Bogue News

Emerald Isle Town Manager Frank Rush has been recognized for his leadership on a project that will provide significant water access for the town and eastern North Carolina.

The seventh annual Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament, sponsored by Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation, recently awarded B.R. Browder, of Emerald Isle, the top prize with a 2.54 pound trout.

That's the general opinion on whether a Florida case now before the Supreme Court involving a handful of oceanfront property owners could have a ripple effect on beach nourishment projects here in North Carolina, where most coastal communities are either already engaged in nourishment projects or gunning to get one.

BEAUFORT A decision is expected next week on filling a vacant seat on the Carteret County Board of Commissioners.

SINGLES SUPPORT Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Pizza Hut, 1301 Gum Branch Road.

The Bogue Banks library will present Jack Dudley, author of "Bogue Banks: A Look Back," at 7 p.m. today.

The N.C. Oyster Shell Recycling Program has established the first oyster shell collection site on Bogue Banks.

WITN News at Sunrise will again be broadcasting from schools in Eastern Carolina.

MOREHEAD CITY It's more than a landscaping project. The wax myrtles and beauty berry bushes planted Saturday on a patch of land outside the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries office in Morehead City could be found in any garden but this one is designed to be more than nice looking.

A wanted Ohio couple has been arrested after a traffic stop in Carteret County, officials say.

A North Carolina lawmaker under scrutiny for his campaign finance reports has resigned from the General Assembly.

The San Antonio Spurs released former University standout Jack McClinton on the eve of training camp.

Updated at 4 p.m. Wednesday the state Division of Environmental Health lifted a water quality swimming alert that was announced earlier in the week for waters at the Wyndtree public access off of Inlet Road in Emerald Isle.

From The Charlotte Observer, Sept. 13 If then-Gov. Mike Easley had been an ordinary private citizen, you might express considerable admiration for his shopping and bargaining skills.

More than 200 plaintiffs in one of the largest alleged mortgage fraud cases in state history have said for months that they were duped into paying inflated prices for coastal lots.

Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. RALEIGH Two state environmental engineers have been called to testify before a federal grand jury this week, including one who examined the permit for a development where then-Gov. Mike Easley bought some land in 2005.

Remember Floyd? Hurricane Floyd? No? That's what we were afraid of. Hurricane Floyd struck North Carolina 10 years ago.

The terminal groin at Fort Macon State Park on the east end of Bogue Banks. It is one of two terminal groins in North Carolina, the other on Pea Island on the Outer Banks.

RALEIGH The Raleigh News & Observer is reporting that former North Carolina Gov.

Graham Wiggs won't be traveling anywhere this Labor Day holiday weekend; he doesn't see the need.