Wilmington NC

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Dozens of families in Southport have been left scrambling to find alternative before and after school programs, following the news that the city had suspended its own programs back on Wednesday. However, Trinity United Methodist Church is looking to step in and help. After the...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WWAY) — A stop for gas on Wednesday ended with Angelo Collins of Southport running into his house screaming after he won the first $100,000 top prize in a new scratch-off game. “It’s a dream,” Collins said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time too.”...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A plea agreement has been reached in the case of 44-year-old Daniel Summers, who was charged with kidnapping a child in downtown Wilmington in January. Summers appeared in court on Thursday, March 12, and pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Court...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Long time no see my friends and fellow foodies. It’s hard to believe we’re already in the middle of March, and even harder to comprehend this is my first post of 2026. Unfortunately life has a tendency of getting in the way of allowing one to do the things they love, but I can say I always...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Downtown Wilmington will turn green this weekend as the city celebrates the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event, one of the largest in southeastern North Carolina, will step off Saturday at 11 a.m. from Cape Fear Community College. The parade has grown...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina – Dark clouds hang over coastal neighborhoods this morning as gusty winds push across Wilmington and the Cape Fear region. Showers and thunderstorms are already developing along the coast,...

On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, four City of Southport employees from the Parks & Recreation Department were placed on paid administrative leave. According to a press release from the coastal city, it's related to "the appearance of financial irregularities that were discovered after a forensic accounting...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - You’ve probably walked or driven along Market Street many times. It is a busy road in Wilmington. But it hasn’t always been, it looked a lot different back in the 1700s. “If you were here in the colonial period, you would’ve walked out what...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C (WECT) - Wrightsville Beach leaders considered whether to loosen the town’s long-running restrictions on dogs on the beach, with opinions split between quality-of-life arguments and concerns about enforcement, waste and wildlife protections. The Dogs on the Beach Working Group, formed at the...

What previously operated as a kids' golf facility has gotten a new owner, new name and new life. The 27.83-acre property at 445 Tarkln Court near Shallotte is now home to Christian Recovery Center Inc .'s newest facility, Bryant's Orchard, as a family retreat and introductory clinical treatment center for men...