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Monthly Archives: April, 2014
Sand delay could impact bird, turtle nesting
Shore birds and turtles attempting to nest on and in Wrightsville Beach sand could face obstacles with a delayed beach nourishment project schedule.
For the...
School board approves plan to implement 25 percent law
Top performing teachers in New Hanover County will be offered multi-year contracts and pay raises in place of tenure starting June 2014.
The New Hanover...
Support for additional ROT funding denied
Three New Hanover County beach towns requested half of the second 3 percent of the countywide 6 percent Room Occupancy Tax for beach renourishment...
Touching trucks teaches kids
From police cars to helicopters, children can see and touch more than 30 vehicles to gather deeper insight into what the operators of the...
Trolley times at Wrightsville
While the nearly 20 kids at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History walked into the building as average elementary school-age kids Friday, March 28,...
Wrightsville sea salt harvester
Wrightsville Beach resident Amanda Jacobs does not have to make the trek to the grocery store when she runs out of salt; she walks...
My thoughts
The month of April’s name is derived from the Latin verb aperio, which means to open. How appropriate this seems the first week of...
Hook, line and sinker
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Well it finally arrived: warmer temperatures and the month of April, and just in the nick of time as anglers were growing extremely antsy...
Keatts announced as UNCW’s new head coach
University of Louisville Associate Head Coach Kevin Keatts will replace Buzz Peterson as the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s 10th men’s basketball coach.
Jimmy Bass,...
Running for a cause
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On April 5, about 300 runners and walkers are expected to participate in the North Carolina Azalea Festival 5k/10k and 1-mile fun walk.
All proceeds...
