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General Assembly approves Wrightsville Beach license plates
After some initial delays in the legislative process, the North Carolina General Assembly approved the town of Wrightsville Beach’s application for a specialized license...
Wrightsville Beach considers options as more cell tower applications come
By Lena Moriarty
Intern
With Wrightsville Beach seeing state approval of several new cell towers on state rights-of-way, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Alderman discussed how...
Candidate for Wrightsville Beach’s state house district to focus on beaches, water, schools
Mel Beasley
Intern
Protecting the coastline will help maintain the county’s economy by encouraging continued tourism to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, said a Democratic candidate who...
Tax, flood insurance bills could have Wrightsville Beach impact
A pair of legislative issues being discussed in Washington, D.C. could have a significant impact on the Wilmington-area housing economy, officials with the Cape...
Grange eyes leaderships roles in regulatory reform, transportation
A year ago, local Realtor, security firm executive and admitted “political junkie” Holly Grange said she never would have considered getting into politics.
But the...
State legislature funds beach renourishment study
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed a 2017 budget July 14 that was touted for its raise in teacher salary, but also included a...
McCrory says offshore oil leases could have helped with beach renourishment, will work with legislature on funding
Finding money for state beach renourishment projects will be more difficult after the federal government announced it won’t lease North Carolina’s offshore waters for...
Legislators will bring local agenda items, talk beach renourishment during this week’s legislative ‘short session’
As the state’s General Assembly meets this week for its 2016 legislative short session, most attention will be focused on passing a budget and...
Wilmington passes resolution opposing HB 2
In front of a boisterous full chamber, the Wilmington City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to...
ELECTIONS: White, Kusek, Hickey win Republican commission primary, while Grange takes state House seat
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will see at least one new member, as incumbent chair Beth Dawson lost her re-election primary bid...
