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Yearly Archives: 2018
Carolina Yacht Club hosts annual SAYRA Regatta
Sailors from three states - North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia – took to the waters off Wrightsville Beach at the Carolina Yacht Club’s...
Wrightsville Beach Coast Guard station mourns loss of four-legged mascot
Over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Wrightsville Beach lost an important member of its crew.
Since 2007, tours of the station have...
Two Rock Legends Added to Wilson Center Schedule
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The Wilson Center is pleased to announce that two rock legends – George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Eddie Money – will perform at the Wilson Center...
Food Waste now accepted at New Hanover County’s HazWagon
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Beginning Monday, August 6, New Hanover County residents can bring unpackaged food waste in reusable containers to the county’s HazWagon. The food waste will...
NCCAA to host forum concerning state’s ongoing opioid epidemic
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North Carolina's Opioid Action Plan for 2017-2021, indicates that from 1999 to 2016 more than 12,000 North Carolinians died from opioid-related overdoses, a 24-percent...
Wrightsville Beach Police Department receives reaccreditation
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On July 28, 2018, the Wrightsville Beach Police Department received its reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies at CALEA’s July...
Officials exchange invitations with Chemours to address ongoing GenX concerns
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In an effort to address ongoing concerns regarding the Chemours Fayetteville Works plant and the release of GenX and other compounds into the local...
Bitty & Beau’s founder testifies at Senate committee
By Nick Aziz
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As part of their continuing efforts to advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the owners of local cafe Bitty & Beau’s Coffee...
Purple Martin migration a passion for some in Wrightsville Beach
By Catie Dull
Intern
Every year in late February, strange birdhouses and painted gourds perched high in open areas appear around Wrightsville Beach, then mysteriously disappear...
Despite rain, flounder and red drum continue to bite well – Weekly Fishing Report
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It has been a little rainy on the coast lately. It seems like it has rained every day at some point for nearly three weeks....