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NHCS FacebookSome parents and advocates voiced concerns that their schools lost positions this year. That’s not the result of overall personnel cuts; it’s the result of a complicated mix of factors that shift where the district puts staff. -
Eric W. Peterson/New Hanover CountyThe NC Ports’ top administrator asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend its work on the Wilmington harbor dredging project. It’s not a cancellation, but port officials want more time to study environmental impacts, including those related to PFAS, before the project moves forward.
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On today's show, Rachel Keith talks to Duke University assistant professor Dr. Justin Leroy about his new book, The Lowest Freedom — Racial Capitalism and Black Thought in the Nineteenth Century. We discuss American history in the context of prominent Black authors like Wilmington’s own David Walker, along with Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells.
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- ‘A keen eye for color’: Sydney F. Austin on her artistic journey and finding community
- Floating through art: Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds takes over Cameron Art Museum
- Wilmington musician and entertainer Justin Heter Pan on being "the guy that doesn't want to grow up"
- A conversation with comedian and actress Paula Poundstone
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Amy Diaz/WFDDWinston-Salem’s youth curfew will expire Oct. 12 after City Council members voted 6-2 against extending it for another year. -
Courtesy Town of Ronda/Town of Ronda in Wilkes CountyA new state audit found Ronda drained much of its reserves and used grant money intended for water projects to cover day-to-day expenses
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