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BeachWrightsville Beach works on plan to enforce smoking ban on beachSubmitted by Christina Anthony on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 5:29pm.READ MORE: 
Last fall Wrightsville Beach became the first non-smoking beach in North Carolina. Now town leaders are deciding how to enforce the ban.
Full story...FIRST ON 3: Beach homeowner insurance going up almost 20%Submitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:11am.READ MORE:
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin signed a settlement agreement today with homeowners insurance companies allowing an overall statewide average rate increase of 7 percent on July 1.
The rate for the Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender county beaches though is going up almost 20 percent.
Full story...Parking fees could be on rise again in Wrightsville BeachSubmitted by StarNewsOnline.com on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:04pm.READ MORE: Despite already having the highest rate around, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Alderman is considering another increase in parking fees.
Full story...Beach parking in Oak Island might soon cost moneySubmitted by StarNewsOnline.com on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:00pm.READ MORE: Oak Island Town Manager Steve Foster knew it was a hot-button issue when he proposed the town look into charging for parking.
There is a perception it would steer visitors away from the island or impact residents negatively.
Full story...Cape Fear coast in Obama administration's offshore energy plansSubmitted by Holden Kurwicki on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 11:30pm.READ MORE:
Two areas off the Cape Fear coast are part of the Obama administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand domestic energy development.
Full story...Beach business strong this yearSubmitted by Chris Phillips on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 10:04pm.READ MORE:
While we still get to enjoy another three weeks of summer, the Labor Day weekend marks an unofficial turning point here in our beach towns. Local business say they caught a wave of cash this year.
Full story...ONLY ON 3: Future funding for New Hanover Co. beach renourishment in questionSubmitted by Marissa Jasek on Thu, 08/30/2012 - 11:28pm.READ MORE:
Commissioners are at a point where funding beach renourishment could soon be put on the shoulders of the county. Also, it seems the Wilmington Convention Center is making it even more difficult to protect the county's beaches.
Full story...Perdue green lights watered-down sea-level billSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 11:18am.READ MORE: Alligator shows up on Holden BeachSubmitted by StarNewsOnline.com on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 9:17am.READ MORE: County leaders talk sand, bans with Carolina Beach & Kure BeachSubmitted by Ashley Jacobs on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 12:30pm.READ MORE:
Leaders from both Kure Beach and Carolina Beach met this morning with New Hanover County Commissioners. The purpose of the special meeting was to discuss issues important to all communities, from dredging to smoking on the beach.
Full story...FIRST ON 3: OIB first responders not sure what bit boy in waterSubmitted by Cliff Pyron on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 11:40pm.READ MORE:
Another scare this morning in Brunswick County, as emergency workers responded to an apparent animal bite in the water off the 100 block of West 1st Street in Ocean Isle Beach.
Full story...Viral shark video has people wondering if it's safe to go into the waterSubmitted by Cliff Pyron on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 5:11pm.READ MORE:
It's the video gone viral that's amazing to some but scary for others.
The fishing video taken just across the border in South Carolina shows a large bull shark suprisingly grabbing a fish off a line in the Intracoastal Waterway in Cherry Grove. That has many asking if sharks that big are in the Intracoastal Waterway here as well.
Full story...Beach rentals sold out for 4th for first time since 2007Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 5:38pm.READ MORE:
The 4th of July is just days away, and the rental home business is heating up to a level it hasn't hit in years in our area.
One real estate company that deals with homes all over New Hanover County is all rented out for the 4th.
Full story...ONLY ON 3: Wrightsville Beach laws face a line in the sandSubmitted by Katie Harden on Tue, 06/12/2012 - 11:14pm.READ MORE:
With a smoking ban under consideration at Wrightsville Beach, many people wonder if the town could even enforce such an ordinance. So what is legal? What's not? And where?
At Wrightsville Beach the line in the sand is drawn at high tide. It's called the 1939 Line, which defines town property from the dunes to the high water mark.
Full story...WB aldermen vote to put smoking ban on November ballotSubmitted by Marissa Jasek on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 10:40pm.READ MORE:
Wrightsville Beach is one step closer to enforcing a smoking ban. During a special meeting Thursday, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to put the ban to a public vote.
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