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This Wilmington high school is named after a titan for education in New Hanover County
How did Hoggard High School in Wilmington get its name?. The high school on Shipyard Boulevard was built in 1967 and named for Dr. John T. Hoggard. It's the second oldest high school in the county behind New Hanover High School. Hoggard had an active career in education, beginning as...
Best of Wilmington NC on an Overnight Visit from Raleigh
When we were planning for my parents’ recent three week visit from Australia, a requested experience from them was to visit Wilmington. We passed through here for a day over a decade ago on our East Coast Road trip from Williamsburg Virginia to Savannah, Georgia, and they loved the feel of the small, historic North Carolina town on the Cape Fear River and wanted to explore it a little deeper.
Pet of the Week: Kittens from the NHC Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two approximately 10-week-old kittens will soon be available for adoption from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Animal Shelter. According to an animal services officer, the two kittens, who are brothers, will be available for adoption on Monday, July 15. The two are neutered and...
Cape Fear Bridge Project Gets Major Funding Boost
A bridge project in Wilmington that has regional impacts got a major boost Friday (today), as federal officials announced a $242 million grant for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge project. The bridge carries U.S. 74-76 and U.S. 421 into Wilmington. The vertical lift drawbridge was built in 1969, and recently...
$242M Federal Grant To Help Replace Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
The effort to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge received a $242 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant, officials announced Friday. Local government and business leaders across the Cape Fear region have for years pushed for funding the replacement of the bridge, which was built in 1969. The total cost of the replacement is expected to be about $485 million, according to a news release from Gov. Roy Cooper's office. The new structure is proposed to be a high-rise, fixed-span bridge.
USDOT awards $242M grant to replace Cape Fear bridge
The state has secured about half of the $485 million it needs to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington with a proposed high-rise, fixed-span bridge. Built in 1969, the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a 3,000-foot-long steel vertical-lift bridge that connects Brunswick and New Hanover counties. The U.S....
Feds put $242 million toward Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement, half the total cost
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation notified Congress it will direct significant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, according to Governor Roy Cooper’s office. According to Cooper’s office, “the Bridge Investment Program — Large Bridge Project discretionary grant funded through...
First Alert Forecast: unsettled and not as hot to close the week
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast remains unsettled through Saturday as onshore breezes stream ever more tropical moisture into the Cape Fear Region. Expect passing cells to produce bouts of heavy rainfall & gusty winds, and enhanced swells, rip currents and even waterspouts. a few cells could be marginally severe. Apart from those hazards, you may feel some positives about the weather! For one, more rain clouds favor cooler temperatures in the 70s and 80s versus the 90s. Also, the growing drought should be dented or, at least, stunted.
Port City Foodies Newsletter: Best fries, great wine and new beers
Welcome to the weekly Port City Foodies newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews reporter Allison Ballard. What's best in terms of food and drink is usually subjective. Yelp and similar companies that compile restaurant lists will use reviews as the database. And there are several polls that ask for direct participation. No method is perfect, but as The StarNews embarks on our own single-topic reader polls, the result is usually interesting. I was a little...
Coast Guard has a long, diligent history in Wilmington, despite having no vessel here now
Wilmington hasn't been home to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel for more than four years, but the seafaring service's history in the city remains. In fact, Wilmington's Coast Guard history goes all the way back to the first president of the United States, George Washington, who commissioned the first 10 U.S. Revenue Cutters in 1791 under the recommendation of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
Millions awarded to help fund replacement of Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
Millions in grant dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. According to Sen. Thom Tillis and Gov. Roy Cooper, the $242 million Bridge Investment Program-Large Bridge Project discretionary grant is funded by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The award will cover about half the cost of the replacement, which is estimated to cost around $485 million.
Wrightsville Beach acting Town Manager fires Police Chief
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Wrightsville Beach Police Chief David Squires was terminated from his position as of Wednesday, according to Mayor Darryl Mills. According to Mayor Mills, the acting Town Manager, Tony Wilson, sat down with Squires on Wednesday and after a discussion, Wilson terminated Squires effective immediately. Mayor Mills did not specify what issues the two men had discussed.
City Receives $16M Offer For Parking Decks, Office Building
Wilmington City Council members are expected to discuss the potential sale of city-owned parking decks and an office building at 115 N. Third St. next week. According to agenda documents for the council's meeting Tuesday night, city staff recently received an unsolicited offer of $16 million for the city-owned Market Street deck at 115 Market St., the city's Second Street deck at 114 N. Second St., the five-story office building at 115 N. Third St. and the property at 210 Chestnut St.
Jefferson Weaver • Vampires, Santa Claus and Jack Kerouac
On a cold winter’s day, with a nor’easter howling in from the Atlantic, I thought I would be stabbed by Santa Claus. He wasn’t really Santa, of course. He was just a scruffy, down on his luck looking fellow with a magnificent but filthy beard, and long white hair curling down from a red toboggan cap. He didn’t wear a red suit, but an ancient military surplus coat and jeans. He did carry a bag over one shoulder, but it was an old army duffel, not a sack full of presents. One thumb was struck defiantly out in the weather, as if daring someone to give him a ride.
ACCESS of Wilmington holds basketball event with the Wilmington Fire Department
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Some indoor basketball took place in Wilmington to help break down some barriers. ACCESS of Wilmington is a nonprofit that helps to eliminate barriers to health and wellness through sports. On Thursday, some members of the Wilmington Fire Department shot hoops at Grace United Methodist Church with some of the children involved in the program. This is one of many events ACCESS hosts during the summer. With the hot temps outside, organizers decided to move the fun indoors to keep everyone nice and cool.
Leland town manager discusses town hall expansion project following approval of bonds
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — Earlier this week, the State Treasurer’s Local Government Commission approved up to $13.5 million in bonds for the Leland Town Hall expansion project. This expansion will add more than 20,000 square feet and around 60 offices to the existing building. Town manager David Hollis...
Marlins fall to Sharks despite 12 hits
MOREHEAD CITY — The Marlins have struggled on offense throughout much of the Coastal Plain League season, but that wasn’t necessarily the case Thursday versus the Wilmington Sharks. Morehead City registered double-digit hits for just the fourth time in 34 games, however, it managed just three runs on...
Kelly House, a resource for women struggling with addiction, closes
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Kelly House, which helped women struggling with addiction who were pregnant or had a child under 6 months old, closed on June 30. The house was built in 1988 and one of its founders, Mary Kelly, passed away in April. The program ultimately came...
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