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Three public workshops planned to talk about bicycle, pedestrian trails

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Friday, April 13th, 2012, 8:41am
Three public workshops planned to talk about bicycle, pedestrian trails

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Three public workshops are planned for area residents to talk about the Wilmington/New Hanover County Comprehensive Greenway Plan.

Each of the following workshops will feature the same information, according to Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Mike Kozlosky:

  • April 16, 4-7 p.m. at the Wilmington City Council Chambers, located at 102 North 3rd Street
  • April 18, 4-7 p.m. at Carolina Beach Town Hall, located at 1121 North Lake Park Blvd.
  • April 19, 4-7 p.m. at Ogden Elementary School, located at 3637 Middle Sound Loop Road

Residents will have a chance to comment on the development of “greenways,” which include bicycle and pedestrian trails, water-based trails for canoeing and kayaking, and preservation corridors that will serve as open space.

Project consultants and staff members will be on-hand at each of the events to answer questions gather input.

For more information, visit www.wilmingtongreenway.com.

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More than 800 cited during 'No Need 2 Speed' campaign

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Thursday, April 12th, 2012, 11:07am
More than 800 cited during 'No Need 2 Speed' campaign

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – More than 12,000 people were cited during the “No Need 2 Speed” campaign earlier this month, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

“State and local law enforcement agencies made a tremendous effort to make our highways safer and to remind motorists to obey the speed limit during this campaign,” said Becky Wallace, director of GHSP.

A total of 13,435 drivers were cited for speeding during the campaign, and a total of 39,150 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide.

There were a total of 840 traffic and criminal violations in New Hanover County.  Of those, 408 drivers were cited for speeding and 27 were cited for DWIs.

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Wave Transit offers shuttle service to Azalea Festival Parade

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, 10:55am
Wave Transit offers shuttle service to Azalea Festival Parade

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Wave Transit is offering a shuttle service for the 2012 Azalea Festival Parade in an effort to ease parking concerns.

The buses will run for the duration of the parade from 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  They will transport people who park at Independence Mall to the intersection of Second and Dock Streets.  The shuttles will operate on 10 minute intervals.

Anyone who wants to take advantage of the service can park at the mall in the overflow lot to the west of the main mall entrance off Oleander Drive, leave their cars there for free, and return after the parade.  There is a $1.50 charge per person each way to ride the bus to the parade.  Children under 5 can ride for free with a paying adult.

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Crews work to spruce up Wilmington for Azalea Festival

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Saturday, April 7th, 2012, 4:27am
Crews work to spruce up Wilmington for Azalea Festival

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Crews will be hard at work Saturday in downtown Wilmington for the 13th annual Azalea Pride event.

Azalea Pride is a clean-up effort by the NC Azalea Festival to spruce up the Wilmington area in preparation for the festival next weekend.

The clean-up event will be held Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

The Azalea Festival will kick off Thursday night with a Kenny Loggins concert at Trask Coliseum.  Scotty McCreery will take the stage Friday as the headline performer of the festival.

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U.S.S. North Carolina holds Easter sunrise service Sunday

Submitted by Caraline Waldrep, Traffic Reporter
Friday, April 6th, 2012, 11:22am
U.S.S. North Carolina holds Easter sunrise service Sunday

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - An Easter sunrise service will be held on the deck of the Battleship Sunday, April 8 at 6:30 a.m.

This service is sponsored by the Pine Valley Baptist Church and will be given by Pastor Chuck Love. Special music is provided by Derwin Hinson Ministries.

Everyone is welcome to sing, praise and enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast after the ceremony. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 910-791-1949.

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Local florist to deliver Easter Lillys to Oakdale Cemetery

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Friday, April 6th, 2012, 8:36am
Local florist to deliver Easter Lillys to Oakdale Cemetery

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Employees with Julia’s Florist will deliver Easter Lilly’s to Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington Friday.

The company donates the flowers to the cemetery each year.

According to its website, Oakdale was the first cemetery in North Carolina and was created during the era of the Rural Cemetery Movement.  The founders purchased 65 acres for $1,100 in the 1850s.

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CFCC to open art gallery in parking deck

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Thursday, March 29th, 2012, 9:42am

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Cape Fear Community College will open an art gallery inside the Hanover Street parking deck Friday afternoon.

The first floor of the new deck includes over 2,000 square feet of art gallery space and will be known as Hanover Art Gallery.

The public is invited to the grand opening of the parking deck Friday, March 30 at 3:00 p.m.  The event is free and will feature a juried art show of work by CFCC students.

“Having a professional gallery space for student artwork is very exciting,” said Frank Carter, chair of CFCC’s Humanities and Fine Arts Department.  “We have some incredibly talented students. The facility will allow student work to have much greater exposure.”

Until now, there was no dedicated space for student artwork other than inside the library and in classroom building hallways.

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