BUXTON, N.C. — The Buxton Beach Access at Old Lighthouse Road, home to a formerly used defense site for the Navy, is once again closed because of the presence of petroleum odors and sheens. This comes two months after, it was reopened for the first time since the fall of 2023 because of the same issue.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has made significant progress at the site since its work accelerated in the fall of 2024. Until this past weekend, residents and visitors were enjoying access to the beach again.

“Definitely a bit disheartened and saddened by the fact that we thought that it was a win. While it was a win to get it initially cleaned up, we knew that there was more. It did rear its head again, and we're seeing more and just as bad, if not worse, as in the beginning," said Wen

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