It's a slow day along the Morehead City waterfront. Near the landmark Sanitary Fish Market & Restaurant, Capt. Gilbert Mathis washes down a large fishing boat after a rough night of snapper fishing.
When Hurricane Fran slammed onto Topsail Island in September 1996, it destroyed the Medlin family's fishing pier, two restaurants and a motel. "It was the worst storm to hit the area since Hurricane Hazel," says Doug Medlin, the owner of the Fishing Village in Surf City. "There was so much damage that we didn't rebuild the facilities."
Imagine waking up early on a Saturday and spending all day plucking enough grass, blade by blade, to fill several gallon-size plastic bags. Sound bizarre? For Sue Stuska, a wildlife…
Hodson was willing to take a chance on the new setting, "I told B.J.: If you offer me the job, I’ll take it,” he says with a smile. Little did he realize that his new research associate position would grow into a career of service to North Carolina.
