Many years have past and after spending about five years in NYC, Josh has found a deeper respect for Holden Beach, and the serene quality of life it provides.
These days he's back in HB–-taking a break from the big city--splashing in the sea, helping with the family business, and working on any number of projects (including HoldenBeach.me.)
If you see him around town, say hello.
Town of Holden Beach News Hurricane Irene Update (Fri. 4:15) The rain, wind and heavy surf have arrived here in Holden Beach. Short periods of times with sustained winds exceeding 45 miles per hour have already taken place. The bridge is closed to oncoming traffic, with the exception of property owners who have until 6:00 [...]
Hurricane Irene – Mandatory Evacuation A mandatory evacuation has been declared. Everyone needs to be off the island by 6:00 p.m. today, the 26th day of August, 2011. The bridge is subject to being closed sooner if winds are sustained at 45 MPH or higher. Click here for the full text. Click here to view [...]
Town of Holden Beach News Hurricane Irene (Thursday PM Update) Irene continues to cause uncertainty in our planning. There is a good possibility strong consideration will be given to a mandatory evacuation on Friday, August 26, 2011. It is expected if this decision is made that the evacuation will require evacuees to be off the [...]
At 4pm Thursday, August 25th Town of Holden Beach Mayor Alan Holden issued a proclamation for a voluntary evacuation of the island due to expected weather conditions from Hurricane Irene. Voluntary evacuation is a common response to severe tropical and hurricane storm weather, but to some the terminology may seem a bit ambiguous. So, we [...]
Hurricane Irene continues to turn eastward, which is good for Holden Beach. At one point the storm was expected to hit the mainland south of The North Carolina coast. That would have had the stronger, eastern side of the storm hitting Holden Beach. Let’s all hope the storm continues to turn out to sea in [...]