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Ask a Journalist: What’s going on with North Carolina’s film grant program?
Benjamin Schachtman
Q: Is North Carolina’s film grant program out of money?A: No — not exactly. The program is still getting $31 million annually, and all the current grants are fully funded. However, the program has depleted a reserve fund left over from past years, meaning new applications might have to wait for disbursements.
Wilmington City Manager Becky Hawke at the WHQR studio in early July 2026.
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Sunday Edition: Meet the Press
Benjamin Schachtman
Adrian Girth works on a bench to post near a Wave bus stop. The benches will get a paint job before being placed. He says the DSA maintains and monitors the benches they've put out, though they don't have permits to place them.
Kelly Kenoyer
Local
DSA members are building benches for Wave stops. The slogans caused some complaints.
Kelly Kenoyer
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  1. Wilmington Fire Department taking applications for firefighter recruits
  2. "A sense of peace": Wilmington native and painter Barbara Bear Jamison on art and inspiration
  3. Residents voice concerns at public hearing for Martin Marietta's Castle Hayne quarry expansion proposal
  4. Wilmington City Council members respond to WHQR's reporting on morale at City Hall
  5. Checking on The Endowment’s $22-million nursing pipeline grant yields some data, but little discussion
  6. Brunswick County wildfire near Shallotte 65% contained, according to N.C. Forest Service
  7. Solomon Towers residents cite persistent issues, WHA says improvements coming through redevelopment
  8. New Hanover County Board of Elections approves early voting schedule
  9. Living Hope Day Center faces imminent closure with no interim location set
  10. New Hanover County greenlights new affordable housing investment fund
  11. In Ocean Isle Beach, advocates hope ‘Turtle Lights’ will save tiny lives
  12. Jacksonville museum brings attention to Marines of the Carolinas
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Cavalleria Rusticana Poster
  1. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Cavalleria Rusticana
  2. "Wings of Hope" - Opening Reception Friday, July 24
  3. Commentary: Freedom Ain’t Free - Jamir Jumoke
  4. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Northchase Library Opening
  5. Commentary: Freedom of Religion - Bob Thompson
  6. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: 16th Annual Ocean City Jazz Festival
  7. Commentary: First in Freedom: Gary Trawick
  8. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Brad Heller and the Fustics| On Air This Weekend
  9. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: An Evening with Natasha Yvette Williams
  10. Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
  11. Soup to Nuts Live! The Little Mercies
  12. Commentary: The American Revolutionary War & the Two Scotlands - Alan Sturrock
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party scuffle with police as they attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday.
  1. India's Gen Z 'Cockroach People's Party' started as satire but is serious about change
  2. New federal law could bring running water to tribal homes, but states have concerns
  3. America's 250th carries somber note for forcibly displaced Indigenous groups
  4. A cavalcade of international stars headlined the World Cup's first-ever halftime final show
  5. MLS works to bring in a new generation of fans as the World Cup comes to an end
  6. Spain is the 2026 World Cup champion, defeating Argentina for its 2nd title
  7. Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex trafficking
  8. Reporter's Notebook: Finding World Cup joy in speaking to women who love soccer
  9. 1 year on, Texas rains reopen wounds of deadly 2025 Hill Country flood for survivors
  10. Latest update on the fatal shootings of 2 men by federal immigration agents
State News
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  1. WSSU receives $500K to launch graduate prep program
  2. Q&A: Charlotte tragedy prompts new child welfare program in state budget
  3. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library reopens enrollment to more NC children
  4. Whatley addresses dozens of WNC supporters as money flows into pivotal Senate race
  5. The World Cup brought the world to Charlotte, as fans created pockets of home
  6. What role could PFAS play in North Carolina's closely watched U.S. Senate race?
  7. Lexington, Walnut Cove residents join nationwide anti-data center protests
  8. DEQ awards NC counties more than $244M for water infrastructure
  9. WNC health departments flag cyclosporiasis cases as counts climb statewide
  10. Department of Environmental Quality spends $1B on repairing water infrastructure post-Helene
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