Cedar Island News

The Marine Corps will hold a public informational meeting Tuesday night on proposed action to expand the water-restricted area around the Piney Island bombing range when live-fire training is under way.

The Marine Corps will hold a public informational meeting tonight in Carteret County on proposed action that would expand the water restricted area around the Piney Island bombing range when live-fire training ...

The wind has decreased, skies are clearing and the threat from a coastal storm has diminished, officials said.

A strong coastal storm approaching North Carolina is causing few major problems in the area, officials said.

Due to high winds and water, the N.C. Department of Transportation's ferry division has canceled its afternoon runs between Swan Quarter and Ocracoke, Cedar Island and Ocracoke, and Cherry Branch and Minnesott ...

High winds, heavy rain and possible flooding along the Neuse River are expected today and early Thursday as a storm system off the coast develops and moves toward the state, forecasters say.

Carteret County planners were hit with both praise and criticism this week as work continued on a draft ordinance that would regulate wind turbines and other tall structures in the county.

The County Planning Commission is due to take on the draft tall structures ordinance again Thursday, but a Down East property owner who has a proposed wind farm waiting in the wings says the newest setback ...

For the past 17 months or so - at least every time I tell people I moved back to Burlington from the coast of North Carolina - they tilted their heads and contorted their faces a touch.

The Labor Day holiday is a time of relaxation for many, but in this tourism-dependent area, a significant portion of the population will be on the job Monday.

Breaking a link in the food chain may be the first step toward reviving a North Carolina scallop population decimated by millions of migrating cownose rays.

They used to call it spinning a yarn. Charlie Upchurch calls it rambling. Whatever you call it, it's always entertaining when Upchurch gets going.

One year after the I-35 bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota collapsed, states across the nation continue to scramble to address bridge safety and sufficiency.

The church bells chime twelve noon in the village and I am on my bike with a packed satchel for the afternoon.

Bodie Island Lighthouse is hoping for a makeover. The North Carolina lighthouse is one of 12 finalists in a competition to receive new windows and doors as part of JELD-WEN's lighthouse restoration initiative.

North Carolina's Ferry Division said the Cedar Island-Ocracoke schedule will return to normal Saturday.

“We were very fortunate this is just cleaning up to do; there's nothing that can't be taken care of with a chainsaw”

Lisa Taylor-Galizia of Morehead City now knows three people and two dogs can all fit into the bathtub of her Brandywine Bay home. via Jacksonville Daily News

“It's a gear change and a philosophy change”

The clams and oysters served up for guests during Monday evening's N.C. Shellfish Expo were touted for their beginning as well as their tasty ending. via Jacksonville Daily News

“We would not be running fish houses and businesses”

The money can help preserve public access and traditional marine industries as property taxes rise THE PROJECTS Where the money will go and how much was funded: BUY 2 ACRES at Fishermen's Wharf in Swan Quarter, ... via News Observer

Four area water access projects have been selected for funding through the state Waterfront Access and Marine Industry Fund. via Jacksonville Daily News