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Wrightsville focuses on videos as marketing tool
Wrightsville Beach recently made TripAdvisor’s list of 14 Beautiful Little Beach Towns in the United States, and the town’s marketing committee hopes new aerial videos...
Wrightsville Beach surfer receives scholarship
Whether he is sitting in an empty lineup on a frigid January morning or synthesizing organic molecules in chemistry class, Wrightsville Beach surfer Michael...
Wrightsville Beach parks and rec plans classes, playground improvements
Farmers Market adds vendors midseason
Two new vendors are joining the Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market more than halfway through the 2016 season, which ends Sept....
Refill fountain
A refillable water bottle fountain with a dog bowl was recently installed near the John Nesbitt Loop at the entrance to the Harbor Way...
Middle schoolers gather data from the stratosphere
After months of planning and research, a group of Wilmington middle schoolers launched a weather balloon carrying recording equipment into the sky on July...
Local surfers bring national recognition to WB
Two local surfers took home honors in a national surfing competition, continuing a string of recent success by surfers who call the waves of...
Pros and locals compete in Pro-Am surf contest
Some of the best surfers on the East Coast, plus a rising star from California, will compete for a $15,000 purse in the 11th...
Masonboro’s oystercatcher population is thriving
Oystercatchers, a species of shorebirds, need a very specific type of environment to raise their young. Masonboro Island provides that, and this year the...
Drawbridge inspection, lane closures scheduled for July 12
A biannual inspection of the Heide Trask Drawbridge to Wrightsville Beach is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)...
Law enforcement agencies increase presence for July Fourth  Â
This year’s law enforcement presence around Wrightsville Beach will be larger than ever to keep up with larger crowds expected as, once again, multiple...