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Archive - Apr 14, 2009Columbus County job fair hopes to help lower unemployment rateSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 8:46pm.READ MORE:  The job market in our area is tight, especially in Columbus County, with the highest unemployment rate in our region. A career fair held on Tuesday aimed to help.
Full story...City officials believe spending taxpayers' money on conference worth the expenseSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 8:33pm.READ MORE: The nightly cost for each room at a DC hotel was about $300. Dinners at Ruth’s Chris and Georgia Brown’s for nine Wilmington officials, some spouses and guests totaled $1,000.
That being said, attending the National League of Cities annual conference was priceless, according to those who attended.
Full story...Background check business is growing for Wilmington-based companySubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:50pm.READ MORE: One Wilmington business will be hiring more than 100 new employees. Castle Branch moved to Wilmington seven years ago and continues to grow.
Full story...New Hanover County employees back to work after mandatory furloughSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:33pm.READ MORE: Mobile home fire in Oak Island claims one lifeSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:25pm.READ MORE: NHC to cut back on school nursesSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:12pm.READ MORE:
The New Hanover County school system is trying to figure out how to cut their budget. One idea is to reduce the hours, and numbers, of school nurses.
Full story... » IRS lists the 2009 Dirty Dozen tax scamsSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:09pm.READ MORE:
As the tax deadline draws near, taxpayers should be wary of scams. Tuesday, the IRS issued its 2009 Dirty Dozen list of tax scams.
Full story... » Dr. Findt installed as president at Bladen Community CollegeSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:05pm.READ MORE:
Bladen Community College has new leadership.
In a ceremony on Tuesday, Dr. William Findt was officially installed as the college's fourth president.
Full story... » Tarica Pulliam remembered as family is awarded grantSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 5:04pm.READ MORE: Wilmington man dies after crashing car into Kings Grant houseSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 4:55pm.READ MORE: William Jeffrey Polley was driving a minivan down Lord Tennyson Drive Monday night when he failed to make a turn and crashed into Tim Worrell's brick home. He died a short time after reaching the hospital, however.
Full story...NC think-tank's panel urges lower, broader taxesSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 11:51am.READ MORE:
A think tank wants lawmakers to revamp North Carolina's tax system by cutting tax rates while making more people pay taxes on more things.
Full story... » Investigators hope to talk to wounded NC principalSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 11:50am.READ MORE:
Investigators are hoping the North Carolina middle school principal who was shot in the face while driving to work will be able to talk to them this week.
Full story... » NC furniture plant plans to close in 2 monthsSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 11:48am.READ MORE:
A furniture manufacturing plant in western North Carolina plans to close in two months, eliminating more than 100 jobs.
Full story... » Duke Power CEO at NC sustainable energy conferenceSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 11:47am.READ MORE:
The North Carolina agency responsible for managing the state's increasing use of alternative energy is hearing from Duke Energy CEO James Rogers.
Full story... » Access to University Landing closed off for residents in nearby apartmentSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 11:23am.READ MORE: Some residents of a Wilmington apartment complex are not happy about losing easy access to a nearby shopping center.
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