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Senate bill’s approval gives hope to Carolina Beach nourishment

Senate bill’s approval gives hope to Carolina Beach nourishment

When the U.S. Senate this month approved its version of a massive bill for water resources nationwide, it came with wording that could be Carolina Beach’s ticket for…

Service, sacrifice of Merchant Marine honored in wreath-laying ceremony

Service, sacrifice of Merchant Marine honored in wreath-laying ceremony

The service and sacrifice of U.S. Merchant Mariners in World War II and other military conflicts were honored Wednesday in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial on…

Wilmington man shot in foot on Emory Street

Wilmington man shot in foot on Emory Street

Detectives with the Wilmington Police Department are investigating a shooting reported this afternoon. Police officers responded to the 900 block of Emory Street in Wilmington, where a man…

Monkey Junction taxation loss was worth nearly $1M

Monkey Junction taxation loss was worth nearly $1M

The Monkey Junction property-tax revenue that Wilmington City Council voted not to collect Tuesday was actually worth nearly $1 million, a council member said, dramatically more than the…

Sports

Services set for legendary local coach Jack Holley

Services set for legendary local coach Jack Holley

TEACHEY– Jack Holley, one of the state’s most successful high school football coaches, died at…

Rally held in support of proposed athletic program cuts at UNCW

Rally held in support of proposed athletic program cuts at UNCW

WILMINGTON – Several hundred people took time out of their daily schedules around the noon…

Hammerheads get 2-0 result in Texas

Hammerheads get 2-0 result in Texas

The Wilmington Hammerheads traveled to Austin, Texas, to compete in the second round of the…

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Local News

Input sought via online survey for region’s 2040 transportation plan

Input sought via online survey for region’s 2040 transportation plan

Transportation planners with the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization are at it again: planning the region’s transportation needs over the next several decades. And they want your help identifying…

Budget hearing draws appreciation from included nonprofits

Nearly all of the voices in Tuesday night’s public hearing on the City of Wilmington’s proposed new spending and action plans came from local nonprofit leaders thankful for…

Two-vehicle wreck shuts down portion of North Kerr Tuesday afternoon

Two-vehicle wreck shuts down portion of North Kerr Tuesday afternoon

Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are investigating a two-vehicle wreck that shut down a portion of North Kerr Avenue between its intersections with Farley Drive…

CFPUA CEO accepts job in Florida

CFPUA CEO accepts job in Florida

The CEO of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has accepted a job offer in Tampa Bay, Fla., that region’s water utility announced this week. Matt Jordan, who…

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General Assembly

Senate passes bill that would lift terminal groin cap

The N.C. Senate on Wednesday passed a coastal policy reform bill that, among its doings, would remove limitations on terminal groins as a means of fighting inlet…

Business

New branch of Corning Credit Union breaks ground in Leland

A new branch of Corning Credit Union is in the works for Leland. Corning Credit Union broke ground Tuesday, May 14, at the site of its new…

Crime

Wilmington man sentenced to federal prison for crack distribution

RALEIGH—A Wilmington man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine. According to U.S. Attorney’s Office Spokesman Don Connelly, Michael Renard Harrison, 42,…

Hometown

Railroad Earth to headline upcoming Penguin Music Fest on Castle Street

With antiques and art already branded to the blocks of Castle Street between Fifth and Seventh in Wilmington, adding live music to the merits would be no…

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