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Yearly Archives: 2018
Boat crashes onto Wrightsville Beach dock
By Terry Lane
Staff Writer
North Carolina Wildlife Resource offices are investigating a boat crash in Wrightsville Beach’s Banks Channel that occurred on Monday, June 4...
Permanent residents, not renters, driving local housing market growth
By Daja Terry
Intern
Once a major driver of the local housing market, second homes and investment properties are now comprising a smaller part of the...
NCDOT work to cause lane closures on Wrightsville Beach Causeway bridge
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Beginning the night of Monday, June 4, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will be conducting maintenance work on the south bridge over Banks...
NHRMC named one of country’s best large employers
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New Hanover Regional Medical Center is one of the best large employers in the country in 2018, according to a survey conducted by Forbes...
After Alberto washout, hungry fish are on the way
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By Rick Bennett
Rod-Man Guide Service
It seems subtropical depression Alberto has put a slight damper on the fishing the past few days, as 5-8 inches of rain...
GLOW Academy breaks ground for middle and high school campus
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The Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington, also known as GLOW Academy, broke ground last week on its new campus near Maides Park off Kerr Avenue.
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Special needs surf camp returning to Wrightsville Beach
NC Press Release
Entering its eleventh year of teaching disadvantaged, medically fragile, and special needs children how to surf, IndoJax Surf Charities continues to operate...
Local non-profits hosting Wilmington’s first Clean Water Week
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The Cape Fear Chapter of Surfrider Foundation is marking the first anniversary of the public discovery of GenX in the local water supply with...
New coffee shop eyes Wrightsville Beach location while boutique surf shop moves next door
As a successful Virginia Beach-based coffee and breakfast shop is seeking a conditional use permit to operate in Wrightsville Beach, the business formerly located...
Drywall maker returns to Wilmington after incentives packages approved
By Nicholas Aziz
Intern
A drywall manufacturing company will reopen its Wilmington plant after receiving local economic incentives and overcoming some environmental concerns over chemical releases....