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RESULTS & PHOTOS: Wrightsville Beach Spearfishing Tournament
Overall Master Hunter: Tony Dooley
Master Hunter (free diving)
1st: Tony Dooley: 80.2 pounds
2nd: Chris Brooks: 77.5 pounds
3rd: Mark Laboccetta: 76.3 pounds
Master Hunter (Scuba)
1st: Jim Atack: 60.7 pounds
2nd:...
Visiting Charlotte woman helps make one of 29 Wrightsville Beach ocean rescues on Thursday
Though to many the ocean on Thursday may have seemed calm, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue made 29 saves yesterday, with several of those coming...
Divers compete in Wrightsville Beach Spearfishing Tournament
This weekend, more than 80 of the area’s best Scuba and free divers will take part in the 8th annual Wrightsville Beach Spearfishing Tournament.
Participants...
Wrightsville Beach police corporal named department’s 2016 officer of the year
When the Wrightsville Beach Police Department of 25 officers was down by as many as 10 officers last summer, the department had a go-to...
Sea turtles nest at Wrightsville Beach in record numbers
Up and down Wrightsville Beach, rectangular plots marked by orange tape indicate sea turtle nests buried in the sand. If the plots seem more plentiful...
State legislature funds beach renourishment study
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed a 2017 budget July 14 that was touted for its raise in teacher salary, but also included a...
Cancer support group opens home base in WB
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By Joshua Shelton
Contributing Writer
When Connie Hill and her best friend Renee Ballard were both diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, they agreed to take...
HIGC Yard of the Month
The home of Bert and Melanie Williams, 751 S. Lumina Ave., is the Harbor Island Garden Club July yard of the month.
Refill fountain
A refillable water bottle fountain with a dog bowl was recently installed near the John Nesbitt Loop at the entrance to the Harbor Way...
Middle schoolers gather data from the stratosphere
After months of planning and research, a group of Wilmington middle schoolers launched a weather balloon carrying recording equipment into the sky on July...
