases by leaders of Topsail Island three towns have sparked a proposal to create a GIS tool to improve site selection.
Ocean City Community Beach talk, lunch set for Feb. 13
The Historical Society of Topsail Island has invited Kenneth Chestnut to speak Feb. 13 about “Ocean City Community Beach, NC Past and Present” at its next Luncheon and Lecture program.
Topsail Island towns team to eradicate harmful beach vitex
Topsail Island towns are banding together in an attempt to reduce the presence of the invasive plant that chokes out native vegetation on oceanfront dunes.
State Artificial Reef Program looking for advisers, input
Regional advisers and public feedback are needed to recommend materials and reef sites for enhancements in five areas over five years.
Pender, Onslow towns seek moratorium on shellfish leases
North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and Topsail Beach and their counties, Onslow and Pender, are asking state lawmakers to put in place a moratorium on new shellfish leases in their waterways.
Coastal flood advisory in effect
A vehicle creates a wake Tuesday while passing through floodwaters from the saltmarsh along Crow Hill Road near Otway in Down East Carteret County. Carteret County and coastal Onslow County were placed under a coastal flood advisory Tuesday effective until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Up to a foot of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. Officials urge people not to drive through waters of unknown depths. Photo: Dylan Ray
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.
Jacksonville project to pinpoint impaired areas in New River
After successfully taking on the bacterial pollution that had plagued the river for 20 years, city officials are now turning their attention and a $400,000 state grant toward the development-related runoff that causes algal blooms and fish kills.
Hearing Aug. 28 on six proposed Onslow shellfish leases
The Division of Marine Fisheries is holding the hearing that begins at 6 p.m. in the Holly Ridge Community Room.
Coastal locals love these 10 seafood restaurants; here’s why
Residents understand that seafood is a big part of coastal culture, and visitors who’ve sampled these restaurants know they don’t just serve tasty food, they also forge connections that keep diners coming back.
Jacksonville to celebrate 25 years of environmental stewardship
New River Institutes at Sturgeon City is in its 25th year of teaching high school students about their natural environment.
Tyrrell County, Hammocks Beach projects town halls set
The public meetings scheduled for June 11 in Columbia and June 12 in Swansboro will focus on the archaeological discoveries uncovered at Scuppernong River Dedicated Nature Reserve, Alligator River Game Lands, both in Tyrrell County, and Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro.
Water safe after Jacksonville hazmat incident at facility
Jacksonville officials have confirmed that the city drinking water is safe to consume and there are no public health hazards after a hazardous material incident took place earlier this week at its water treatment plant on New Frontier Way.
Sturgeon City plans spate of activities to mark Earth Day ’24
There will be food trucks, activities, games and opportunities to learn Saturday during the Sturgeon City Environmental Education Center’s Earth Day celebration.
