Nags Head

Education

ECU, UNC partner to improve renewable energy in coastal communities

Brianna Atkinson

The multimillion dollar project will focus on the Town of Nags Head and could improve the area’s storm response.

Above, a contractor is completing the installation of a septic system. Roughly half of North Carolina residential property owners rely on septic tanks as their wastewater management system.

Environment

NC focuses on helping municipal water and sewer systems, but septic owners will have to wait

Will Atwater | North Carolina Health News

Some towns are providing assistance for people on private systems, about half the state’s households.

State lawmakers want to protect the largest sand dunes on the East Coast at Jockey's Ridge in Nags Head.

Politics

NC Senate votes to protect Jockey's Ridge amid regulatory dispute

Colin Campbell

The state Senate passed a bill Thursday designed to protect Jockey's Ridge on the Outer Banks from damaging development projects.

Mike Fullmer excavates sand from in front of homes in Nags Head, North Carolina on March 24, 2022. Homeowners contract companies to remove sand that has blown onto their properties and covered roads, parking area, and yards. The sand that is dredged from out in the ocean for beach nourishment is finer than the sand typically found on the beach so it blows around more and is easily displaced. Fullmer says this is the 23rd job he has worked so far this year.

Environment

State awards $20 million in grants to shore up North Carolina beaches against storm damage

Sam Bermas-Dawes

Shorelines protect coastal communities from storm surge and flooding, but some in North Carolina are in need of repair.

Photo of Jennette's Pier at Nags Head. The photo is taken from the adjacent beach and looks out over the water. The pier stretches out towards the horizon.

News

Off the NC coast, researchers are testing how to use energy from ocean waves to make drinking water

Sophia Friesen

A prototype "wave energy converter" will do a ten-day trial run in late August. If successful, the machine could help provide emergency drinking water for coastal communities cut off from other resources.

Environment

How North Carolina’s Climate Is Changing — And What Towns Are Doing About It

Amanda Magnus

A new climate assessment report from the White House forecasts devastating economic and health impacts for the United States. Thirteen federal agencies…

Environment

How North Carolina’s Climate Is Changing — And What Towns Are Doing About It

Amanda Magnus

A new climate assessment report from the White House forecasts devastating economic and health impacts for the United States. Thirteen federal agencies…

an offshore drilling operation in the Gulf of Mexico

Environment

Nags Head Mayor: Offshore Drilling Threatens Tourism And Wildlife

Will Michaels

The mayor of Nags Head says members of Congress should vote down a draft bill on offshore drilling.Ben Cahoon testified in front of the House Subcommittee…

Environment

Nags Head Officials Ask Feds For Beach Renourishment Help

Rebecca Martinez

The town of Nags Head is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, for help to restore 1.4 million cubic meters of sand along its shoreline…

Science & Technology

Turning Ocean Waves Into Drinking Water

A North Carolina start-up company is testing a device that turns ocean water into fresh drinking water. Their technology uses wave energy exclusively to…