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Pet Pals: This week’s Pet Pal is a 2-year-old spayed female puppy looking for its forever home

Meet this week's Pet Pal: a 2-year-old spayed puppy looking for its forever home
WWAY News,

New Hanover County (WWAY) — This week’s Pet Pal is a 2-year-old Pitbull mix puppy. New Hanover County Animal Services staff describe her as very shy but also very sweet. ‘Sophie’ is food motivated and will need a patient home as she becomes more confident. Watch the video to learn more about how you can become Sophie’s new forever home. If you’d like to meet her, New Hanover County Animal Services is located at 180 Division Drive in Wilmington.County residents can adopt for $70. If you have any dogs, a meet and greet is required. 

Plants
Community, Local, NC-Carolinas, New Hanover, Top Stories

Azaleas planted at Wilmington Municipal Golf Course

Tanner Blue,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Members of the Cape Fear Garden Club planted 234 azaleas at the Wilmington Municipal Golf Course. The flowers were provided thanks to a grant from the 20-22 Azalea Garden Tour and Civic Improvements Committee. According to the Chairwoman of the Civic Improvements Committee of the Cape Fear Garden Club, Cathy Poulos, Wilmington is looking to a…

Opi
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Joint subcommittee meet to discuss Opioid Settlement funding

Tanner Blue,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County and City of Wilmington joint subcommittee meet on February 20th to discuss the Opioid Settlement and some of the projects funded by that money. According to City Councilman Luke Waddell, the meeting went well. “You know it was the 3rd of 4th iteration of that meeting where we’ve been working through that…

Soaring As Eagles
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Soaring As Eagles hosts Saturday Academy tutoring students for upcoming tests

Several Wilmington elementary school students spent their Saturday hitting the books for some one-on-one tutoring to prepare for their End of Grade testing.  
Marion Caldwell,

Soaring As Eagles Saturday Academy is a tutoring program that provides one-on-one tutoring for students in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. It focuses on math and reading strategies to improve end of grade test scores. 
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UNC Pembroke students appreciate the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe

A group of students from UNC Pembroke took time from their studies to absorb the culture of one of the area's Native American tribes.
Emily Andrews,

Students from UNC Pembroke took part in an unforgettable educational experience on Friday afternoon. The group of students traveled to Columbus County in efforts to appreciate the history of one of the area’s Native American tribes. Though it took time from their studies, it was to absorb the culture of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe. Several stops were made on the…
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Bladen County celebrates “Year of the Trail” with bridge opening and weekend events

The bridge is an important section of the NC Mountains to Sea Trail which stretches from the TN border to Nags Head
Donna Gregory,

ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WWAY) — An important step for hikers in southeastern NC happens Feb. 17 with the opening of a new bridge in Bladen County. Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce have scheduled a ribbon cutting celebration at 2:00 p.m. to open the bridge over the Jones Lake Drain in Turnbull Creek Educational…

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NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher hosts behind-the-scenes tours

NC aquarium gives visitors a chance to explore the rarely-seen parts of the aquarium.
Emily Andrews,

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the popular attraction. Thursday afternoon the aquarium hosted a tour that gives visitors the chance to see the rather rarely-seen parts that most don’t see. Staff who manages the day-to-day operation say tours like this is a discovery of hidden treasure….
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Weekend of February 17-19

Here's a look at 'What's Happening' in the Cape Fear for the weekend ahead. 
Juliana Lane,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) –From arts and crafts, to history and a unique symphony concert, there’s lots of cool things happening this third weekend of February. Here’s a look at ‘What’s Happening’ this weekend in the Cape Fear:  __________ Want to check out some of the Cape Fear’s best 2D and 3D artwork? Then head to Southport’s Franklin Square Gallery to…

Books
Community, Local, New Hanover

UNCW needs volunteers for Read-In celebrating Black authors and writers

The Feb. 21 event will feature members of the community reading short passages to an audience at the Education Building on campus.
Donna Gregory,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — UNCW wants to give voice to Black/African American authors and anyone who identifies as a person of the African diaspora.   It’s sponsoring a Read-In Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in room 162 of the Education Building on the UNCW campus. The pandemic shut down many activities on campus, but it didn’t stop the Black History Month…

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The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar ready to open

Tanner Blue,

  WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar is opening its location in Wilmington on February 16th. The franchise, founded in Myrtle Beach, is bringing its crazy milkshakes to some new customers. To introduce themselves to North Carolina, the store made a milkshake titled “Cheers to This,” which is a Cheerwine themed shake for locals. According to owner…