Tensions soar as livid Leland residents share thoughts on budget, lengthy meeting
Hundreds of people came out to Town Hall in Leland for a public hearing on the proposed budget that includes a tax rate increase of 70-percent for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
WWAY Student Athlete of the Week: Hannah Jackson
Jackson is senior soccer player for North Brunswick High School’s girls soccer team and is competitive when it comes to the classroom and sports.
Area schools celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with the help of socks
Many area schools are rocking their socks in support of World Down Syndrome Day.
Bringing healthcare to your doorstep as Novant Health unveils new mobile mammography unit
This new bus includes new equipment such as 3D scanning, which will be less painful for patients and give clearer results.
Challenges ahead as New Hanover County Board of Education gets first look at proposed budget
More than 275 jobs cut and $20 million less to run the school district is part of the first draft, representing the budget’s worst-case scenario.
Leland holding town council meeting, hopes to hear public comment on proposed budget
A possible property tax hike in Leland is expected to generate a lot of public comment at Thursday’s town council meeting.
WHATS HAPPENING: March 22nd-24th
From expo’s to plenty of Easter fun, there are plenty of things happening this weekend in the Cape Fear.
Voyage to Frying Pan Tower: Ever-evolving efforts to improve maritime safety
Rising 135 feet above the ocean, Frying Pan Tower stands as more than a reminder of time once served by US Coast Guardsmen. Richard Neal is working to make sure the former light tower remains a beacon of hope and safety for mariners in distress.
Inaugural ‘Feast Wilmington’ food festival set to kick off Friday
A first-of-its-kind food and drink festival is happening in the Port City this weekend, rain or shine.
History with ‘Hud’: How the Cape Fear’s ferry system has evolved over the last century
With numerous modern bridges crisscrossing local bodies of water, ferry boats are no longer the lifeline they once were. But three Cape Fear ferries are still used each day to get people to and from their destinations.
Voyage to Frying Pan Tower: Restoring the missing pieces
Frying Pan Tower is filled with history, charm, adventure, and rust, but there is a man and dozens of volunteers working to fix that.
Workforce housing development moves forward despite planning board denial
The development will cater to workers like teachers, firefighters, and nurses
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — On Monday, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of a planned workforce housing development at the 3100 block of Blue Clay Road. This comes after the county’s planning board voted unanimously against the project last month. County Commissioner Jonathan Barfield Jr. said that the development would help alleviate the…
Community members and officials respond to Chadbourn shooting killing 7-year-old
We’re learning more about a shooting in Columbus County that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy.
Pender County Schools to implement metal detectors at sporting events
In January, the county received a $200,000 school safety grant from the Division of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools.
Brief relief on the way as work on CFMB eastbound lanes completed ahead of Azalea Festival
The work has been completed on all of the stringers or metal beams supporting the deck and the deck grid.
‘Teacher of the Month’ uses four-legged friend to ease student anxiety
Karla Vignati is getting ready to retire after 18 years in the classroom, and it’s not just their teacher that students will be missing this fall.
Policy talks aim to balance public input at New Hanover Board of Education meetings
Policy 2310 is part of a series of policies covering the board and public access to information.
New Hanover County Strawberry Farm set to re-open Wednesday
It’s getting closer to prime picking for strawberries and one New Hanover County farm is getting a head start on the season.
From the classroom to a career as Cape Fear holds annual trades fair for high school and college students
More than 70 companies participated, representing industries from plumbing and electricity to city services and management.
Voyage to Frying Pan Tower: A beacon of maritime history and renewed purpose
FRYING PAN SHOALS, NC (WWAY) — More than 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina, in the midst of seemingly never ending ocean, sits a steel structure that one man, with the help of countless volunteers, is working to give new life. Frying Pan Tower, originally built as a Coast Guard light tower to help mariners navigate the shallow…
Artist proposals being sought for new Carolina Beach mural
The Carolina Beach Mural Project is seeking artist proposals for their last mural of 2024.
Gas prices up for another straight week
Vecteezy (Photo from: MGN)North Carolina (WWAY) — Gas prices continue to go up nationwide including here in North Carolina. This week continued a multi-week trend of price bumps. Average gasoline prices in North Carolina have risen 11 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31 a gallon. That’s according to GasBuddy’s survey of about 6100 stations statewide. Prices in…
Alisha Watts Suspect in Court
TROY, NC (WWAY) — James Dunmore, the man accused of killing his girlfriend Allisha Watts, appeared in court this morning. Dunmore’s defense team filed a motion asking the judge to release him after medical examiners autopsy report listed Watt’s cause of death as “Undetermined.” The judge denied the filing saying that while the autopsy report found no cause of death,…
128 affordable housing units approved in northern New Hanover County
New Hanover County Commissioners voted four to one in favor of approving a rezoning request for a non-profit organization’s plan to construct 128 affordable housing units in the northern part of the county.