A first: Bald Head permitted for deer birth control
Years of study and effort have led Bald Head Island to a permit for what officials believe will be a first in North Carolina: controlling a local population of white-tailed…
City to finalize Monkey Junction tax relief
The 1,100 acres of Monkey Junction briefly within Wilmington’s city limits last year will be formally crossed off the city’s tax rolls following action expected from the city council Tuesday.…
‘Outreach’ meetings would connect city officials with individual neighborhoods, residents
Wilmington City Council’s bimonthly City Hall meetings–generally on the first and third Tuesday of every month–offer residents the chance to speak out, to put their concerns, comments or woes on…
Public hearing Tuesday on city’s proposed spending plan
Wilmingtonians will have the opportunity Tuesday to give their city council feedback on and suggestions for the government’s proposed level of spending in fiscal 2013-14. Council’s regular meeting that night–6:30…
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 stretch. But that…
Brunswick budget writers to present plan Monday
Brunswick County’s management will present commissioners a spending plan worth $201.75 million Monday, coming without any proposed increase to the current property tax rate. It’s not up for approval just…
Block of North Water Street closed Monday-Wednesday
The first block of downtown’s North Water Street–between Market and Princess streets–will be closed to traffic this Monday through Wednesday, according to a notice from the City of Wilmington. That…
Trade may afford SWAT team new weapons
Some of the firearms the Wilmington Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team relies upon are roughly a decade-and-a-half old. They’ve fired 30,000 rounds each. And they need replacement…
Carolina Beach to hold line on rates in new fiscal year
Carolina Beach property owners are not likely to pay a higher tax rate next fiscal year. The town’s proposed budget as presented by interim town manager Bruce Shell this week…
Carolina Beach scouting social-media manager
The Town of Carolina Beach is looking for a social-media savvy contractor to manage official town accounts on sites like Facebook and Twitter. The work could pay $500-$700 a month,…