Carolina Beach to hold line on rates in new fiscal year
Carolina Beach property owners are not likely to pay a higher tax rate next fiscal year. The town’s proposed budget as presented by interim town manager Bruce Shell this week…
All lanes of Snow’s Cut Bridge open to traffic
All four lanes of the Snow’s Cut Bridge leading to Pleasure Island are now open to traffic. The bridge had been down to two lanes—one in each direction of travel—since…
Carolina Beach scouting social-media manager
The Town of Carolina Beach is looking for a social-media savvy contractor to manage official town accounts on sites like Facebook and Twitter. The work could pay $500-$700 a month,…
Senate passes bill that would lift terminal groin cap
The N.C. Senate on Wednesday passed a coastal policy reform bill that, among its doings, would remove limitations on terminal groins as a means of fighting inlet erosion. The “Coastal…
Modified bill would lift cap on terminal groins
A new version of a coastal policy reform bill in the N.C. Senate would repeal some of the state’s key limitations with terminal groins, erosion control structures that until 2011…
State loan to Carolina Beach hinges on goal to involve minority contractors
A state loan that would pay for an upgrade to Carolina Beach’s water-meter system hinges on the town adopting a formal goal to involve minority-owned businesses in certain state-funded projects.…
Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market returns
The Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market will mark its return Saturday. The “island-style” event will offer a spread of produce and other fresh goods with live music each Saturday from 8…
Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry operations to resume today after mechanical issue
A mechanical issue with the ramp at the Southport terminal has prompted the N.C. Department of Transportation to suspend operations on the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry. A notice from the department’s…
Bill from Hamilton: Municipal sales tax for beach nourishment money
A proposed new source of support for the beaches of North Carolina pends in the legislature. A bill filed just under deadline in the N.C. General Assembly this month seeks…
Dow Road widening at halfway mark
The widening of Dow Road at Carolina Beach has reached its halfway point and is on track to wrap by May 1, the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) said Thursday.…
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