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Monthly Archives: April, 2016
At Carolina Cup, Wrightsville Beach becomes SUP East Coast capital
The 2016 West Marine Carolina Cup has not just become the biggest standup paddleboard race in the world, it’s become an important event for...
Wrightsville Beach offers options for summer campers
Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue added a second week of its junior lifeguard summer camp this year due to high demand, and both weeks are...
McCrory says offshore oil leases could have helped with beach renourishment, will work with legislature on funding
Finding money for state beach renourishment projects will be more difficult after the federal government announced it won’t lease North Carolina’s offshore waters for...
Legislators will bring local agenda items, talk beach renourishment during this week’s legislative ‘short session’
As the state’s General Assembly meets this week for its 2016 legislative short session, most attention will be focused on passing a budget and...
Carolina Cup 2016 Results and Photos
Wrightsville Beach hosted the biggest paddle race in the country April 23, the sixth annual West Marine Carolina Cup. New Zealander Annabel Anderson earned her fourth...
Wrightsville Beach Elementary turns Earth Day into Fun Day
Teaching environmental stewardship can be fun, students, teachers and volunteers at Wrightsville Beach Elementary School learned on Friday when the school transformed its annual...
Residents invited to Chat with the Chief
The Wrightsville Beach Police Department is holding its quarterly Chat with the Chief tonight at 6 p.m. in Town Hall council chambers.
The event is...
Town water rates could go up
Wrightsville Beach’s water and sewer budget is $500,000 over what the town can afford, and town leaders are in favor of increasing residents’ rates...
Mega yacht attracting attention in downtown Wilmington
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By Simon Gonzalez
Staff Writer
When the Island Heiress cruised up the Cape Fear River and docked in Wilmington last fall, the stay was supposed to...
Champion SUP racers returning to WB for Carolina Cup
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By Logan Harle
Intern
Wrightsville Beach will again be at the center of the growing sport of standup paddleboard racing this weekend when it hosts the...
