New Hanover County Board of Education votes to make masks optional, Kraybill becomes chair

The New Hanover County Board of Education held a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, voting on several important things and discussing a budget that included raises for teachers and staff. 

The New Hanover County Board of Education held a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday night, voting on several important things and discussing a budget that included raises for teachers and staff. 

Cape Fear River to have access to part $10 billion for clean water

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — After decades of drinking water polluted with GenX and other forever chemicals, local and state leaders say a new grant could mean cleaner water much sooner that anticipated. The new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates $10 billion to clean water across the U.S. It’s the single largest investment in water the federal government has ever made….

Planning board denies rezoning for potential riverside hotel

NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — Thursday evening, the New Hanover County Planning Board voting to deny rezoning land by the battleship to be riverside urban mixed use, putting developers’ plans to build a riverside hotel on hold. These plans included three towers more than 240 feet tall across from Wilmington’s downtown. Though some believe the hotel and zoning could bring…