Brunswick County Public Utilities customers are being asked to cut back on their water usage after the county declared a stage 1 water conservation alter Tuesday afternoon.
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Leland man lands new state record for graysby grouper
A Brunswick County man landed the new state record for graysby grouper while fishing about 45 miles offshore of Southport earlier this month.
In death, a living legacy may thrive at Veterans Memorial Reef
Military veteran Thomas Marcinowski’s final wishes to be interred beneath the waves prompted him to form a nonprofit that enables others who served to have their cremains interred in eco-positive reef modules, including nine whose ashes are to be placed on the seafloor Monday.
Four ferry routes expand schedules for spring season
NCDOT increased Tuesday departures for the ferries traveling between Hatteras-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke, Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Southport-Fort Fisher.
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.
Three NC ferry routes to follow adjusted schedule Dec. 25
Hatteras-Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach, and Southport-Fort Fisher ferry routes are to follow an adjusted schedule during Christmas.
Partnership to test living shorelines on two Cape Fear islands
An effort to protect threatened wading bird colonies and their imperiled habitat on Battery and Shellbed islands, Audubon, Sandbar Oyster Co. and the North Carolina Coastal Federation have teamed up to design and install two pilot projects and test their effectiveness.
Weight restrictions placed on ferry route ‘until further notice’
Weight restrictions on the Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route will be in place until a ramp at the Southport terminal damaged over the weekend is repaired.
Ocracoke Express to stop, 3 ferries to change schedules
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will end its 2025 season on Sept. 15, and state-run ferries between Southport and Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke and Cedar Island and Ocracoke are to begin Tuesday following off-season schedules.
Fisheries biologists ask anglers to donate flounder carcasses
Coastal recreational anglers may donate their flounder carcass through the season, which runs Sept. 1-14, to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries for research purposes.
Brunswick Public Utilities lifts water conservation alert
Officials said that recent rainfall and residents’ efforts to conserve water contributed to sustainable levels for the county’s water system.
Department reaches milestone in reopening Southport bridge
The bridge over Prices Creek on East Moore Street in Southport opened to drivers Thursday, marking the last of 44 damaged sites in the southern coastal region to reopen after last September’s unnamed storm.
Proposed archery zone open for public comment
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will accept public comment Wednesday night on a proposed archery zone a new section of the Green Swamp Game Land.
Swim advisory issued for Southport kayak launch area
Tests of water samples taken at the sound-side site indicate bacteria levels above state and federal recreational standards.
Southport maritime museum to explore 18th-century fashion
Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with a professional seamstress who will draft a gown in a day and learn about how clothing defined status, gender, and occupation.
Southport gives state more time on proposed land deal
The Southport Board of Aldermen voted 4-1 last week to extend an option agreement to the state Wildlife Resources Commission to purchase from the city more than 400 undeveloped acres, but one member objected to the $637,000 price.
