Wilmington NC

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina’s Cape Fear coast is starting calm, but thicker air and building clouds signal a soggy turn ahead. Temperatures sit near 27 degrees this morning in Wilmington, and patchy fog briefly reduced...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The City of Wilmington has terminated two high-ranking employees in its Public Works Department following an internal investigation into misconduct and management failures within the Recycling and Trash Services Division. According to termination letters provided by the city, Public Services...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Board of Education Chair Don Hall provided a clarification regarding the role of parent organizations and how they support schools across the district. “Parent organizations, including athletic booster clubs and PTOs, are independent nonprofit entities,” said Hall. “While they...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington City Council will consider awarding a $2.449 million construction contract for rehabilitation of the Front Street bridge at its meeting next week. The proposed contract would be awarded to Saffo Contractors Inc. for work on the bridge on Front Street between Hanover Street...

The N.C. Azalea Festival has announced its second major concert headliner for 2026, and it's a multi-platinum selling country singer. Dustin Lynch will play a concert for the 79th annual Azalea Festival on Friday, April 10, at Live Oak Bank Pavilion in downtown Wilmington. Gates open at 5 p.m., show is at 7 p.m. and...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity announced plans for its first mixed-income housing development during the organization’s Golden Hammer Breakfast Friday morning. The organization purchased about 30 acres of land off Sidbury Road near Buck Drive in Castle Hayne. The property will evolve into a...

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a three-day search and rescue training exercise in downtown Burgaw from Feb. 23-25.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Capt’n Bill’s Backyard Grill is excited to mark 34 years of great food, fun, and meaningful community involvement with a special anniversary celebration on Saturday, March 7th at Capt’n Bill’s Backyard Grill & Volleyball Facility in Wilmington. Established in 1992 and...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County Schools (BCS) has announced that it has renewed the contract for its Superintendent. According to BCS, the Board of Education (BOE) recently reached an agreement with Superintendent Dale Cole for a contract extension and salary increase. BCS said the agreement aligns...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – Late last year, two municipalities in the Cape Fear fell victim to cyber attacks losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. A cyber expert at UNCW spoke with WWAY to share why cyber criminals target municipalities. “Hackers usually go for easy effort whatever is easy to...