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Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization officials discussed updates on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project at a board meeting Wednesday, July 29. Board members heard presentations on a rejected unsolicited proposal and a historical property impact agreement.
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On this edition of The Newsroom, author Lauren Collins joins us to talk about her newest book: They Stole A City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with its Legacy, a project that took her a decade to write.
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- Two funding requests in limbo with the City of Wilmington
- Former New Hanover County elections director petitions state court to review and overturn her termination
- Wilmington event commemorates the death of Allison Jackson Foy, invites families of the missing and murdered
- NHCS board committee advances policy changes on public records, ethics, and academic contracts
- Wilmington said competing bidder for Front Street Bridge contract withdrew. The story is more complicated
- Local Marine veteran hero recognized at Wilmington city council meeting
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
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- "Wings of Hope" - Final Reception Friday, August 28
- Commentary: Freedom Ain’t Free - Jamir Jumoke
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- Democrats show divisions on Israel amid competitive midterm elections
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- Family and friends remember U.S. soldier killed at air base in Jordan
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- The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrations
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- Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds its first-ever hearing after 30 years
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State News
- Residents push back against large Amazon data center project during packed public meeting
- Forsyth Commission votes down Rural Hall data center proposal
- Forsyth Utilities says water restored to all customers, some areas still under boil water advisory
- WS/FCS launches GED preparation program taught in Spanish
- North Carolina forms rural healthcare advisory committee
- Business owners call on N.C. House to reject proposed ban on most hemp products
- State regulators to hold public hearing for Amazon's large Richmond County data center
- NC Folk Festival pays tribute to beloved Greensboro musician and community builder Matty Sheets
- WS/FCS officially debt-free following financial crisis
- A-B Tech wins $29 million federal grant for WNC Futures Factory