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State officials grill New Hanover County on Project Grace: A conversation with the GWBJ's Johanna Still

New Hanover County officials recently sat down in front of the Local Government Commission, part of the state treasurer’s office, to make the case for a public-private partnership called Project Grace. WHQR news director Ben Schachtman sat down with Johanna Still from the Great Wilmington Business Journal to talk about it.

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New Hanover County makes pitch for Project Grace's financial benefits

This week, New Hanover County took another step forward with Project Grace, its plan to combine private development with a new library and museum in downtown Wilmington.

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Full hand-to-eye recount in New Hanover school board race slated for Wednesday

According to the New Hanover County Board of Election, the state ordered the full countywide recount after a sample recount held last week identified inconsistencies.

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WHA's new director takes on a cash crunch amid the ongoing mold crisis

The new executive director of the Wilmington Housing Authority, Tyrone Garrett, has taken his seat, and he’s already making some significant changes. WHQR’s Ben Schachtman brought Kelly Kenoyer into the studio to discuss how he's tackling the beleaguered organization's mold crisis.

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WHQR Interview: NC Attorney General Josh Stein on the Peter Michael Frank trial

On Tuesday, former New Hanover County teacher Peter Michael Frank was sentenced to at least 50 years in prison for abusing students. WHQR’s Ben Schachtman spoke to North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, whose office prosecuted the case.

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UNCW provides acre of land to construct Isaac Bear building, a project in the works for 3 years

UNCW provides acre of land to construct Isaac Bear building, a project in the works for 3 years
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"Dodging Standards": Carolina Public Press's Kate Martin on troubled county social services departments

In a three-part series released recently by Carolina Public Press, lead investigative reporter Kate Martin expands on her coverage of Cherokee County's troubled DSS to look at why problems like these exist and what other states have done about it.

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Tru Colors survived tragedies and setbacks to get its beer on the market, but its business model remains contentious

After several difficult years, shootings, a hurricane, and a pandemic, the Wilmington-based brewery Tru Colors has finally released its beer. The company’s social mission — hiring active gang members to try and rein in street violence — remains controversial, drawing criticism from families and law enforcement. Despite that, founder George Taylor remains committed to the approach he started working on five years ago.

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'Raising Jails': Carolina Public Press series takes a look at how, and why, North Carolina counties are building bigger jails

The series "examines how and why North Carolina counties decide to build bigger jails, the impact of deciding to build and potential policy changes that could lead to different outcomes." WHQR spoke with CPP reporter Jordan Wilkie about his work.

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Wilmington and New Hanover officials want to spend $50 million on affordable housing, but don't quite know how yet

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The ad-hoc housing and transportation committee (from left to right around the table): Councilmember Charlie Rivenbark, Commissioner Deb Hays, Commissioner Rob Zapple, Councilmember Kevin O'Grady, Councilmember Clifford Barnett, Sr.
A recently formed ad-hoc committee on housing and public transit met again this morning. At the meeting, the city council members and county commissioners who make up the committee nudged forward plans for a housing bond.
The ad hoc committee heard from staff about four possible buckets of money that the $50 million housing bond could go into: developing affordable housing, public-private partnership, homeownership, and rehabilitation.
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That's serious funding, on par with the seriousness of the housing crisis. But details were sparse.

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