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Monthly Archives: April, 2014
Sand at hand for Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville’s beaches will finally receive some sand.
The cutter dredge sent by Weeks Marine to complete the delayed Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project arrived April...
School board incumbents face reelection
Eight hopefuls have staked a claim on four open New Hanover County Board of Education spots.
All three incumbents seeking reelection have served on the...
Town takes ownership of Howell cottage
The Town of Wrightsville Beach will take ownership of the historic Howell cottage, which is owned by the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce foundation...
My thoughts
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This week is not only Easter weekend at the beach, it is also spring break for many schools, and the traffic, as well as...
Hook, line and sinker
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April water temperatures have improved greatly throughout the past week and are now hovering around the 60-degree mark.
In turn, the fish have responded, and...
Tournament celebrates friends, family, fish
Some people host dinner parties or cookouts to catch up with friends.
Rob Tennille hosts the Masonboro Inlet Sportfishing Tournament.
“It’s kind of a spring kick-off,”...
Waterman’s festival coming to Wrightsville
A pro-am longboard and standup paddleboard competition, a surf film festival and a surf expo are just a few of the events planned for...
A boost for blooms with bite
The garden at the Piney Ridge Nature Preserve may look normal, but beneath the field of small white blossoms are bright green plants with...
Clean water starts here
Wilmington Earth Day is localizing the April holiday as a time to teach community members about stewardship and sustainability with a focus on clean...
Educated gambling
Often they are passed without a second thought.
However, what lies at the bottom of those small buoys bobbing near the shallows is a means...