The Wilmington Fire Department has improved on its score from the Insurance Services Offices (ISO), making it the highest rating the department has scored to date.
The Alliance for a Litter Free North Carolina and Greater Leland Beautification Coalition held their first meeting Saturday about the litter epidemic going on within the town.
Members of the Alliance for Cape Fear Trees and Verizon employees will distribute 500 three-gallon trees at Legion Stadium located 2149 Carolina Beach Road from 9 a.m. to noon or as long as trees are available.
Feast Down East will host its 10th annual Local Food Conference, which brings together community members and farmers, with the focus of supporting the local food system in Southeastern North Carolina
Three bands, the Wilmington Police Pipes and Drums and dancers from the Walsh Kelley School of Irish Dance will entertain the crowd at Irish Music Night, Sat., Feb. 15, which supports the Wilmington St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
As part of the second-grade curriculum, students learn about people all over the world. Mrs. Dolan wants to give her students the opportunity to write about their own lives in the form of a personal narrative.
Sublime with Rome and Michael Franti & Spearhead will perform at this year’s North Carolina Azalea Festival on Friday, April 3, organizers announced Tuesday.
Amanda Knox, who served four years for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher will be the keynote speaker at the LINC’s 2020 Milestones Dinner at Hotel Ballast Feb. 3.
The Columbus County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution during Monday night’s meeting that would declare the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary.
During its meeting Monday night, the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution 6-3 that declares Bladen County a constitutional rights protected county.
The 15th annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics New Hanover County will take place Saturday, Feb. 15, at Kure Beach Oceanfront Park (105 Atlantic Ave.).
The community showed up in droves Saturday to honor the sacrifice Specialist Antonio Moore made for his country. People lined the streets of Wilmington with American Flags to pay their respects and show support to his family.
Green is a poet, teacher, community arts advocate, and the author of eight collections of poetry, published in over eighty national and international anthologies and magazines
“People need human connection and they’re deprived of it. It just makes them happier and then that spreads on to the next person. It’s like a ripple effect of love and happiness.”
Dozens of community members and members of area law enforcement agencies gathered Thursday afternoon to honor Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous as he approaches his final day of work.
The Junior League of Wilmington’s Little Black Dress Initiative is a week-long campaign designed to harness the power of social media to increase awareness around human trafficking and to raise money to support the League’s efforts
Hewlett’s class is full of 21 energetic five and six year old boys and girls who work better when they can spread out on the carpet, instead of sitting at tables.
Wish Upon a Chef, an event that includes culinary delights from 16 regional chefs, will make sure wishes come true for children with critical illnesses
New Hanover County schools held the second annual Minority and Women-Owned Business Fair, an outreach event that opens the door for entrepreneurs to network and create business connections with the school system.
WAVE transit is in a cash crunch. Wilmington’s bus system relies on money from the federal, state and local government to operate, and some of that money hasn’t materialized as quickly as expected.
In a sit-down interview with WECT Wednesday, Williams shared his thoughts on some of the city’s biggest issues and his transition into the top cop role.
6-8 grade students at Cedar Grove Middle School in Supply are getting ready for a Science Olympiad March 7 at UNCW. Their teacher, Patricia Gilliand, is asking for donation on the Donors Choose website to purchase tools to help them get prepared.
Former 'Essence' Editor-In-Chief Susan Taylor will be the keynote for an event on the campus of UNCW to remember the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dozens of people turned out to Enoch Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Sunday for its annual Men in Black service, celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As the 2020 Get Fit With 6 Race and Wellness expo approaches, we want you to know that we are as invested in your fitness and health goals as you are. Many of the staff members in front of and behind the scenes have worked hard and, at times, struggled to reach their own fitness goals.
Randy Gallagher, also known as the "Turtleman," travels all across the Carolinas setting up in empty lots at busy intersections with his African spurred tortoises. He has about a half dozen of the turtles that he allows children to ride.
Proposed plans call for the addition of a 150-unit multi-family independent living facility and 32 single-story cottages consisting of duplexes and triplexes.
