Last week the two homes at 113 and 115 Starfish Drive burned, along with some boats and boat trailers on the adjacent lot at 117 Starfish Drive. As a follow up and review of this emergency I called for a meeting of the Town’s mayor, police chief, building inspector and the fire chief. Chief Doug Todd will be at the board meeting to give an overview of the fire and what was done. No one was injured. The fire chief is in charge of all such emergencies.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will have intermittent lane closures at NC 130 at the Holden Beach Bridge…
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 [...]