Q: Why does it seem like container traffic has slowed down at the Port? Are there long-term concerns about the downturn, and does it impact plans to dredge the Cape Fear River?A: The Port saw significantly fewer cargo containers this past fiscal year due to waning consumer sentiment, Trump’s tariffs, and shake-ups in shipping routes. But officials remain bullish on the future — and the dredging project.

Back in February, the City of Wilmington’s Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to grant a variance so that the developers of the Wilmington Housing Authority’s Hillcrest community could cut down six live oaks, some of which are over a hundred years old; however, some in the community are still campaigning to save them since shovels haven’t hit the ground yet.

Up to 3,000 students will have the opportunity to attend a Broadway show at Greensboro's Tanger Center.

The utility avoids residential increases with a new rate class for large customers, but is still pursuing expensive coal plant retirement delays.