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"if Wrightsville Beach experiences one more major storm the devastation to property could be catastrophic, costing taxpayers as well as the National Flood Insurance Program significantly more.” said Congressman David Rouzer, R-NC
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC State researchers in 2016 found that 80 percent of North Carolina beachgoers would either not return to a beach rental if wind turbines were visible — or require an unreasonable discount for spoiled views
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hurricane Ian barreled into South Carolina on Friday afternoon, threatening Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and other coastal cities with 7-foot storm surges and massive – and potentially deadly – flooding.
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 @ 3:44 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina is a state blessed with boundless natural beauty, with mountain ranges in the west and beaches in the east. With this diverse landscape comes unique challenges to maintaining and improving our infrastructure.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 11:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The question isn’t whether a massive buildout of offshore wind capacity off North Carolina beaches would lead to fewer jobs and less economic growth than otherwise, but how extensive the losses would be
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 9:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pres. Biden and Gov. Cooper tout government intervention to force offshore wind energy development off North Carolina beaches as a way to create jobs and grow the economy
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 2:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Joe Biden is vacationing with his family at a South Carolina beachfront mansion for free thanks to the goodwill of a Democratic donor, according to a report from the New York Post.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 1:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The East Carolina track and field program has one final tuneup before the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships and it occurs this weekend when the Pirates head back to Virginia Beach for the Kenneth Giles Invitational.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 1:22 pm
By: ECU Sports
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The East Carolina track and field program continued building towards the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships over the weekend, competing at the East Coast Invitational in Virginia Beach and the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem.
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 12:19 pm
By: ECU Sports
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State Auditor Beth Wood’s office found that Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith benefitted from using confidential town information in her real estate company’s purchase of a former police station site in 2018
Published: Sunday, January 30th, 2022 @ 9:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina will face Big XII opponent Oklahoma in the first round of the 2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational event organizers announced Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 7:23 pm
By: ECU Sports
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If you wear a skimpy swimsuit on North Carolina’s Kure Beach, you’re a criminal.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The West Palm Beach Invite came to an end for the ECU women's basketball team as the Pirates fell to Dayton 94-68 on Saturday afternoon at Palm Beach Atlantic's Rubin Arena.
Published: Monday, December 23rd, 2019 @ 5:47 pm
By: ECU Sports
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The ECU women's basketball team will head down to the West Palm Beach Classic for a pair of games before the holidays. The Pirates will open the tournament on Friday afternoon as they take on Northwestern at Keiser University.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 10:32 pm
By: ECU Sports
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Walter de Vries passed away in Wrightsville Beach on November 27, shortly after his 90th birthday.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2019 @ 1:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is urging the public to stay out of the Chowan River near Arrowhead Beach because of an algal bloom producing a toxin called microcystin.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state buildings, facilities and grounds to be lowered to half-staff immediately through sunset on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 to honor the victims of the Virginia Beach, Virginia tragedy on May 31, 2019.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 4:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Hurricane Florence made landfall between Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach as a Category 1 hurricane, in the Cape Fear region of North Carolina, and plowed through Brunswick County, NC and then into Horry County, SC, eventually downgraded to a strong tropical Storm.
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 5:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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With this morning's forecast showing Hurricane Florence only hours away and powerful winds set to reach North Carolina beaches and sounds tomorrow morning, Governor Roy Cooper urged residents to complete preparations and obey local authorities regarding evacuations
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 11:13 am
By: Governor's Office
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Carolina Beach has overturned its law prohibiting out-of-town food trucks from serving the community after the Institute for Justice filed a lawsuit on behalf of food truck owners
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 8:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new law in Carolina Beach cracking down on food trucks will be served in court.
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 10:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new look at rule-making activity in North Carolina shows that regulation, as the old beach tee puts it, keeps on truckin'
Published: Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Hurricane Maria drifts slowly by North Carolina more than 100 miles off our coast, heavy surf is pounding beaches and coastal islands and Governor Roy Cooper encouraged residents to prepare for high winds and water
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 @ 12:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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East Carolina University dermatology resident Dr. Randall Proctor likes to take his family to the beach, but he's careful to make sure they're protected from the sun's rays
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 2:25 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University students on spring break took a trip to the beach, but instead of soaking up rays, helped build a living shoreline to protect habitat
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2017 @ 2:02 pm
By: ECU News Services
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People of the south should be used to interlopers from outside the area coming in and agitating the locals without bothering to find out how they live and what they think.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 7:54 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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One of the benefits of eastern North Carolina living includes the proximity to beaches, water ways and a multitude of outdoor recreation activities, perfect for the summertime. However, sun exposure is the greatest risk factor associated with skin cancer.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 @ 6:13 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Yesterday, Governor McCrory addressed the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association's Annual Training Conference in Sunset Beach
Published: Thursday, July 28th, 2016 @ 10:34 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Anybody going to South Carolina Beaches should take a good book or games for children as it will be a wet Holiday Weekend.
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 1:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you were at a North Carolina beach this summer, you might have wondered if a shark was swimming just beneath the waves.
Published: Saturday, August 29th, 2015 @ 3:23 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A nine-year legal battle pitting two siblings against the state of North Carolina came to an end this spring.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A nine-year legal battle over a 289-acre Onslow County waterfront property ended in late April when Harriet Hurst Turner and her brother John H. Hurst won control of the land and then immediately sold it to the state of North Carolina for $10.1 million.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 2:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In just a few hours spent in Corolla, NC, the day after Independence Day, I took many pictures that tells a short story of a very beautiful place.
Published: Sunday, April 19th, 2015 @ 12:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Water, water everywhere and the cradle of much of North Carolina's rich history.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 8:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Water, water everywhere and the cradle of much of North Carolina's rich history.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 10:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As it grows colder, and as we step gingerly into winter, I recall one of the hottest days of the summer, when I explored the counties of Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 @ 7:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Please see the attached state of emergency that was issued tonight for the areas affected by the tornado and storms. It appears the worst damages were in Chocowinity, Whichards Beach area and River Road.
Published: Saturday, April 26th, 2014 @ 5:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We live "by the River" at Bayview. Our little "fisherman's cottage" was built in the late 40's and early 50's. The first lot was bought under the shade of the oak tree at auction.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2014 @ 11:06 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Sorry to have to send out another Mill Pond update already, but there is a major development that you should be aware of.
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday the second Mill Pond educational forum was held (at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel, Atlantic Beach).
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's unambiguous inclusion into the vaulted "Redneck Riviera", has most different rhythms at different points of the year, irrespective of seasons.
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2013 @ 2:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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