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Monthly Archives: May, 2014
Performance club takes bow during “Mamma Mia” finale
The Performance Club took to the stage Friday evening with its rendition of “Mamma Mia! Sing-a-long In the Park.”
The cast acted, danced and sang...
Ramps, rails, ledges occupy Robert’s Grocery lot, skaters
More than 50 local skateboarders observing the third annual Wrightsville Beach Skate Day converged on the Roberts Market parking lot Friday, May 30 to...
Nourish NC to pack 400 meals for out-of-schoolers
When the area's schoolchildren end the academic year on Friday, June 13 some may go hungry. Nourish NC, a local 501 (c) 3 nonprofit...
End in sight for renourishment project
After a late start and unexpected setbacks delayed Wrightsville Beach’s coastal storm damage reduction project, officials say the end is finally near: the E.W....
Tourism development authority receives new budget
The New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed 2014-2015 fiscal year budget during a May 28 meeting.
The budget...
More sand hosts Memorial Day crowds
With the largest crowds on Wrightsville Beach so far during the 2014 season, calm ocean conditions and an extended beach strand provided for few...
Gov memorializes day at warship
As the sunlight waned on Memorial Day 2014, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory visited the U.S.S. North Carolina for the battleship’s 49th Annual Memorial Day...
Roy Cooper ready for change in N.C.
Attorney General Roy Cooper plans to be part of the solution to problems North Carolina faces, from the environment to education to the dynamic...
Lifeguards challenged for holiday weekend
For their final test before the start of the hectic summer tourist season, the lifeguards of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue completed a grueling 3-hour...