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Julia Olson-Boseman is the new Chair of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. Patricia Kusek is Vice Chair. They were voted in Monday evening…
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The process for getting a special use permit in Wilmington has changed. Last night the City Council voted to streamline the procedure and remove a step.…
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New Hanover County staff are in the midst of budget season. They are hammering out the 2019-2020 fiscal year numbers, so that county commissioners can…
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The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners now has new leadership. The Board voted unanimously for Jonathan Barfield Jr. to replace Woody White as…
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The five-member New Hanover County Board of Commissioners is now controlled by Democrats for the first time since 1991. Incumbent commissioner Rob Zapple…
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The trade war with China and other U.S. allies is hitting close to home, as Bladen County just earned a unique distinction. According to research by the…
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New Hanover County has a new budget ready for the fiscal year beginning July 1st. In a surprise vote Monday, county commissioners unanimously approved the…
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We are now officially in the Atlantic Hurricane Season. It started June 1st. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts that a…
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This week New Hanover County staff and planners met to discuss the new unified development ordinance, or UDO. It’s a guideline for how land is to be used…
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The politics of budgeting for city and county government in the Cape Fear region may have some clashing priorities. The Wilmington City Council kicked off…