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Citizen scientists prepare for annual holiday bird countÂ
Whether counting chickadees at home or journeying into conservation lands in search of an endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, dozens of people in the Cape Fear...
Elections board upholds protest dismissal
The appeal of an elections protest questioning the outcome of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners contest was dismissed by the N.C. State...
Catlin, Lee on coal ash, seismic testing, sea level
After successfully defending their seats against challengers during the 2014 election, Rep. Rick Catlin, R-District 20, and Sen. Michael Lee, R-District 9, discuss how they might...
Sharing perspectives for stronger decisions
Vivian Seigler Wright was not trying to make history when she ran for a seat on the county commission in 1972. She simply thought...
County leadership transition delayed
Until commissioners-elect Skip Watkins and Rob Zapple can join the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, the election of a new chair and vice-chair...
WBS renovations pushed back one year
An adjusted schedule to complete projects funded by the voter-approved $160 million school bond referendum delays the renovation and expansion of Wrightsville Beach School...
Retail therapy meets garden therapy
Affordable new offerings during an annual holiday plant sale at the New Hanover County Arboretum could help a therapeutic gardening program extend its reach.
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Festival of trees features sweet event
The smell of sugar wafts through the air in the Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall at the Cameron Art Museum, where more than two dozen Christmas...
Thanksgiving facts, fictions reflect values
The idyllic tale of the first Thanksgiving meal shared by pilgrims and Indians may not be entirely historically accurate, suggested University of North Carolina...
Protest appeal halts seating of new commissionersÂ
An Election Day nail-biter and countywide recount confirmed New Hanover County Commissioner-Elect Rob Zapple’s election to the board, but neither Zapple nor fellow commissioner-elect...