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Monthly Archives: June, 2018
Hoggard Student Awarded the Prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill
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Sanya Shah, a senior from Hoggard High School, was awarded the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
Wilmington Tree Commission awards trees at city council meeting
By Nicholas Aziz
Intern
The Wilmington Tree Commission awarded several urban trees with its annual Tree Awards basing the criteria on tree preservation, landscape design, commitment...
PHOTOS: No citation issued in Wrightsville Beach police vehicle wreck
The North Carolina Highway Patrol report on the June 5 car wreck between a motorist and a Wrightsville Beach police vehicle didn’t issue traffic...
River Road now Open in New Hanover County
Wilmington-area drivers are now able to travel on a new and better bridge over Lords Creek on River Road. The new bridge, which officially...
New Hanover County’s FY18-19 Budget Approved
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Following public hearings, New Hanover County Commissioners approved the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget at last Monday’s meeting, including a property tax cut for the...
Wilmington firefighter adopts dog rescued from burning house
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After being rescued from a burning house on Vance Street by Wilmington’s bravest just one week ago, this lucky pup has found herself a...
Wilmington City Council approves Avenue project for Military Cutoff Road
By Terry Lane
Staff Writer
Despite concerns from an audience of residents worried about the traffic impacts, the Wilmington City Council approved a 45-acre mixed-use project...
US Coast Guard Auxiliary boating safety course in WB
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On Saturday, June 23, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is hosting a boating safety course at 9 a.m at the Wrightsville Beach Recreation Center....
Wrightsville Beach police arrest man for strangulation, drug possession
Wrightsville Beach police arrested a Wilmington man on charges he tried to strangle a woman on the beach’s north end early Friday, June 1....
Wrightsville Beach planning board approves new site for ABC store
By Terry Lane
Staff Writer
The Wrightsville Beach Planning Board approved a proposal that would move the ABC Spirits store on Wrightsville Avenue, but its approval...