Beachgoers in Southeastern North Carolina flooded Ocean Isle Beach this past Sunday, May 3, as the town decided to reopen public beach accesses and public parking on April 30. Many residents and tourists celebrated the reopening by having a beach day. Kayla Norris, an Ash resident, compared the crowds to what she sees on the […]
‘It was like the 4th of July out there.’ Ocean Isle Beach reopens public accesses and public parking
May 6, 2020 by
Some beaches begin to reopen
April 27, 2020 by
Wrightsville Beach announced that they will be opening their beaches but with certain restrictions still in place. As of April 20, Wrightsville begins to allow people back on the beach but only those who plan on exercising. According to a press release from the Town of Wrightsville Beach, “With the exception of East Salisbury Street, […]
Offshore drilling may be coming off the East Coast
March 18, 2015 by
The Obama administration proposed a plan in Jan. 2015 to allow companies to buy leases of federally owned land for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean spanning from the Georgia coast to Virginia. This plan could even lead to seeing the huge oil rigs on North Carolina coast. Two companies, Spectrum Deo inc. […]
