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Linwood “Ray” Peede passed in the early morning on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2026 @ 7:20 am
By: Announcements
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Mr. John Gilbert Vick, a resident of Durham, NC, died Thursday March 5, 2026, at the home of his daughter Anna in Washington.
Published: Monday, March 9th, 2026 @ 7:42 am
By: Announcements
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Our office continues to monitor the developing forecast of a coastal low-pressure system that is expected to impact our area through the weekend.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2025 @ 12:51 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Our office is currently monitoring the forecast for a developing low-pressure system that is expected to bring much needed rain, elevated winds, and the potential for higher than normal water levels along some of our county’s waterways over the weekend.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2025 @ 3:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Like many of you, our office is monitoring the evolving forecast for both Tropical Storm Humberto and Invest 94L.
Published: Friday, September 26th, 2025 @ 8:17 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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(RALEIGH) Today, Governor Josh Stein announced that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has awarded more than $2.6 million to trail development and restoration projects in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2025 @ 8:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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This morning’s update included both good and bad changes for our area, with another reduction in the total rainfall but an increased threat of tornados.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2024 @ 8:36 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This afternoon’s update included a reduced threat of storm surge for our area, and an increased concern for downriver flooding for areas along the lower Tar River early next week as a result of inland rainfall.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 @ 3:12 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Debby continues to live up to its reputation of being a difficult storm to forecast, and we appreciate everyone’s patience as we navigate these changes in real time.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 @ 12:04 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The afternoon updates have included another increase in expected rainfall amounts, and provided us with additional details related to the timing of our forecasted impacts.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 @ 2:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recent weather updates continue to include minor track and timeline adjustments to Debby’s path along the eastern US, as well as an increase in forecasted rain fall and expected winds for our area.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 @ 11:34 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The state Supreme Court is addressing a dispute over lawyers' fees in a legal fight over the new Harkers Island Bridge project.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 2:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently announced that two offshore wind sites located in Eastern North Carolina will not be leased due to objections from The Department of Defense.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 7:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court split, 3-3, in a case involving nearly $90,000 in legal fees awarded to critics of the Harkers Island Bridge replacement project.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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ECU undergrads find guidance in SECU Public Fellows Internship program
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 12:59 am
By: ECU News Services
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Internship provides environmentally focused senior a real view of future work
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 12:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (VolunteerNC), a division of the Governor’s office, has secured funding to create the North Carolina Climate Action Corps
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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ECU faculty, students are studying the impact of erosion on Sugarloaf Island
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 11:45 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Since 2017, the population of North Atlantic Right Whales has declined by 30 percent
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 10:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Joins Effort to Establish Regional Fisheries Mitigation for Offshore Wind DevelopmentRALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina has joined other Atlantic Coast states involved with the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind on a coordinated project to support fisheries mitigation in the development of offshore wind along the East Coast.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 1:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Impact of species introduction, invasion and changing fish populations
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 10:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina Democrats and RINOs want to follow same path
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 11:05 am
By: John Steed
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Recently, federal and state government officials and wind energy advocates tried to quell Brunswick County residents’ serious economic concerns about offshore wind turbines spoiling ocean views and harming tourism
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I must go down to the sea again…to the lonely sea and the sky. And all I ask…. is for highway 12 to be rebuilt. And for county, state or federal money to pay for beach renourishment, so my house will not be swept into the ocean.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 2:06 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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The Not-in-My-Backyard (NIMBY) mentality is going after oysters. Complaining about unsightly materials and bad smells, some property owners on the coastline want oyster farmers to do their business elsewhere or call for moratoriums to be placed on new farming leases.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students, staff provide helping hands across the state over spring break
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 4:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders announced Wednesday that the state has entered into an international agreement with Denmark to advance its offshore wind energy production.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) said that the investigation into a potential object detected over the state of Montana Saturday night is ongoing and that there may still be something there.
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2023 @ 9:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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NC TOWERS Hears Best Practices from UK Offshore Wind Delegation – Encourages Participation in Stakeholder Survey
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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The program will provide loans of up to $50,000 to qualified shellfish growers in all coastal counties in the state.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Research has estimated that nearly half the turbines in wind facilities placed in the most vulnerable areas — including the hurricane-prone waters of North Carolina — would face destruction from hurricanes within a 20-year period
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 2:43 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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The full measure of Hurricane Ian‘s coast-to-coast trail of death and devastation in Florida was revealed as dawn broke Friday, including at least 19 deaths, countless homes washed out to sea, and millions without power
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 7:45 pm
By: Daily Wire
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