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Headed to the beach this summer? Use extreme caution.
Recent drownings along the North Carolina coast remind us that we always need to use extra caution when we’re around bodies of water. Earlier this month, a teenage girl got caught in a rip current and drowned at Ocean Isle Beach. A few days later a 57-year-old drowning victim died at Surf City. I’ve seen news reports saying that there were nearly 200 rip current rescues along North Carolina’s beaches...
Wilmington woman taking part in her second 135-mile race through Death Valley
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Death Valley is famous for being one of the hottest places on earth. In fact, the warmest temperature on record (134 degrees) was set there in 1913. Spending any amount of time outside in that type of environment seems nearly impossible. But for roughly 100 people each year, survival is taken to another level.
Village approves 9.12% increase in property taxes
Bald Head Island Village Council sought a tax-rate increase in the single digits for its 2024-2025 budget ordinance, and that is what it got. A $23.6 million budget for 2024-2025 was adopted, 3-1, by the council on June 21. The new islandwide tax rate is .6277 cents for each $100...
High of 82 and 50% rain chance on Friday in the Triad
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) —Scattered showers are in the forecast for today, but fewer thunderstorms are expected. Temperatures are going to stay lower than normal, in the lower-80’s. The chance of rain is 50%. Tonight, scattered showers continue, especially west of the Triad. Lows will be mild, near 70°. A stationary front will continue to […]
How to tell if ground insects are becoming a pest to lawns in Wilmington
This question came to us this week - “How do you know if pearl bugs are present under a lawn?” The inquirer was actually referring to an insect pest of warm-season turfgrasses, the type we grow here in southeastern North Carolina, called ground pearls (Margarodes spp.). Our brilliant Consumer Horticulture Program Assistant, Miles Buddy, offered this advice: “Ground pearls are a type of scale insect that live underground and attach themselves to roots, feeding on plant juices. The pattern of dieback in turf is often roughly circular and often most obvious during periods of drought. Small, irregular patches will yellow and die by fall. The infested patches grow slowly with each growing season as the insects spread outward. Centipedegrass is most severely affected, but zoysia, St. Augustine, and bermudagrass are also susceptible.
How Wilmington's Army Corps of Engineers is working against Snow's Cut shoreline erosion
As shoreline erosion along Snow’s Cut has continued to be a challenge for decades, Wilmington’s district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning what will eventually be another round of shoreline stabilization. The cut, named after Major William A. Snow, was constructed between 1929 and 1931...
Third Saturday in October designated Great Trails State Day
Recently passed legislation encourages North Carolina residents to get moving on trail systems across the Tar Heel state. The third Saturday in October will be North Carolina’s Great Trails State Day, thanks to the N.C. General Assembly’s 2024 Farm Bill. The bill recently passed unanimously in both the N.C. House and Senate. It became law with Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature. This year, Great Trails State Day will occur on Oct. 19. ...
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