NCWorks Career Center to host Novant Health hiring events
SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — NCWorks Career Center in Brunswick and New Hanover Counties will host two Novant Health hiring events in January. The events will feature on-site interviews and immediate employment opportunities across a range of healthcare and operations roles. The first event will be on Tuesday, January...
Wilmington, North Carolina Weather Alert Monday: Coastal Flooding Risk Through Early Afternoon
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina’s southeastern coast starts Monday with calm skies but rising water, as tides quietly push beyond their usual marks. Along the Cape Fear River, water laps closer to road edges and storm...
County Commissioners Choose Chair, Vice Chair
During its final 2025 regular meeting, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners unanimously elected Commissioner LeAnn Pierce to serve as chair for the coming year, while Commissioner Dane Scalise (pictured below) will be vice chair. “Serving as Chair is an honor and a responsibility I take seriously,” Pierce...
Martin Luther King Jr. Parade returns to Wilmington on January 19th
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — After an unexpected pause in 2025, the Southeastern North Carolina Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee announced the return of the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade. The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. on Monday January 19th on 3rd street and feature local bands,...
You Can Snag a Free LEGO Car Kit if You Spend $200
Years ago, when I lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, there was a local politician who’d drive around town in his old classic convertible car with his name written on banners draped over the sides. It fit into the historical, beautiful, beach-adjacent (but not beachside) colonial town, the car’s cream-colored...
North Carolina Weather Alert Today: 68°F Warm-Up Signals January 2026 Pattern Shift Along the...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina – Cool morning air brushes the Cape Fear region as Wilmington wakes under quiet skies, but the calm has a springlike twist. Jackets feel optional by afternoon, and the January sun carries...
Lenoir County man charged with failure to report address change
LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — On Saturday, January 3rd, a registered sex offender was arrested in New Hanover County for failing to report a change of address, as required by law. Payton Collins, 25, of Lenoir County, was taken into custody by the Kure Beach Police Department following an investigation conducted by...
Teachers at more than 50 NC schools will walk out Wednesday. Parents, be ready.
A new teachers group says educators at 52 schools from Wilmington to just outside of Gastonia will participate in walkouts on Wednesday to protest for better working conditions. Leaders of NC Teachers in Action say educators at 30 schools in Wake County, 15 in New Hanover County, five in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and two...
CFPUA director to present annual report at Wilmington City Council meeting
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (WWAY) — The executive director of Wilmington’s water utility provider is slated to speak during the city council meeting Tuesday night. Kenneth Waldroup — who leads the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority — will present CFPUA’s annual report. The report encompasses main...
New Hanover County’s fifth library branch nears completion
According to county officials, the facility will have a teen multi-media, social room with a gaming area and a kids’ story-time pavilion.
