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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The 26th annual Landfall Foundation Art Show & Sale is taking place this week at the Country Club of Landfall. The show will showcase work from top local artists, with all proceeds funding the Landfall Foundation to support local nonprofits focused on the arts, education, and health and...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A permitted controlled burn will be taking place in New Hanover County, according to county officials. The 2-acre burn at Old Wrightsboro Road will last for nearly two weeks. Residents may see smoke in the area and are advised that the burn is being monitored.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Low pressure will gradually swirl away from the eastern Carolinas in the days ahead. With the low still somewhat influential, Tuesday evening will have variable clouds, a 10% for a shower, brisk northerly breezes, and low temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. For Wednesday, Thursday,...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Cape Fear Literacy Council (CFLC) has announced the lineup for its Fall Adult Storytelling Series. The series runs from Sept. 23 through Oct. 28 and features the following writers and entertainers:. September 23: Rhonda Bellamy. September 30: Nina de Gramont. October 7: John Jeremiah...

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Paving of Wright Street and Fremont Street in downtown Burgaw will begin next week. It will start Monday night, and all vehicles must be off the street by 7:00 p.m. each night of paving. Any vehicles left on the street will be towed to the Town Hall parking lot.

Andrew R. Jones was appointed to the New Hanover County Airport Authority by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners for a four-year term. Jones is the North Carolina managing partner for the law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. He counsels businesses, boards of directors, executives and investors on a wide...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County voters can now view their personalized sample ballots online. According to the Brunswick County Board of Elections (BOE), voters can go to the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ website to use the Voter Search Tool and find their voter registration record. This way,...

State officials directed Chemours to expand private well checks for PFAS across four counties near the Cape Fear. The new push adds 14,000 homes in New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, and Pender areas to the testing list. Fresh data shows these chemicals spread much wider than first thought. Water flows and...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s been a month since a gas explosion in the heart of Wilmington made national headlines, and since then, it seems like gas-related incidents have become more frequent. The most recent incident was a gas leak that caused evacuations and shutdowns on South College Road...