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…
Utility work to close lanes Thursday at Landfall entrance on Eastwood Road
Utility work will close several lanes near the Eastwood Road entrance to Landfall on Thursday. Crews with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority will be making repairs in the area…
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…
Reminder: Wrightsville Beach drawbridge to close overnight Tuesday
The Wrightsville Beach drawbridge will be closed to all traffic overnight Tuesday, April 23, through 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, according to a release from the Town of Wrightsville Beach.…
Boil-water advisory for part of Wrightsville Beach
A boil-water advisory is in effect for the vicinity of Causeway Drive and Waynick Boulevard at Wrightsville Beach, just across the bridge in the area anchored by Wings Beachwear. Residents…
Insurance-rate ‘fairness’ a goal of bills in legislature
Making sure North Carolina’s scattered homeowner insurance rates are based on actual claims history–not just on computers that project the level of risk a certain region has–is one goal in…
Port City Radio, Wilmington’s only all-news radio, to launch Monday
It’s here. Port City Radio, Wilmington’s first and only all-news radio station, will launch Monday, April 1. Formerly The Big Talker FM, you can hear Port City Radio on 93.7…
Wrightsville bridge lanes reopen, but closures will return
The Easter treat for Wrightsville Beach this weekend will be a free-and-clear bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. The N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday the Heide Trask Drawbridge, following…
Advancing bill holds key to life for Carolina Beach-federal sand partnership
A U.S. Senate committee has given full support to a bill that could hold big financial importance to federally supported beach strands–Carolina Beach first among them. The chamber’s Environment and…
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