Recently detailed by “When Ghosts Made Moonshine” author Chris Barber, loggers in the remote, deeply forested northeastern region of North Carolina supplied highly regarded whiskey to speakeasies up the East Coast during Prohibition.
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Lingerfelt to direct Coastal Land Trust’s land protection
Lingerfelt has been the Coastal Land Trust’s GIS specialist and land stewardship associate and joined the organization in January 2022.
Funding resolution omits $14M for national wildlife refuges
The deal reached last week to avert a government shutdown further reduced funding for national wildlife refuges, including those already stretched thin along the North Carolina coast.
Elizabeth City to celebrate Max Roach with jazz festival
The Max Roach Centennial Celebration and Jazz Festival set for April 11-13 is being hosted by Elizabeth City State University and funded with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
North Topsail Beach board of adjustment sets hearing
The town zoning board of adjustment is set to hold an evidentiary hearing on a case of homeowners and their contractor cited for damaging dunes.
Slick’s dilemma: How to save Pine Island as a bird refuge
Earl Slick, who in 1972 purchased nearly 3,000 acres spanning from the ocean to the sound, didn’t want Currituck Banks to be swamped by development.
Science panel to continue inlet hazard, sea level rise reviews
The Coastal Resources Commission science panel’s virtual meeting March 15 will resume discussions of updates to inlet hazard boundaries and sea level rise data for a report to the commission in April.
Film on climate change adaption screening in April
There is no charge to attend the screening of the film, which focuses on how residents are facing challenges of climate change, but registration is required.
Murphy honors deceased boater Chad Dunn in US House
Rep. Greg Murphy spoke during the morning session to remember the life of the 36-year-old who died Sunday in a boating accident in Oregon Inlet.
Earl Slick: Airline founder, Banks developer, outdoorsman
The president of Slick Airways and son of a successful Oklahoma oil wildcatter purchased a longstanding Outer Banks hunt club in 1972, a decision that would have lasting effects here.
Bald Head voters approve bonds for beach work
Bald Head Island voters on Tuesday passed a pair of multi-million-dollar bond referendums to fund a beach nourishment and fill project.
Progress update on Navassa Superfund Site to be held
Government officials will provide an update on the cleanup progress and proposed future plans for land that was the site of a wood treatment plant in Navassa.
State’s climate plan adds carbon sequestration component
State environmental officials’ new, “different approach” to reducing greenhouse gas emissions puts the spotlight on the climate benefits natural and working lands conservation brings.
Report: Shackleford herd totals 117 horses, mostly female
Of the oldest horses in the herd, those 17 and older, 23 are female and one is male.
Lost fishing gear recovery project begins in southeast NC
The project to collect lost crab pots in waters between Emerald Isle and the South Carolina border began Monday.
‘Frank Stick’s Flat-Tops’ museum’s April 3 history lunch
Outer Banks History Center staff will present the history of Frank Stick’s flat-top cottages of Southern Shores during the program scheduled for April 3 at the Museum of the Albemarle.