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The last two independent financial auditors have praised the district’s $3.7 million net surplus in Child Nutrition, which oversees cafeteria services. WHQR looked at where that funding comes from and whether those funds will wane with broad cuts to federal government programs. One concrete example is the most recent cut to the Local Food for Schools program, which provided funds for the district to purchase fruits and vegetables from local farmers.

Every week, WHQR's Ben Schachtman and The Assembly's Johanna Still tackle stories from around the greater Wilmington area in our free weekly newsletter, The Dive. This week, Wilmington was the last man standing when it came to contentious red-light camera programs — but it looks like even the Port City might put red lights in the rearview. Plus, Shibumi has dominated the beach-shade market along the North Carolina coast. But so far it looks like South Carolina isn't having it.

Over a dozen people protested in front of the downtown Wilmington post office today, trying to protect the public postal service from privatization.

After a video of several deputies making a forceful arrest on Monday went viral, Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers has ordered an internal investigation into the incident.

Black residents in Brunswick County are asking officials to help them connect to the county water system.

For the next two and a half weeks, the New Hanover Community Endowment is currently accepting applications for two different programs with grants up to $5,000 for New Hanover County nonprofits. WHQR spoke with CEO Dan Winslow.

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Feral hogs are a menace to farmers across the US, causing at least $2.5 billion in damage annually. There’s only one way to stop the damage: eradication — a difficult but doable option that's hampered when some property owners would rather see feral hog populations maintained to support recreational hunting.

The Pope of Trash is stopping at UNCW for his one-man show "The Naked Truth." He sat down with WHQR's Nikolai Mather — and other WHQR staff — to discuss Donald Trump, Johnny Mathis, and Hollywood.

The General Assembly has recently changed who gets appointment powers to the Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees — so who is on the board, and how have they managed their only employee, college president Jim Morton? Since being appointed president in 2018, the trustees have been staunchly behind Morton’s leadership, and it doesn’t look like that’s changing any time soon.