New Hanover County

Wave Transit will get new maintenance facility

Sara Wood — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

NHC to open Hazardous Household Waste Facility

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:08:00 +0000

90 percent of New Hanover County residents don’t recycle or properly dispose of household waste.

Verizon hosts e-cycle rally on Thursday to boost NHC recycling

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:43:01 +0000

Even though tossing electronic waste into landfills is illegal in North Carolina, only about ten percent of residents in New Hanover County make the effort to recycle. County officials say the level of apathy among residents is a head-scratcher.

But Verizon is expecting broad community participation at the e-waste drive, which takes place on Thursday, May 9th at the Verizon Call Center in Wilmington.

FOCUS seeks to tackle future of tri-county region

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:30:34 +0000

The group’s name is FOCUS. It may be short and easy-to-remember, but it encompasses a huge mission for the future of the Cape Fear Region.

Summit on school safety focuses on prevention, collaboration

Sara Wood — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:47:08 +0000

As the federal government continues debating gun control, several local agencies gathered for a school safety summit in Wilmington on Tuesday at Cape Fear Community College. Attendees represented various organizations, from school administration and law enforcement, to mental health and the court system and it marks the beginning of a community dialogue to assess school safety, focusing on prevention rather than a cure.

Wilmington and New Hanover County give firm nod toward Castle Branch incentives

Sara Wood — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:56:55 +0000

Last night the Wilmington City Council unanimously approved a resolution that could offer Castle Branch financial incentives to expand its local headquarters and bring 400 news jobs to the area. The resolution to potentially give the company $250,000 dollars mirrors a decision New Hanover County commissioners made earlier this week.

NC bill allows county commissioners greater control of health, social services

Sara Wood — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:07:24 +0000

North Carolina House bill 438 opened a new door for county commissioners. It gives them more control over public health and social services departments. Brunswick County’s already switched over. New Hanover and Pender counties are now considering adopting the legislation.

Local county boards of health cover a lot of territory beyond funding birth control and offering flu shots.

Wilmington begins to end electronic sweepstakes

Sara Wood — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Last week electronic sweepstakes machines were officially considered illegal in North Carolina. But according to Wilmington officials, there are still a number of establishments operating machines throughout the city and it’s only a matter of time before code and law enforcement step in.

NHC begins accepting applications for heat assistance

Sara Wood — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Today the New Hanover County Department of Social Services begins accepting applications for help with heating costs for the winter. Applications will be taken until the end of March or until funding is exhausted.

In spite of tough economy, North Carolina tourism is up statewide

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:38:02 +0000

Tourism in North Carolina is up all over the state – to the tune of 18-billion dollars in spending last year.