Archives: 2008
What’s Happening: October 3rd – 5th
It is Riverfest weekend in Wilmington. More than 160 craft vendors, concession stands and entertainment acts will be in full effect on Water Street. Vendors set up Friday and the festival will kick off Saturday morning and runs until Sunday.
Coach Brown discusses trip back to Wilmington
The NBA Charlotte Bobcats have been holding training camp in Wilmington all week. Our John Rendleman says Wilmington has roots for not only the head coach of the team, but his brother as well.
Students learning how to help the environment
Dozens of students from Saint Mary’s Catholic School toured Wilmington’s historic Bellamy Mansion for a lesson in going green.
Local moving company supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and moving company, Two Men and a Truck, is going pink.
Mayors of large NC cities, towns back Perdue
RALEIGH — The mayors of several of North Carolina’s largest cities have endorsed Democrat Beverly Perdue for governor, not fellow municipal leader Pat McCrory. Perdue’s campaign announced Thursday support from the mayors of 14 towns and cities, including Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Asheville and Wilmington. McCrory, the Republican nominee, has been mayor of Charlotte since 1995. Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy…
Parachutists nixed for bank skyscraper’s party
RALEIGH — A financial institution opening a new office tower in Raleigh won’t have parachutists jump from the 33-story building during a celebration because of the country’s ongoing financial meltdown. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday that RBC Bank officials worried that parachutists scheduled to leap from the skyscraper could remind people of stories from the Great Depression…
Police take loaded gun from NC high school student
CHARLOTTE — Officials have seized a loaded .38-caliber pistol from a freshman at a Charlotte high school and charged the student with possessing a weapon on school grounds. The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday that the 17-year-old student had the gun loaded with three bullets in his book bag. Another bullet was found in his pocket. The gun was discovered about…
NC prosecutor says no charges in children’s deaths
MANTEO, N.C. — A prosecutor says no criminal charges will be filed in the deaths of two Dare County children left in a car where temperatures reached 135 degrees in June. The Virginian-Pilot reports Thursday that District Attorney Frank Parrish said the decision was made not to charge the children’s mother, Amy Lynn Cooper, after internal and external reviews. Parrish…
Governor candidate McCrory in car accident
Republican candidate for governor Pat McCrory was involved in a minor car accident on his way to a campaign stop.
Gas shortage has politicians making tough calls
RALEIGH — Long lines at gas pumps in North Carolina are affecting politicians as well as motorists. Elected leaders in Georgia and North Carolina, where gas supplies remain low three weeks after Hurricane Ike disrupted the north-south pipeline from Gulf Coast refineries, are making judgment calls about how much government should respond. One man pumping gas at an Atlanta station…
Local elementary school receives grant
A local elementary school has been awarded a grant to promote healthy eating habits. Alderman Elementary was one of 25 schools selected statewide by the USDA.
Isidro Gazca extradited to Pender County
A man charged with sex crimes involving children has been extradited to Pender County.
Boiling Spring Lakes firefighter makes plea deal
A Boiling Spring Lakes volunteer firefighter made a plea deal in Brunswick County court yesterday after being accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl.
Is your money safe in a bank?
It is no secret, in today’s economy, banks are feeling the crunch. Credit is less available and loans are harder to come by. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, more than 30 banks have closed their doors since 2002.
Scholarship formed for former soldier
A Wallace wrestler has organized an event in honor of his friend, a fallen soldier.
Small businessses feeling the effects of the economy
More than two thirds of businesses in our area have fewer than ten employees. It is those small businesses that rely most on lines of credit to keep their shelves stocked, and employees paid.
Psychology of finances
Even if you are not having financial difficulties, chances are you are still affected by the current state of the economy.