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UPDATE: One person dead after excavator overturns in Cape Fear River
LELAND, N.C. (WWAY) — One person is dead after an overturned excavator incident on Monday. A spokeswoman for the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said Austin Eugene Furner, of Carolina Beach, was killed. Late Monday morning, emergency crews were dispatched to the west bank of the Cape Fear River,...
The Agenda: In local government this week
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Every Monday Port City Daily shares upcoming government meetings around the tri-county region to keep the public informed and engaged. If there’s an item of public interest, we’ll include that below the listed meeting too. Monday, Aug. 19. The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners...
These Wilmington-area school districts are exploring new ways to address phone distractions
Schools in New Hanover and Brunswick counties have been addressing cellphone distractions in the classroom by exploring a company called Yondr, along with considering policy changes and looking into other options. According to the Pew Research Center, about 72% of high school teachers say that students being distracted by cellphones is a major...
Precautionary swim advisory lifted for most oceanside sites
The precautionary swimming advisory for parts of the North Carolina coast issued Aug. 7, when Tropical Storm Debby moved north from Florida, was lifted midday Wednesday for most oceanside sites. The two oceanside sites where the advisory remains are Caswell Beach Public Beach access in Brunswick County, and at Sea...
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