1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (328+ words) 07/24/2026 by Staff Report An advocacy organization created to improve transportation access to Ocracoke Island and the Outer Banks is urging state lawmakers to the North Carolina Ferry Division’s deadline to begin collecting tolls on all of its ferry routes by…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (396+ words) 07/24/2026 by Staff Report Recent rainfall over much of North Carolina has not been enough to make up for double-digit precipitation deficits counties are experiencing throughout the state. Some parts of the state are suffering rainfall deficits of more than 20 inches,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1577+ words) 07/24/2026 by Brayton Willis To stimulate discussion and debate, Coastal Review welcomes differing viewpoints on topical coastal issues. Few public projects have generated as much discussion in southeastern North Carolina as the proposed replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Citizens…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (245+ words) 07/23/2026 by Staff Report The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is “looking for out-of-the-box exhibits that inspire wonder and curiosity” to take part in its annual daylong program that highlights science, technology, engineering and math fields. The eighth annual “Femme…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (318+ words) 07/23/2026 by Staff Report Part of an ongoing series on coastal North Carolina’s observance of America’s 250th. The State Archives of North Carolina will explore the historical events and archival records that inspired the North Carolina storylines in “Outlander.” Coastal Review provides…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1295+ words) 07/23/2026 by Jennifer Allen Funding has been cut for a state-run environmental education program and the two-member team that manages the 30-plus year outreach effort, a move widely criticized by educators and environmental groups. Gov. Josh Stein on July 7 signed the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (349+ words) 07/22/2026 by Staff Report The Multistate Environmental Response Trust is hosting a community meeting Tuesday, July 28 to provide updates to ongoing and upcoming work at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. – Navassa Superfund Site. Topics to be covered at the meeting include the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (439+ words) 07/22/2026 by Staff Report Elevated levels of a federally deemed likely cancer-causing substance were detected in a sample collected earlier this month from a municipal wastewater treatment plant that discharges into the Cape Fear River Basin. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (769+ words) 07/22/2026 by Trista Talton Water has carried Tatiana the Trash roughly 70 miles downstream from where it and dozens of other reusable bottles were released into a Northeast Raleigh creek more than a year ago. Dan the Debris doesn’t appear to have…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (277+ words) 07/21/2026 by Staff Report Officials with the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor announced Tuesday that the organization had recently received $150,000 in funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. The money will be used to support the organization’s hiring of…...