The 5th annual Wrightsville Plunge, hosted by Communities in Schools, is set for January 1, New Year’s Day. The festivities for the “Plungin’ for a Purpose” begin at 11 a.m. with the plunge taking place at noon.
The annual One Love Tennis luncheon was held Thursday at the Holiday Inn Sunpsree at Wrightsville Beach. The event raises money to fund training and educational programs for children interested in learning how to play tennis.
The YMCA of Southeastern NC received full recognition status for their Diabetes Prevention Program. The award is the highest honor given by the Center of Disease Control.
The Verandas is the oldest bed and breakfast in downtown Wilmington and is only days away from completely finishing restorations after Hurricane Florence left the house in major disrepair.
Local fish markets in the area are seeing an increase in most species of fish, a sign by co-owner of Seaview Crab Company, Sam Romano, that the local industry has finally made a comeback.
The Town of Wrightsville Beach and the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department held a remembrance service Friday for a firefighter who died in the line of duty nearly 40 years ago.
Logan Developers, Inc. has submitted a request to rezone approximately 52 acres of land from R-15 and R-20 Residential Districts to a Conditional Residential Multi-Family Low Density District.
For the fifth year, a number of Wilmington-area faith communities and local organizations came together for a vigil to remember victims of gun violence and to pray for an end to gun violence.
The grand opening for Chick-fil-A Leland Town Center will kick off Dec. 4 and carry on into Dec. 5. The first 100 people in line for the official opening will receive free Chick-fil-A for a year.
The Town of Carolina Beach is hosting an open house Tuesday night for residents to speak out about flooding issues that have plagued the island for years.
The Pender County Commissioners discussed the revocation of the Hampstead Marina’s special use permit after numerous violations were found against certain requirements.
The Pender County Health department proposed an educational program to the Pender County Board of Commissioners on the dangers of vaping in county schools.
Thanksgiving is over and now it's time to switch gears! The annual downtown Wilmington holiday tree lighting ceremony will take place tonight at Riverfront Park.
A record turnout of 3,230 runners and walkers started their Thanksgiving Day by helping Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, taking part in the 2019 Wrightsville Beach Turkey Trot 5K race and one-mile walk.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned home to Wilmington just in time for Thanksgiving on Thursday after completing a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean.
The Topsail High School marching band is in Chicago getting ready for their most watched performance. The band will perform Thursday in the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade.
According to its website, the DUI severity score is calculated using each state’s DUI arrest rate per 100,000 population and the DUI fatality rate per 100,000 population.
Operation Pretty Things, an organization whose mission is to “love and empower women victimized by domestic violence and sexual assault,” is currently conducting its Fall Pretty Things Drive.
Britta Burrows , a Pre K-2 teacher at Sunset Park Elementary, a year-round school, would like books for each of her students to read during the holiday break
New trolley will replace the previous trolley, with a revised route and a new name. The community engaged in a naming contest, and in May 2019, the votes were in favor of the new name, Port City Trolley.
The Carolina Panthers Player Impact Committee and the David Tepper Charitable Foundation are teaming up with The Bail Project to help low-income people accused of non-violent crimes get out of jail.
The most recent data from the Department of Social Services shows fewer children needed foster care in 2018 from the previous year, but a greater percentage of them are connected to the opioid crisis.
A traveling exhibit chronicling the interconnected histories of NASA and the Peanuts characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy is now open to the public at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science.
Mr. Kukor is hoping to help his students at Pender Early College High School crack the code on coding with some hands-on activities to help improve their skills.
A new nonprofit organization has been formed to stop the sale or partnership of New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Save our Hospital, Inc. says they plan to launch a public information campaign.
