Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Delays, openings for Thursday, Feb. 4, at tri-county schools

Since the winter storm moved through the region over the weekend, it has left schools either shuttered on on remote-learning schedules. Below are the updates for Thursday plans at tri-county area schools. (Port City Daily/File)

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Since the winter storm moved through the region over the weekend, it has left schools either shuttered or on remote-learning schedules.

With roadways clearing, changes are taking place at some area educational institutions for Thursday, Feb. 5. Below are announcements made so far, with updates to come throughout Wednesday, so check back.

READ MORE: School schedules for Wednesday, Feb. 4, following Winter Storm Gianna

Brunswick County Community College — To reopen and operate on normal hours on Thursday.

Brunswick County Schools — Operating on a two-hour delay on Thursday for all students and staff. This gives bus drivers additional time to see the road clearly in the sunlight. Bus routes will run on a two-hour delayed schedule, so pick-up times will be approximately two hours later than usual. All extracurricular activities, athletics, and after-school programs will proceed as planned unless otherwise notified.

New Hanover County Schools — Will operate on a two-hour delay. However, pre-K centers will be closed and this includes Johnson Pre-K, College Road Early Childhood Education Center (CRECC), and Howe Pre-K. Though pre-K students in Castle Hayne, Blair, Murrayville, and Wrightsboro will follow the same two-hour delay schedule as their elementary schools.

Pender County Schools — Pender County will have a remote learning day for students on Thursday. Some roadways remain unsafe for school buses and staff to travel, especially in school bus turnaround areas.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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