National Weather Service Forecaster Tom Lonca, with Newport, North Carolina NOAA, talked about Hurricane Ian, and what’s ahead for Eastern North Carolina, with the potential the flooding, and the estimated 6-8 in rainfall beginning on Thursday, Sept. 29 through the weekend.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 @ 1:53 am
By: Eden Gordon Hill
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Mr. Cecil Swanner Williams, age 82, a resident of Newport News, Virginia died Tuesday, August 3, 2021.
Published: Monday, August 9th, 2021 @ 12:46 pm
By: Announcements
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has referred potentially false allegations of misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to federal law enforcement officials for criminal investigation after the accuser recanted his story.
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 11:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Born on March 2, 1931 in Newport, Rhode Island, beloved son of Louise Donahue Duke and Roy Marion Duke Sr., died April 27, 2017
Published: Friday, April 28th, 2017 @ 5:29 pm
By: Announcements
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Betty Louise Wells Kellum, 73, of Newport, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at her home.
Published: Thursday, July 10th, 2014 @ 9:44 am
By: Announcements
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There have been some extremely interesting recent developments regarding writing local wind energy laws — so I decided to write up a brief layperson's summary document about what's going on.
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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When the Mill Pond project was first publicly announced in October, our number one objective was to see that the two affected communities had laws providing adequate protections to citizens, local businesses, the military, and the environment.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 @ 9:32 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Several people have asked me where things stand regarding the wind energy matter in Carteret County and Newport, and what do we do next.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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It became official today that Torch Energy threw in the towel regarding the proposed Mill Pond wind project!
Published: Monday, February 3rd, 2014 @ 12:04 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Some were concerned about how many people would show up on a poor weather night, in the holiday season, with the flu being prevalent. The answer: the Civic Center was jam packed.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:57 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, and will have a healthy, prosperous New Year.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you know, this is an issue of not only statewide importance, but it is particularly significant to NC coastal taxpayers, ratepayers, businesses, environment, and the military.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 4:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Carteret County Commissioners meeting today regarding the Mill Pond project, was an eclectic affair. This is the best of my recollection as to a summary of what transpired.
Published: Sunday, December 15th, 2013 @ 9:40 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I have just been notified that the Carteret County Commissioners will have a special meeting this week, about making improvements to their Tall Structure Ordinance.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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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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Despite the inclement weather, last night's wind energy community forum in Newport was standing room only.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2013 @ 1:07 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you probably know, the proposed Mill Pond wind project is a highly technical matter that has generated a lot of good questions.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Since there is a LOT going on with the Newport wind project, it was suggested that everything be consolidated onto a webpage.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The latest Energy and Environmental Newsletter is now available online.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 @ 7:38 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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What most civilians do not know, is that military personnel (including base commanders) have been specifically ordered not to speak out publicly against any wind energy projects.
Published: Saturday, November 16th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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The first line of defense against industrial wind energy, is a strong local wind ordinance. As such, we at AWED are frequently asked for assistance in writing an effective measure.
Published: Saturday, November 9th, 2013 @ 9:04 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Yesterday (11/5/13: in Wilmington) was the first "official" state meeting regarding the proposed Newport wind project.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Carteret County, North Carolina was formed in 1722 out of Craven County. It is named in honor of Sir John Carteret, who later became the Earl of Granville and one of the Lords Proprietors of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 5:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During each election cycle, we are treated to an endless parade of politicians extolling freedom. Given how many of them subsequently vote to restrict our freedom in myriad ways, we have ample reason to be skeptical about politicians.
Published: Thursday, October 11th, 2012 @ 8:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth Carliles Wright, 83, a resident of 101 Village Circle, Washington, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2011 @ 5:37 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Dominic Tayloe "D.T." Andreoli, age 67, a resident of 836 Van Dorp Rd., Pantego, NC died Tuesday March 15, 2011, at his home.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2011 @ 5:04 pm
By: Announcements
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