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Brunswick commissioners consider approval of dog daycare, cemetery committee at latest board meetingThe Brunswick County Board of Commissioners met Monday night to decide whether to approve two rezoning request appeals requesting to switch two residential tax parcels to commercial zones, and a special use permit for a proposed kennel that’s subject to new requirements under a recently passed law. The Board also considered the creation of a cemetery committee. Here are some highlight's from the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Aug. 17 meeting.
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North Carolina Marine and Estuary Foundation has allocated about half a million dollars to researchers at UNC Chapel Hill to investigate why two prominent local watersheds — Bradley Creek and Hewletts Creek — continue to have high fecal coliform levels. WHQR brought in Chad Thomas, who leads the nonprofit. He worked as a fishery scientist for the North Carolina Resources Commission for 30 years.
The Newsroom
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This week, on The Newsroom, reporters Sofia Dinka and Kelly Kenoyer dig into the current status of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, after a private company’s bid got rejected last month. While the specifics for the replacement aren't nailed down, a toll bridge is looking more and more likely. We'll look at the history of 1898 with Reporter Rachel Keith and how it was framed by the media at the time. She attended an educator’s summit in Wilmington that made that history come alive. And we'll look at Kelly Kenoyer's top stories in the past five years before she leaves WHQR and Wilmington.
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Arts & Culture
- Comedian Maddy Kelly on her Tonight Show debut, favorite comics, and crafting an 'evergreen hour'
- "A sense of peace": Wilmington native and painter Barbara Bear Jamison on art and inspiration
- Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
- New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
- Brandon Hawkins on his musical journey, influences, and working on original music
Beyond the Cape Fear
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Greensboro’s new data center moratorium could add another layer of uncertainty for the long-delayed Dream Center at Gateway Research Park. City officials say the project still faces several regulatory hurdles before construction could begin.
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Catawba and Davidson colleges partnered with Queens University to install four bird-tracking radio towers this past winter. As of last month, they’re all connected to a larger mapping network called Motus.
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