Among the recipients for their contributions to the science field are Tom Earnhardt and astronaut Christina Koch.
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Claude Crews leaves a lasting impression on those he meets
Claude Crews, the longtime Hammocks Beach State Park superintendent, ushered in a new era for state parks and served as a role model for many, including our Sam Bland, who is back with Coastal Review to pay homage.
Sam’s Field Notes: Catch a wave … in Wyoming?
Having spent years surfing the North Carolina coast, Sam Bland was in for a surprise when he happened upon a group of surfers on the Snake River in Wyoming.
Southern Shores’ Flat Tops attract peak attendance for tour
Record numbers came out Saturday to tour the remaining few modest, single-story block homes that are a reminder of simpler times on the Outer Banks.
Governor presents annual volunteer service medallions
Two residents and one organization from the coast are among the 2024 recipients of the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service.
Ancestral odyssey: A Beautiful MLK Day in Piney Grove
Historian David Cecelski recounts spending the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in Piney Grove with descendants of Caesar Evans, who escaped from slavery during the Civil War, fought in the Union army, and later bought 228 acres in central Brunswick County.
Thomas ‘Fountain’ Odom, former state senator, dies at 85
Odom served 14 years in the North Carolina Senate and championed legislation that established the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, now known as the North Carolina Land & Water Fund.
Cooper appoints coastal residents to boards, commissions
Several of the appointments to boards and commissions Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday reside on the coast.
Wildlife Commission honors Jean Beasley with Quay Award
Beasley, founding director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, received the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Thomas L. Quay Wildlife Diversity Award for outstanding contributions to wildlife diversity in North Carolina.
Susan West, 73, remembered as longtime voice of NC fishers
West, an author and advocate who organized a women’s auxiliary group to the North Carolina Fisheries Association, died unexpectedly Thursday at Outer Banks Hospital.
Core Sound Museum to show thanks to frontline workers
Active military, veterans, health care workers, first responders, teachers and school staff can contact the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center now to reserve their complimentary dinner of a half-pound of fresh local shrimp with all the trimmings, dessert and drink.
Museum honors African American service members
Temporary traveling display “We Wanted to Fight” honors the history of African American military service in North Carolina.
For some, Pamlico River was part of underground railroad
“Freedom seekers used this river,” says Leesa Jones, executive director of the Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum.
Down East shares grief, strength after tragedy
The world stopped for Down East communities Sunday when a private plane with eight passengers, six from Carteret County, went down after a duck hunting trip in Hyde County.
Community races against time to restore dilapidated church
Half of the $1 million needed has been raised to restore the mid-1800s Reaves Chapel, which has fallen into disrepair over the last 15 years since a congregation last worshipped within its walls.
Forgotten message in a bottle washes up 25 miles away
The message a South Dakota family put in a bottle and tossed in Corolla waters in 2016 was not an SOS, but a note asking to be contacted when and where the bottle washed up, which Steve Jarvis with Kitty Hawks Woods Reserve was happy to oblige.
