Saturday, November 14, 2026

ICYMI – New no-wake zone, sewer permit violations, deadly crosswalk won’t be updated

Carolina Beach could be seeing a new no-wake zone after one resident complained.

Resident complaint prompts changes in Carolina Beach no-wake-zone

At the end of a controversial week, Carolina Beach town council voted to end Lucky Narain’s contract. Catch up on what led up to the move and read Narain’s response.

Carolina Beach votes to terminate Town Manager Lucky Narain’s contract after controversy

A group of concerned citizens has been pushing the New Hanover County School Board to investigate a number of alleged incidents of harassment, assault, and ethic and civil rights violations. Now, the group is taking their cases to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.

New Hanover Sheriff’s Office investigating citizen group’s allegations against school administrators, principal

In May, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued Compass Pointe’s sewer collection system a violation after receiving a request to permit more connections and flow. Last year, the state halted all permits at the development when it attempted the same thing.

Compass Pointe asks for more sewer connections after exceeding its permit for years

Despite the recent death of a 1-year-old who was crossing the street with her grandmother at the intersection of Lake Park Boulevard and Cape Fear Boulevard, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is not giving the Town of Carolina Beach the green light to modify traffic signal patterns at the intersection — but it is willing to make some modifications to enhance safety.

NCDOT won’t allow ‘scramble crosswalk’ at deadly Carolina Beach intersection, open to other improvements

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