Port City Java founder resigns
Wilmington-based Port City Java has some new leadership after one of the company’s founders leaves the business.
Archives: 2008
New Hanover Regional Medical Center goes on lockdown Tuesday night
New Hanover Regional Medical Center went on lockdown Tuesday night after a bloodied robbery suspect barged into the emergency room.
US Census Bureau needs workers in our area
The US Census Bureau is already beginning work on the 2010 census. Census workers are needed in our area. The pay is $11 an hour, plus mileage.
Leland police deliver presents for Three Kings Day
Leland police delivered their final batch of Christmas toys to needy children Tuesday.
Officers dropped off nearly 150 toys to St. Mary’s Church in Wilmington for Three Kings Day next week.
Local population continues to grow
All five counties in our area have seen population growth since 2000.
Brunswick County is growing at a faster rate than the others, and estimates suggest that will continue.
Foundation of former railroad station annex is unearthed
A fading part of Wilmington’s history has been re-discovered. Construction crews working downtown recently unearthed some of Wilmington’s railroad past.
Common cold shouldn’t halt workouts
Exercise won’t make your cold better or worse, but you do need to take steps to try not to spread the virus.
Social networking not just for the kids these days
Social networking sites are not just for socializing anymore.
People are using them to promote their business or themselves. Even stay-at-home moms are logging on.
And in terms of age demographics, it is out with the young, and in with… everyone.
Leland curbside recycling program not at risk
As we reported yesterday, the value of recycled materials has taken a big hit in the past few months.
That being said, Leland’s curbside recycling program, set to begin in February, is not at risk.
Hardee’s the victim on another robbery Tuesday
For the second time in as many months, employees at the South College Road Hardee’s were the victims of an armed robbery.
Ice skating rink is filling up this holiday break
There’s no snow or ice outside to contend with, but plenty of local kids are heading to the ice skating rink during their break from school to get into the winter spirit.
New Hanover County deputies looking for suspect in Monday’s robbery attempt
New Hanover County deputies need your help locating a suspect in Monday’s attempted bank robbery.
2008 – The year in weather
Drought ends, major storms dodged during 2008 in southeastern North Carolina.
State begins offering riskiest health coverage
A state-sponsored insurance pool that offers coverage to the riskiest patients is beginning operations.
Navy studying northeastern NC landing field site
The Navy has begun an environmental assessment of a site in northeastern North Carolina that’s a possible location for a jet practice landing field.
NC city forgiving parking ticket fines 1 more day
Motorists in a North Carolina city who are shopping for bargains should check their gloveboxes for parking tickets.
NC preservation group buys 413 acres
A North Carolina preservation group says it’s buying 413 acres that include the highest point in Surry County.
Employers seek workers at Asheville event
Despite the daily news of layoffs, some North Carolina companies are now looking for workers.
NC man on county’s “most wanted” list found dead
The skeletal remains of a man on Cleveland County’s Most Wanted List since February 2007 have been found, more than two years after he was last seen.
NC death row adds only 1 in 2008
North Carolina is about to finish 2008 with the fewest number of death sentences since capital punishment was reinstated in 1977 after rulings by the U.S. Supreme
Court.