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Azalea Festival Home Tour: MacRae-Willard House
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This home at 520 Orange Street was built in 1851 for politician, foreign diplomat and Confederate Col. Duncan K. MacRae. In 1893 Martin Willard...
Azalea Festival Home Tour: Allen-Woodward House
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The Allen-Woodward House at 406 S. 3rd Street was built by contractor Jacob Allen in 1886. The home features a sturdy design prompted by the earthquake...
Johnnie Ashe to speak at tennis fundraiser
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Johnnie Ashe, brother of the late tennis player, Arthur Ashe, will be the featured speaker at the One Love Tennis  luncheon to benefit local...
Repeat winner, first time paddler in biathlon
It took Charleston paddler Jeremy Whitted one hour and seventeen minutes to navigate the 4-mile paddleboard course and 4-mile beach run to clinch his...
Spruced up museum skiff ready for visitors
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Thanks to volunteer efforts, a skiff used as a play area for children at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History has been repaired and...
Whiteville museum hosts free movie showing
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville will show "Wings of Life," narrated by Meryl Streep, on Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m. The...
Black Film Festival continues through Sunday, March 29
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The 14th Annual North Carolina Black Film Festival continues through Sunday, March 29. The festival, presented by the Black Arts Alliance, features independent motion...
Thieves flee from downtown bank heist
By Emmy Errante and Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writers
Three Washington, D.C., men were arrested by Wilmington Police Department following a high-speed chase ending in a five-vehicle...
Pets banned from beach April 1
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Beginning Wednesday, April 1, no pets are permitted on the Wrightsville Beach strand through Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Pets are permitted in town limits and when...
Remaining tree trimming delayed
Duke Energy line maintenance work on the last two live oak trees in the median of Live Oak Drive has not yet been rescheduled...