NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY-TV) — New legislation that could repeal a decades-old ban on jetties and groins along the coast of North Carolina is receiving mixed reactions from coastal advocates and residents. Several Republican senators, including Onslow County Sen. Michael Lazzara, are backing the proposal. North Carolina banned hardened shoreline structures in 1985 over concerns they could worsen beach erosion and disrupt the natural movement of sand…
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