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January
Mike Giles, advocate for the North Carolina Coastal Federation, was named Lumina News Person...
Watkins, Zapple finally seated
Weeks after Election Day and a countywide recount of all 67,000 votes cast, Commissioners Skip Watkins and Rob Zapple took seats among the New...
Development rule deliberated by coastal commission
A new rule considered by the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission could change the way coastal communities measure setbacks for beachfront buildings, proposing a development...
STEM educates, inspires through hands-on projects
Sixth graders Rebekah Williamson and Jerry Blanks sat across from each other at a lab table in a D.C. Virgo Middle School classroom Dec....
Downtown stakeholders voice concerns about additional tax
Following the completion of a survey sent to the 1,137Â property owners in downtown Wilmington, Wilmington Downtown Inc. hosted a meeting to gather comments about...
Rubber meets the road for Quintiles marathon
During the 2014 Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon, the new grates on the recently renovated Heide Trask Drawbridge proved hazardous for some runners, but race...
Red knot on radar before officially protected
County and state officials are prepared to take necessary precautions to accommodate the new federally protected rufa red knot, a small shorebird spotted at...
Dashing through the sand: Wrightsville’s holiday traditions over the years
Beach towns do Christmas their own way. With very little dashing through the snow, towns like Wrightsville Beach develop a unique set of holiday...
Commissioner tempers insurance rate increases
While insurance companies in North Carolina proposed 35 percent increases in homeowner’s insurance rates, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin struck down the increases...
First federal regulation of coal ash enacted
Many millions of tons of coal ash generated by power plants each year and stored in unlined impoundments across the United States are subject...
