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One Love tennis program receives major gift at annual luncheon
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By Simon Gonzalez
Lenny Simpson’s One Love Tennis and Education Fund received a major boost during its annual fund-raising luncheon on May 5 when table...
Wrightsville Beach staff and leaders agree to rate increase
During a final budget workshop May 5, Wrightsville Beach staff and leaders agreed that a water and sewer rate increase is necessary to balance...
Ogden tornado injures one, leaves path of damage
New Hanover County workers spent this week collecting leaves, branches and other debris that was created after a tornado touched down in the Ogden...
A Day in the Country raises money for nonprofits
J.B. Elkins, from left, Willis Brown, Bobby Harrelson and Doug Malone at the Harrelson Center annual fundraiser event at Gentile Plantation located in Atkinson,...
Volunteers clean Wrightsville’s marshes
When volunteers rode paddleboards through Wrightsville Beach’s marshes April 30 to pick up trash, they expected to find aluminum cans and food wrappers —...
Gunfire damages boat at Wrightsville Marina
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Wrightsville Beach police issued a citation to a Wilmington man April 28 after a round from the rifle he and his friend were firing...
Important dates
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Thursday, May 5
Wrightsville Beach budget workshop,
4 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers
Monday, May 9
Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission meeting,
4 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers
Tuesday, May...
My thoughts
I cannot help but think of my great state of North Carolina when reading about J. Dennis Hastert — the longest serving Speaker of...
’Bout time for a Cupcake
It took three tries, but the skater known as Half-baked Cupcake will finally roll into the spotlight this weekend. One of the newest members...
