WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Thousands of people packed Wrightsville Beach on Friday as residents and visitors celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, creating heavy traffic and filling parking lots across the island.
Beachgoers began arriving early in the morning in hopes of securing a parking spot before the crowds grew.
Colton Creech, along with Jacob Tholen and Eric Pittman, said finding parking was one of the biggest challenges of the day…