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School board to reconsider film industry privilege
The New Hanover County Board of Education’s policy committee proposed a revision to the policy that exempts film studios from fees regularly charged for...
Bird nesting disrupted as negotiations continue
Between 8 and 20 percent of North Carolina’s least tern population nests on the sandy end points of Wrightsville Beach each year, but during...
Citizens to weigh in on school bond
Voters will get a chance to rule on a $160 million school bond on the November 2014 ballot despite opposition voiced by New Hanover...
After a late start and unexpected setbacks delayed Wrightsville Beach’s 2014 coastal storm damage reduction project, the end is in sight.
The E.W. Ellefsen cutterhead dredge has...
Cubes to enhance artificial reefsÂ
Groups of tires, concrete pipes, boxcars, tugboats and even sunken ships at artificial reef sites transform featureless stretches of sea floor into rich marine...
The Harbor Island home of Ann and Charles Davis was selected as the June Harbor Island Garden Club’s Yard of the Month.
~ Cole Dittmer
Proposed SUP changes meet county stalemate
Revisions to the county’s special use permit failed to gain majority approval from the New Hanover County Board of Commission during a June 2...
City council readies for privilege license hit
On May 29 North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a bill passed last week by the North Carolina General Assembly to repeal...
More bridge lane closures to begin Monday, June 9
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Beginning 9 a.m. Monday morning, June 9, N.C. Department of Transportation crews will intermittently close lanes in both directions of the U.S. 74/76 Heide...
Proposed budget offers teacher pay raises at a price
North Carolina ranks 46th in the nation for teacher pay, a statistic the state Senate aims to improve in its proposed budget for the...
