annexation

The Oak Island Town Council voted today in favor of annexing the Oakwood Glen neighborhood and most of the Long Beach Road near the town's entrance. Full story...

The house overwhelmingly passed the bill (earlier this month), but it's been stuck in the senate rules committee ever since because of a technicality. Full story...

There may still be hope for a moratorium on forced annexation. Full story...

We have an update tonight on the statewide annexation moratorium bill we have been following. It appears that bill is going nowhere. Full story...

The North Carolina House has voted to freeze the ability of cities and towns to gobble up county land without the approval of residents. Full story...

The State House has said 'no' to forced annexation. This comes as welcome news to residents in Monkey Junction who are fighting Wilmington's attempts to annex them. Full story...

This morning, a committee in the state house overwhelmingly passed a bill in favor of an annexation moratorium across the state. Full story...

The on-going discussion about annexing Monkey Junction into Wilmington continued last night at a Town Hall meeting at Ashley High School. Full story...

Residents who live in Monkey Junction are encouraged to attend a Town Hall meeting tonight about possible annexation into the City of Wilmington. Full story...

One Pender County town is about to get a little larger. Last week the Burgaw Board of Commissioners voted to annex a surrounding area. But some residents say they're still not on-board. Full story...

Burgaw Town Commissioners heard from Pender County residents tonight about the proposed annexation. Full story...

The Pender County town of Burgaw is growing and a proposed annexation would make it even bigger, but some residents aren't happy about it. Full story...