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After creating an Innovation Park and Gateway District to draw in more business, Leland looks to add incentives to sustain its growth.

Shallotte expects to double its population thanks to several planned developments. How is it preparing its streets for the coming influx?

Highest Praise Church, which operates the Southeastern Christian Academy in Shallotte, is expanding onto an adjacent 11-acre property.

Incumbents had a strong showing across municipalities in New Hanover County, while — across the river — Leland will see some new faces. The evening had some tight races, with a significantly higher turnout than the last local election, but there don't appear to be any major recounts on the horizon.

Despite locals recognizing the growth of Shallotte over the last decade, according to the U.S. Census the town only added only a few hundred people.

Customers order from a menu at Wrightsville Beach’s South Beach Grill in May after Governor Cooper reopened restaurants at 50% capacity, over three months after he shut down all dine-in options at restaurants and bars across the state due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Port City Daily/Mark Darrough) SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Counties, cities, and towns of the Cape Fear region are expected to receive just over $153 million in federal funds from the recently signed American Rescue Plan. New Hanover Cou...