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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 Saturday afternoon and the tide is dead low. Families who live in the townhomes that dot Wrightsville B...

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 microtransit system, with Wave serving as the lead agency.  RELATED: If approved, the system would more ...

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.