Leland soup kitchen chef continues helping community, even while facing potential eviction
(Wilmington StarNews) -Even while facing potential eviction, Leland chef Kory Sanderlin is still serving the community. In mid-December, Sanderlin…
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(Wilmington StarNews) -Even while facing potential eviction, Leland chef Kory Sanderlin is still serving the community. In mid-December, Sanderlin…
Amy Wright is a mother of four. Two of her children are diagnosed with Down Syndrome. She'll surely tell you they are two of the best parts of her world. And her message to our world: "It starts with a voice."
A New Hanover County couple is celebrating 50 years of marriage this month. They are truly a case of love at first sight and got engaged after one date!
In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year by New Hanover County. She is a leader in the community in bringing different cultures, races and ethnic backgrounds together. You might just recognize the voice.
It's an inspiring community mission to spread positivity in some of the least expected places and no doubt about it, the whole idea ROCKS!
Clean water is something many people take for granted. An elementary school in the Cape Fear is trying to teach students the value of it while helping kids their age in 3rd world countries.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, some magic happened in Hampstead. We told you about a special six year old girl who lives with juvenile arthritis earlier this month and how a community was creating a memory for her. Today....we take you to it.
The WWAY One Day Blitz benefiting the Salvation Army was such a success it had the folks inside Krispy Kreme in overdrive trying to get the donuts out the door as soon as they are ordered.
We first crossed paths with our Extraordinary Person of the Week last year when a viewer sent us video of someone randomly singing patriotic songs in a Wilmington Walmart.
We first crossed paths with the surprise serenader in 2016 when a viewer sent in cell phone video from one of his pop up performances at a Walmart in Wilmington.
A non-profit that helps kids with autism is giving newscasts a run for their money. A teacher at OASIS NC started having her students write news articles and that turned into an actual weekly newscast put on by those students.
A local non-profit is making sure the men and women who serve and have serve in any capacity get the help they need to stay healthy in mind and body.
We all know that kids are the future. Our Extraordinary Person of the Week is making sure kids in our area have a safe place where opportunity exists in numerous ways.
25 of the best barbecue chefs in the state will go head to head in a cook off for the state title. It's the 32nd annual Whole Hog Barbecue Championship and a Brunswick County father-son duo are in the competition.
Creativity is on display with love and solidarity front and center. Snipes Academy students are taking part in a project put together by students and staff at UNCW.
Social media is wonderful, magical, monster. Bad apples often get a spotlight, the stories get shared over and over, and it gives a false reality of life in general. In reality, the bag is full of more good apples than bad ones. Life is full of the good stuff too. Timothy Hutto is giving the good apples an undivided spotlight.
The non-profit organization that makes sure there is a bike for every child is getting a little help by a local business.
Bumper stickers have long been used as a form of expression on the back on a car or truck. But in Carolina Beach, a woman has found a way to break barriers with the back of her wheelchair.
He's a musician. He's a real estate developer. He's a life saver. Our Extraordinary Person of the Week was asked to create a way for 3rd world countries to get disease free water. He answered the call with a "Living Water System".
Rides of a lifetime happen at Beach Access 10 in Wrightsville Beach. It's where we find our Extraordinary Person of the Week who helps people who can't see....surf.
A lot of kids mow lawns during the summer months to get a little extra spending cash while they are out of school. We found two boys in the Cape Fear who are doing it for folks who can't mow on their own.
Talk shows are very popular. There's one that just debuted in the Port City that is bringing everyday issues to the spotlight in "Live Free" fashion.
It's called the Valorem Film Festival and it gives the spotlight to those who are often left out of it. The person who created it is our Extraordinary Person of the Week.
WWAY's Daniel Seamans takes you on their EXTRAORDINARY journey from the Port City to New York City where they rocked the runway.
A husband wife duo in Wilmington is changing the lives of people in Tanzania. They design sandals in the Port City. The folks in East Africa then make them. But that's just part of the story. It's time to meet our Extraordinary Person of the Week...times two!