Mattie Holloway
Summer InternMattie Holloway is a North Carolina native from Emerald Isle. She is a rising junior at Emerson College majoring in writing, literature, and publishing. Mattie has interned for Public Radio East; she is part of Emerson’s honors program; and writes for her school’s lifestyle magazine, Atlas. When she’s not working, Mattie enjoys going to the beach, trying to find the perfect cup of coffee, and receiving book recommendations.
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At Tuesday morning’s meeting, New Hanover County Commissioners discussed repairing structural damage to Brogden Hall — New Hanover High School’s Gymnasium — which could cost around $2 million.
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After Hurricane Florence and COVID-19, New Hanover County’s emergency shelters have made several improvements. So, while no one’s excited about the prospect of a hurricane during a pandemic, it’s worth knowing what that would look like — for us, and our pets.
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The parking lot of St. Jude’s Metropolitan Community Church was full on Saturday. But the crowd wasn’t there for a sermon, they were there to attend the LGBTQ+ Community Wellness and Health Fair.
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On Saturday, New Hanover County residents worked virtually with representatives from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, the NC African American Heritage Commission, and the State Library of North Carolina to transcribe documents from the former Freedmen’s Bureau Office in Wilmington. There are over ten thousand of these local records dating back from 1865 through 1869 — the challenge is making them more accessible to the public.
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On Tuesday night, June 8th, two sizable crowds gathered outside of the New Hanover County School Board Building off of 13th Street. They mainly fell into two camps: One opposing what they call Critical Race Theory, and the other supporting diversity and equity measures, as well as the new policy on transgender middle school students’ ability to play sports. WHQR was there and talked to those at the rally.