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Beaches seek to save for promotions
To prepare for recovery from major storms, mayors of New Hanover County’s three beach municipalities want flexibility to save annually allocated money dedicated to...
Budget talks cover showers, extra police officer
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Wrightsville Beach town leaders and staff met March 26 to discuss possible cuts to help balance the town’s proposed $10.77 million budget for fiscal...
Pelican Drive parking one of six public hearings in April
Pay-by-phone parking on Pelican Drive, a permit for a temporary wireless facility in Wrightsville Beach Park, a permit for a new boat club and...
New sea level rise predictions available
The ocean off the coast of Wilmington could creep as much as 6.8 inches landward over the next 30 years, states an anticipated update...
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Monday, April 6
New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting
4 p.m., New Hanover Historic Courthouse Assembly Room
Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting
4 p.m.,...
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...
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...
The beach strand at the north end of Figure Eight Island extends several yards beyond the first row of houses, but thousands of sandbags...
