Traffic on the U.S. 64 Washington Baum (Pirate’s Cove) Bridge between Manteo and Nags Head will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, September 18 as part of a $21.3 million bridge rehabilitation project. The project will improve rideability on the bridge and extend its lifespan. Work includes correcting bumps on the…Read More from Washington Baum Bridge at Pirate’s Cove reduced to two lanes starting Monday

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N.C. Department of Transportation crews were out Thursday morning changing speed limit signs along some parts of N.C 12 on the Outer Banks, but one section that traditionally saw its speed limit increase each September will stay right where it is. The Island Free Press reports the speed limits in the Tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves,…Read More from N.C. 12 speed limits move to offseason levels in some areas, one change is permanent

by Sam Walker

Earlier this summer, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries announced the 2023 recreational flounder season in accordance with Amendment 3 of the North Carolina Flounder Fishery Management Plan. The 2023 recreational flounder season for Coastal and Joint Fishing Waters will open at 12:01 a.m. on Friday Sept. 15, 2023, and will remain open until 11:59…Read More from Two-week long recreational flounder season opens Friday in North Carolina waters

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The air is turning cooler and the kids are back in school, and that means it’s time for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Swan Quarter-Ocracoke, Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Southport-Fort Fisher ferry routes to make their annual transitions to offseason schedules.  Starting Tuesday, the new schedules are as follows: Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10:30…Read More from Ocracoke-mainland, Fort Fisher-Southport ferry routes shift to offseason schedule on Tuesday

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College of The Albemarle Board of Trustees met for their Regular Meeting on August 8 at COA – Elizabeth City where they welcomed new members, Barry Overman and Edward Thornton, along with reappointed members Patti Kersey and Travis Gilliard.  Additionally, the Board reappointed officers as required in the COA Board of Trustees Bylaws. David Harris,…Read More from COA announces new and reappointed Board of Trustees members and appointed officers

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A state transportation project to remove an old culvert over a Chowan County creek and replace it with one that will allow river herring to reach important spawning ground is being funded by a first-of-its-kind federal grant. A decades’ old culvert over Pembroke Creek in Edenton will be replaced with a larger, prefabricated aluminum box…Read More from Edenton culvert upgrade to open up habitat for river herring

by Coastal Review

After being taken to the N.C. Shipyard in Manns Harbor to ride out Tropical Storm Idalia, the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry has returned to Hatteras and resumed operations on Saturday, September 2. And due to popular demand, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s passenger ferry will continue running on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through September. The…Read More from Ocracoke Express passenger ferry returns to service, season extended through September with midweek runs

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The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries announced Monday they will implement adaptive management of striped bass with a harvest moratorium in the sounds, rivers and all other interior bodies of water north of Oregon Inlet. Despite recent management actions taken by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC),…Read More from No striped bass season this fall in Albemarle Sound Management Area, possible moratorium in 2024

by Sam Walker

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is moving forward with its plans to expand an existing Pamlico Sound oyster sanctuary network and create a partnership to encourage underrepresented university students to study marine sciences. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration notified the nonprofit Thursday that the $14.9 million grant had been finalized. Story by Jennifer Allen, CoastalReview.org…Read More from N.C. Coastal Federation awarded NOAA grant to expand oyster sanctuary, marine sciences program

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Currituck County has announced that construction projects at public water accesses on the Outer Banks and the mainland are complete. The accessible ramp and stairs at the beach access at Corolla Village Road is now open, after it had been closed for several months due to damage from storms and delays in getting the required…Read More from Renovations of Corolla Village beach access ramp, Sound Park docks completed

by Sam Walker