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Proactive, joint effort by town officials keeps July Fourth safe
Over the three-day July Fourth weekend, Wrightsville Beach lifeguards made 63 water rescues and firefighters responded to a number of incidents—mostly medical—in a proactive...
Lifeguards make a dozen rescues on busy pre-Fourth Saturday
By about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue had made about a dozen rip current related rescues, while law enforcement wrote tickets for...
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...
Volunteers to collect Masonboro trash July Fourth
As the sun sets July Fourth, Masonboro.org vice-president Jack Kilbourne expects the organization’s 75 volunteers will haul 5,000 pounds of trash off Masonboro Island....
Crowded but cool Fourth weekend
The hurricane conditions that threatened holiday weekend plans Thursday, July 3, gave way to clear skies and seasonable conditions for locals and visitors flocking...
July Fourth weekend proceeds smoothly
Saturday of the July Fourth weekend ushered in larger crowds to Wrightsville’s beach strand but with little disturbance.
Wrightsville Beach Park Ranger Shannon Slocum estimated...