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🌱 How a new beach project could reshape Surf City’s shoreline

Surf City, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Surf City! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a new beach project could reshape Surf City’s shoreline

Also on today's calendar: Shades of HUNKS at Tortuga's Nest (Surf City, NC) 07/18/26 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 90, low: 78.
  • Friday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 92 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Advancing Surf City Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (mycnr.com) — Surf City’s long-planned beach and dune restoration just cleared a major federal hurdle, with funding now approved to move into final design and construction planning. The Army Corps project will widen about six miles of Surf City shoreline and rebuild dunes, with construction expected to start in late 2027 and last roughly 16 months, boosting storm protection for homes, businesses, and infrastructure.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Be on the lookout!!
    https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15974683/great-white-shark-contender-atlantic.html (Nextdoor Surf City)

🗞 Nearby News

Hampstead

  • Audit: NC landfill cleanup program hasn't monitored most sites, report finds (wect.com)
  • Holly Feline (Bila) Parsons, 66 (portcitydaily.com)

Wrightsville Beach

  • Wrightsville Beach bridge project moves forward as officials address traffic concerns (wwaytv3.com)
  • Here are current beach water temperatures along East Coast (triblive.com)
  • Louise Hooper Jones, 69 (portcitydaily.com)

Wilmington

  • Historic Wilmington building once housed 'the neatest little hospital' (starnewsonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Surf City

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