The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is preparing to offer leases for wind power off North Carolina at the same time that oil prices are at rock bottom. Expensive offshore wind energy seem like a fool’s pursuit, that is until the future is taken into account. Land-based wind generation has gotten so cheap, it […]
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Motorists along Highway 12 will see construction activity starting Tuesday, Feb. 23, weather permitting, as PCL Constructors begins preliminary work ahead of the Bonner Bridge replacement project. The contractor will be preparing the area at the south end of the bridge in Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge by placing erosion control measures and clearing vegetation […]
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Recent heavy rain and ocean overwash in the areas of Ramp 43, Ramp 44, and the Cape Point Campground have left that part of the seashore under water again. Hatteras Island District Ranger Joe Darling reported today that ORV access to Cape Point is now available via Ramp 43, though there is up to 8 […]
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The Coast Guard and Navy assisted two stricken fishing boat crews Monday approximately 35 miles east of Oregon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders in Wilmington received a report at about 2:40 p.m. Monday that the fishing boat Captain David, with three people aboard, was towing the disabled fishing boat Miss Kaylie, with two […]
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On Thursday, Feb. 11, a chilly meeting room within the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum was packed with island locals and staff from NOAA who were all there to discuss the possible expansion of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The gathering was one of five public meetings held all along the North Carolina coast designed […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore released today, for public review, an environmental assessment (EA) for the consideration of modification to the final rule for off-road vehicle management. Seashore officials are planning five public meeting to consider the changes to the ORV special regulation. The changes include: This EA, prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation today released a Request for Proposals (RFP), seeking a company to manage sponsorship opportunities for the North Carolina Ferry System. The RFP seeks an asset management sponsorship company to work with NCDOT in supervising and managing as many as three corporate sponsors for the Ferry System. Those sponsors would […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted 4-2 on Monday night, Feb. 15, to move forward with the creation of a service tax district that would include 34 oceanfront properties in Buxton to help pay for beach nourishment that is planned for this summer. The motion was made by Commissioner Jack Shea and seconded by […]
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New rules allowing the expanded use of sandbags to control erosion on North Carolina beaches are set to take effect March 1. The state’s Coastal Resources Commission approved the temporary rules last week during its meeting at Atlantic Beach. The N.C. General Assembly in 2015 mandated the changes, which are also to be reflected in […]
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By JOY CRIST On Saturday night, a troop of brave Hatteras Island locals and visitors ignored the slightly below freezing temperatures and headed to the beach across from the Hatteras Civic Center. The lone vehicle that passed by during the procession slowed down as the driver surely wondered, “Who on earth goes to the beach […]
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