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Monthly Archives: November, 2015
Seaside Shuffle moves to beach strand
Twenty-six year old Brittany Perkins from Wilmington won the 33rd annual Seaside Shuffle, a Wrightsville Beach 5KÂ that lived up to its name this year...
Coming off first-ever NCAA win, UNCW women’s soccer faces top-seeded Virginia
After notching what may be the biggest win in the program’s history in winning its first-ever NCAA tournament game last Friday, the University of...
Wrightsville Beach fire chief announces retirement
At some point, Wrightsville Beach Fire Chief Frank Smith will become a volunteer again, just like he was when he first joined the department...
Former MOI building will be redeveloped
One of Wrightsville Beach’s long-abandoned commercial properties, the former site of the Middle of the Island restaurant, won’t be vacant too much longer.
The Wrightsville...
Dr. Robert Bertram Williams leaves a legacy
From caring for injured Marines in the South Pacific in World War II to operating on uninsured patients in New Hanover and Pender Counties,...
Report shows Wilmington economy steady as business leaders seek areas of growth
The Wilmington regional economy is growing, but so is the population, resulting in a level of economic activity that a new report describes as...
Wilmington City Council funds new Tasers for police
Many Wilmington police officers will soon be carrying more advanced Tasers that the city’s police chief said will be safer than the older, outdated...
Beach towns pay less in new sand funding proposals
New Hanover County’s beach towns presented three alternative plans for beach renourishment funding to the county’s board of commissioners on Monday, Nov. 16. Currently,...
WBPD to get public safety app
The Wrightsville Beach Police Department is launching a public safety mobile app that will allow them to instantly disperse information to tens of thousands...
County commissioners balk at travel expenses, citing lobbying and policy benefits
Citing news reports of travel costs by New Hanover County Commissioners, a member of the board tried and failed on Tuesday to place individual...
