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Thousands attend North Carolina Fourth of July festival in Southport
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Thousands of people came out Thursday morning to enjoy Southport’s annual Independence Day parade, which is all part of the North Carolina 4th of July festival. This is the 52nd year that Southport has held the official North Carolina 4th of July Festival, though...
‘It was worth every single minute’: 109 people become U.S. citizens at Southport’s Naturalization Ceremony
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - More than 100 people from different corners of the world gathered on the Fort Johnston Lawn in Southport Wednesday afternoon. They couldn’t have come from more different upbringings and backgrounds, but just two hours after they all met, they all had one new thing in common: they were all new American citizens.
Power fully restored after outage affects 600 customers near Caswell Beach
CASWELL BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Power has been fully restored in Brunswick County after an outage affected 600 Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) customers near Caswell Beach Thursday night. The cause was a broken pad mount, according to a Facebook post by the company. BEMC first reported the outage at...
USCIS welcomes 125 new U.S. Citizens during Independence Day Celebration in Southport
SOUTHPORT (WWAY) — 4th of July celebrations are already underway in Southport with more than 100 people sworn in as U.S. Citizens this afternoon. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina held the ceremony on the Fort Johnston Garrison Lawn. They swore in 125 new citizens who originated from 43 countries. A number of state and local leaders took part in the ceremony and the administration of the Oath of Allegiance.
Fourth of July events and more happening this weekend!
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - There’s so much happening this Fourth of July weekend in the Cape Fear!. If you haven’t been to the North Carolina Fourth of July Festival in Southport yet, then it’s not too late. This over 200 year old tradition started with their events on Friday, June 28th and happen through the Fourth. Click here to learn more about this festival.
Fort Fisher to re-create lost parts of fort, including underground tunnel
After more than 163 years, parts of Fort Fisher that had been destroyed by time will appear more complete than ever thanks to construction recreating a lost part of the fort. Known as the 'Lifeline of the Confederacy,' Fort Fisher became one of the most important forts of the Civil War. Despite that significant history, wilderness overtook Fort Fisher when the war ended. Time, nature and erosion took large chunks of the fort's earthworks. During WWII, the fort was used once again, and part of the fort was destroyed in order to build an airstrip.
Measure gives Bald Head Island OK to study adding groin
Bald Head Island could be the first beach town in the state to have two terminal groins now that the North Carolina General Assembly has amended the law that governs the number of such structures allowed on the state’s coastal shores. Village officials were quick earlier this week to...
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