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Pat Bradford
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’Tis the season of giving, with the ultimate example set for us. We celebrate Christ-mas to remember the Father giving His only Son to...
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Who would have expected this December a great white shark would wash up just north of Crystal Pier? The dead great white, a juvenile...
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Thanksgiving was a no-holds-barred stellar weekend for those at Wrightsville Beach.
The 32nd Annual North Carolina Holiday Flotilla went off under perfect skies and quite...
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Last Friday on a beautiful, clear, yet chilly day I joined a field trip to Masonboro Island’s southern end with about 80 fifth graders...
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The city of Wilmington has let Wrightsville Sound residents down. It has broken trust with them.
I spend my days across from the apartment complex...
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The town of Wrightsville Beach is going through a rough patch. That can be messy.
Town leaders are doing their best to keep most of...
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I went many times as a child to the Barnum and Bailey and Ringling Brothers circuses with my father. Zoos were also a favorite....
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There was a time when I knew every police officer in the Wrightsville Beach Police Department. I knew them — they knew me. Being...
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Bravo, board of aldermen.
Thank you for reversing a disturbing trend that was eroding the delightful character of Wrightsville Beach.
Study after study nationwide reveals the...
Don Gilstrap (1924-2015) leaves a legacy
As the nation celebrated Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, Wrightsville Beach’s Don Gilstrap slipped away to be with his Lord after a brief stay...