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In North Carolina, a new group is scaling up old tactics to hunt for voter fraud, burdening elections officials on the way.

SURF CITY — Following a sewage spill late last month, Surf City's waterways received a clean bill of health Friday. Environmental Chemists Inc.

PENDER COUNTY –– After struggling for years with overcrowding issues at its aging jail facility, the Pender County Board of Commissioners approved soft costs…

CAROLINA BEACH — With an election a few days away and a changing-of-the guard soon to follow, the town councilmembers of Carolina Beach spoke with candor on the…

Miss out on making that necessary Saturday pit stop at the ABC store to fulfill Sunday's Bloody Mary needs? No worries — an omnibus legislation, House Bill 890…

Known to its founders as the Diminishing Republic, and to legend as Palm Tree Island, this sandbar has been a cultural hub for 20 years. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH –– Nancy Faye Craig walks from her townhouse in Wrightsville Beach down to a small shore in her private neighborhood that faces the mouth of Lees Cut — Harbor Island’s northern saltwater border — through which small craft can cruise between the Intracoastal Waterway and Banks Channel.  It’s a Sat...

SOUTHEASTERN NC — One quick probe of #LittleFriday on Google, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or other search engines and social sites will pull up multiple…

A Wave Transit bus operator wears a mask in downtown Wilmington as the service continues to operate during the coronavirus pandemic. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough) SOUTHEASTERN N.C. –– Less than a year after the only truly public transportation option across the Cape Fear River folded, transit leaders may have found an alternative, more cost-efficient solution.  Wave Transit and Brunswick Transit System, Inc. (BTS) are jointly applying for state funding to operate a temporary microt...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY — Rep. Charlie Miller, R-Brunswick-New Hanover, is a primary sponsor of House Bill 500, legislation that includes nearly $200 million in…

NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– Local tourism experts predict it will be a busy summer as once Covid-cautious travelers beeline for the coast to make up for lost time.