The Best Seafood Restaurants in Carolina Beach, NC
For a quintessential coastal experience, look no further than Cape Fear Boil Company. This spot has perfected the art of the seafood boil, making it a favorite among families and groups. Their specialty is creating custom boils with fresh shrimp, crab legs, sausage, corn, and potatoes. While they offer a dine-in...
Documentary filming in SENC hopes to highlight threatened Venus flytrap species
BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - Documentary filmmaker Robert Ford is from London, but he’s always had a fondness for a plant that grows across the Atlantic Ocean in Southeastern North Carolina. “I have been fascinated by the Venus flytrap for many years, since childhood, like many children, but...
Own Your Own restaurant competition runner-up opens new deli in Burgaw
BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Nearly two years after the Own Your Own restaurant competition, the runner-up has opened a new deli in Burgaw. Junior’s Deli is located on Fremont Street in downtown Burgaw. It serves freshly-made sandwiches, featuring homemade ingredients. Owner Vincent Mangual finished in second place during...
Campbell hosts UNCW for another playing of the Cape Fear River Derby
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Eakes Athletics Complex will play host yet again for the Camels and the Seahawks, as Campbell (2-1-1, 1-0 CAA) welcomes UNCW (0-2-1, 0-1) for the 58th playing of the Cape Fear River Derby this Saturday night. GAME INFORMATION. Campbell vs. UNCW. Saturday, Sept. 6 |...
Next meeting scheduled to discuss NCDOT bridge replacement project in Wrightsville Beach
Hundreds of people attended the meeting, including staff, state lawmakers, and elected city and county leaders. A panel of judges decided who won the grand prize, with WECT’s Gabe Ross hosting the event. HEALTH FIRST: Ovarian cancer awareness. Updated: 6 hours ago. Dr. Lindsay Buckingham with Novant Health was...
Coastal BUDS to host annual Cape Fear Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Awareness Month
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Coastal Bringing Up Down Syndrome (Coastal BUDS) will host its annual Cape Fear Buddy Walk next month to recognize Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The Buddy Walk will feature live entertainment, activities, vendors, food trucks, and the awareness walk. The funds raised will support programs...
Port City Jerry Day to raise funds for United Way of Cape Fear Area
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Greenfield Lake Amphitheater will host the 7th annual Port City Jerry Day on Sept. 13, with proceeds benefiting the United Way of the Cape Fear Area. The benefit concert is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., with gates opening an hour earlier. Organizers said the lineup includes regional acts as...
Repairs underway after car crashed into Rocky Point church
ROCKY POINT, N.C. (WECT) - Members across Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church are continuing to build on repairs after an alleged impaired driver struck the building. “It looked like a tornado came through, when I’m like ‘Oh my God,’ I just prayed,” Anthony Hicks, the pastor of Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist...
Wilmington Entrepreneur Remembered As Supportive Boss, Friend
Wilmington businessman and entrepreneur Mike Duncan, 55, died Tuesday after the electric bike he was riding collided with a deer in rural Watauga County, northeast of Boone. A Wilmington native and alumnus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Duncan founded local digital marketing agency Sage Island in...
Audit finds financial reporting errors and inadequate management by USS North Carolina Battleship Commission
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - In its annual audit of the USS North Carolina Battleship Commission, the Office of State Auditor Dave Boliek identified more than $2 million worth of financial reporting errors during the Commission’s 2024 fiscal year, and found its management “did not have adequate internal controls,...
