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Monthly Archives: October, 2014
UPDATE: Participant dies during Beach2Battleship
10:45 p.m. Update:
Roger Ackerman, a 68-year-of from Sewanee, Ga., passed away after a medical emergency during the swim portion of the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon.
Dick...
Landfall Tradition day one ends with Purdue on top
The 2014 Landfall Tradition women's collegiate golf tournament at Landfall Country Club's Dye Course concluded the first round of play Friday, Oct. 24, with...
Polar Pack is back
Motorists on the way to Wrightsville Beach can once again fuel up at the Polar Pack gas station on Wrightsville Avenue. The gasoline pumps,...
Governor’s offer to share offshore drilling profits challenged
Protestors again greeted Gov. Pat McCrory during an Oct. 22 stop in Wilmington.
McCrory was invited to the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission meeting at the Hilton...
Waynick gets a facelift
Crews with Barnhill Contracting Company lay and pave new asphalt in front of the Blockade Runner Beach Resort Wednesday, Oct. 22, as part of...
District 9 Senate candidates weigh issues
The race for the District 9 North Carolina Senate seat features Senator Michael Lee, an attorney who was appointed to the seat in August...
Police identify man found dead on beach strandÂ
While the cause of death remains unknown pending an autopsy report from the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s office, the dead man discovered on the...
Beach leaders invite county, state to share in sand solutionsÂ
After working together to identify potential sources of money for beach renourishment and inlet dredging, leaders from New Hanover County’s three beach towns are...
Golden swell courtesy of Gonzalo
A surfer catches a wave at Wrightsville Beach during the swell created by Hurricane Gonzalo Friday, Oct. 17. ~ Emmy Errante
Gone in a flash
Crews work to demolish a house at 462 Causeway Dr. Thursday, Oct. 16, to make way for the construction of a new home on...
