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New Wilmington food bank facility is ready to feed the community during the next hurricane
Last year, a new Wilmington center for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina opened on the site of a former grocery store. Dubbed the nCino Hunger Solutions Center, the 35,000-square-foot facility has office space, a no-cost market, a large freezer and a warehouse. There’s also a commercial...
New Hanover Co. NAACP to host Freedom Fund banquet
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Branch NAACP is set to host its 2024 Freedom Fund banquet on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in the UNCW Burney Center. The black-tie event is the branch’s biggest activity to raise funds for its mission to eliminate discrimination and help secure the well-being of Black people and people of color.
Your one stop shop for buying a firearm and getting trained
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - If you ever wanted to own a gun or brush up on your training to learn how to properly use it, then there’s a place in Wilmington that has it all. Two businesses under one roof, Jim’s Pawn and Guns and Fully Loaded...
Wilmington councilman asks city to review alleged fire and police department issues
At the close of last week’s city council meeting, Councilman Luke Waddell raised concerns that had been brought to him by Wilmington Fire Department (WFD) and Wilmington Police Department (WPD) employees. “I met with a group of rank-and-file members of the Wilmington Fire Department and the Wilmington Police Department....
National sandwich shop chain closes downtown Wilmington location
The Jimmy John’s sandwich shop in downtown Wilmington has closed, according to a customer service representative for the brand. A sign posted on the door said that July 16 was the last day the location at 120 Market St. was open The company didn’t provide any other details about the closure but added...
Wilmington airport to get federal grant for improvements
Wilmington International Airport is getting a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for improvements, according to a news release Wednesday from Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. The grant funding, which comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which Tillis helped negotiate, write, and pass into law, will be used to construct a new terminal access road and curb expansion. ...
StepUp Wilmington Seeking Executive Director
A nonprofit employment agency is looking for a new leader, according to a news release. StepUp Wilmington announced Wednesday that it has started a transition process to find the successor for current Executive Director Will Rikard. The release stated that Rikard recently notified the board of his intent to resign by the end of the year.
STATE: NCDOT adopts traffic signal policy for improving pedestrian safety
RALEIGH – As new pedestrian signals are installed or existing ones are upgraded, the N.C. Department of Transportation is programming them with an enhanced safety feature. NCDOT is adding what is called a “leading pedestrian interval,” or LPI, to its traffic signals, giving pedestrians a head start of three to seven seconds to enter the marked […] The post STATE: NCDOT adopts traffic signal policy for improving pedestrian safety appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
N.C. museum has something for every baseball fan
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The North Carolina Baseball Museum, located at the Historic Flemming Stadium in Wilson, includes displays about the incredibly talented players hailing from the Old North Sate. The idea came about at a traditional Hot Stove banquet before the museum was built in 2002. To...
Records: Mecklenburg County led NC in juvenile drownings in 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - State records revealed that 37 people 18 years or younger drowned across North Carolina in 2023. Of those deaths, nearly half (18) were children five years old or younger. Eight of those were 1-year-olds. According to the records, Mecklenburg County had the most juvenile drowning deaths...
Nonprofit led by Mark Robinson's wife 'seriously deficient', state review says
A recently shuttered nonprofit operated by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson was "seriously deficient" in its operations, according to a state review examining how it carried out a federally funded meal program helping some childcare providers.A letter dated Wednesday from the state Department of Health and Human Services addressed to Balanced Nutrition Inc. owner Yolanda Hill and others gave the group two weeks to correct a myriad of shortcomings or regulators will propose they be disqualified from participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.The nonprofit also owes the state $24,400 that had been given...
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