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City Council member Kevin Spears, left, and Atiba Johnson, right, Vice Chairman for the City of Wilmington Commission on African-American History, move the memorial wreath to the front of the podium during the Commemoration of the 127th Anniversary of the 1898 Massacre Wreath Laying Ceremony at the 1898 Memorial Park in downtown Wilmington on November 10, 2025.
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Photos: Wilmington's 1898 wreath-laying ceremony
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The somber ceremony Monday morning was one of many planned to commemorate the 1898 coup and massacre in Wilmington.
Election Day voting site in downtown Wilmington.
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The award-winning author Carmen Maria Machado was the keynote speaker for the Buckner Lecture Series at UNCW Writers' Week.
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This is part of a message sent out by NHCS sub system.
  1. Most NHC schools staffed after viral anonymous post calls for teachers to call out Friday and Monday
  2. Wilmington City Council passes resolution opposing Chemours Fayetteville Works Expansion
  3. NHCS board approves next year’s calendar, starts looking into funding streams for preschool
  4. Brunswick County municipal races see major upsets
  5. New Hanover County’s beach towns election results
  6. Former Board of Elections chairman charged with felony child abuse faces more legal trouble
  7. For the second election in a row, Democrats sweep Wilmington council and mayoral races
  8. Two top members of Wilmington’s city administration resign
  9. Municipal early voter turnout in New Hanover County is up significantly
  10. The North Carolina legislature changed the voting maps. What happened?
  11. NCGOP wants investigation of alleged Wilmington election fraud, local Democratic party calls it a "political stunt"
  12. Food stamps are set to be cut off on November 1. Here's how you can help
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Cameron Art Museum Associate Curator Ben Billingsley and CEO Heather Wilson
  1. Heather Wilson and Ben Billingsley on the Cameron Art Museum's newest exhibitions
  2. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Kim Lebby, executive director of the Dreams Center for Arts Education
  3. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Hunter Ingram, assistant director of the Burgwin-Wright House
  4. Entertainer Jason Aycock on dance, directing, and Wilmington's theatre community
  5. Commentary: Nan Graham
  6. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Rod Abernethy
  7. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington-based Working Films Celebrating 25th Anniversary
  8. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: "Speaking of Trees" with Rachel Hilburn Lewis and Andy Wood
  9. Actress, singer, and voice artist Heather Setzler on her acting career and Wilmington's theater scene
  10. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director of Chamber Music Wilmington
  11. Grammy-nominated artist Damion Murrill on his family's musical journey and empowering the next generation
  12. Commentary: Judge Gary Trawick
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National News
  1. Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
  2. Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
  3. Alaska's public schools can serve as emergency shelters. The buildings are in crisis
  4. In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
  5. Morning news brief
  6. SNAP recipients feel whiplash as shutdown deal uncertainty clouds food aid
  7. Travelers face major delays as FAA limits domestic flights during the shutdown
  8. Senators take first step toward reopening the government after historic shutdown
  9. MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches
  10. Some UPS and FedEx planes are grounded. What does that mean for holiday shipping?
State News
Rae LeGrone and other educators protest outside Olympic High School.
  1. No signs of mass callouts Friday and Monday, but some teachers speak out after calls for action
  2. FAA airport slowdowns create ripple effects for travelers, federal workers and more
  3. Full November SNAP benefits could arrive this weekend in North Carolina
  4. NC solar panel manufacturer builds new facility as demand for domestic panels soars
  5. ASPIRE seeks nonprofit help with the rehab or redevelopment of Crystal Towers
  6. Race for Thomasville mayor could go to recount
  7. Forsyth Commissioners approve $500,000 in bond funds for Ashley Elementary project
  8. Does Duke Energy's upcoming renewable energy credit program actually put new solar energy on the grid?
  9. Flight cancellations start at Charlotte's airport, as FAA cuts schedule
  10. Teachers union discourages walkouts after viral post calling for protests
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