Wilmington NC

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wilmington, North Carolina – Breezy conditions are expected across coastal southeast North Carolina on Sunday as a cold front moves through the region, bringing gusty winds and steadily falling...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF) will open a location at Independence Mall while the main facility undergoes renovation and expansion.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Warming Shelter in Wilmington will be open for two nights this week. The Warming Shelter in Wilmington will be open on Sunday and Monday nights. According to a Facebook post, the shelter will open to people experiencing homelessness when temperatures fall below 30 degrees. Check-in...

A Burgaw building that served as the Pender County ABC Board’s corporate offices and distribution hub for decades has changed hands. The Pender County ABC Board occupied the roughly 5,700-square-foot building at 207 U.S. Highway 117 since the mid-1960s, Susan Crawford, the ABC Board’s general manager, wrote in an...

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Several beach renourishment projects in the Cape Fear region are being delayed due to just one item, dredges, being in high demand. The project at Carolina Beach is paused because the dredge used to collect and bring sand from offshore is being moved to another project up near Philadelphia.

Erica Custis, a 1995 graduate of Northampton High School who grew up boating on Eastern Shore bayside creeks, has been recognized by Marine Log Magazine as one of the top 20 women in maritime for 2025. Custis was presented the award at a conference in New Orleans in early December.

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic in 2020, the Wilmington Municipal Golf Course was one of a few places that could stay open. With people eager to go out in public in a safe environment, golf courses became a popular outlet . “Since COVID hit, we have broken a record every single year … as far as rounds played and...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — The Parks Foundation of Burgaw announces the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Gala, scheduled for March 14, 2026, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Historic Burgaw Train Depot. The Mayor’s Gala will bring community members, local businesses, civic leaders, and supporters together to honor...

The popular online food community Chowhound has named a Wilmington restaurant the best in the state when it comes to a special kind of pizza. A recent list from the site offered the top “hole-in-the-wall” pizza places in every state. Pizzeria Don Luca in Wilmington’s Brooklyn Arts District was found to be the best in...

Fort Fisher State Historic Site is commemorating Saturday, Jan. 17, the 161st anniversary of when the fort was captured at the end of the American Civil War. The fort protected the port of Wilmington until it fell to U.S. forces in January 1865. Activities are to take place between 10...