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Monthly Archives: September, 2016
America’s visit gives passengers the ‘tall-ship’ experience
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By Elly Colwell
Intern
Passengers dodged lines and broke out in applause as a replica of the historic schooner America coasted through Banks Chanel and docked...
Missing swimmer asks Wrightsville Beach police: ‘Are you looking for me?’
When Kitty Yerkes,walking barefoot and in her swimsuit, saw the sirens of fire and police go by her Monday afternoon on the Causeway Bridge,...
Wrightsville Beach Waterman Hall of Fame inductees tie family traditions to coastal lifestyle
The Wrightsville Beach Waterman Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday honored individuals who made their impacts through a variety of activities that define...
County working ‘Plan B’ for Wrightsville Beach renourishment project
County officials have begun preparing to move forward with a plan for beach renourishment on Wrightsville Beach, even if federal funding disappears, the county’s...
Replica yacht America arrives in Wrightsville Beach
The replica of the historic yacht America arrived in Wrightsville Beach this morning, the first of a four-day stop at the Carolina Yacht Club,...
VIDEO: Wrightsville Beach first responders studying use of drone in rescues
When a swimmer went missing off Wrightsville Beach on June 26, lifeguards and police patrolled up and down the beach with trucks, all-terrain vehicles...
VIDEO: Sailor overcomes injury to sail the East Coast
As a young man in Burlington, Vermont, Johnny Markwith was given a 14-foot sailboat, and soon it was impossible to separate him from the...
Historic replica yacht America set for Friday arrival at Carolina Yacht Club
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By Elly Colwell
Intern
When the historic racing yacht America outraced a powerful English ship in 1851, it started a sailing movement in the United States...
Sex offender charged with child kidnapping
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office charged a convicted sex offender with the kidnapping of a 6-year-old Wilmington girl Wednesday, Sept. 14 after she was...
Coastal Fed rainwater runoff project a ‘significant success’
A project to reduce storm water runoff pollution in Wrightsville Beach has resulted in significantly reduced bacteria concentrations in areas where the project was...
