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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Senator Michael Lee joined representative Craig Horn and Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson today to announce the state is moving quickly to get schools back on track and to make sure students and teachers are not penalized for time missed. They have drafted a bill for the General Assembly which will forgive students and teachers at public schools for time lost in any district…

By Adam Wagner StarNews Staff Monday Sep 24, 2018 at 1:51 PM Sep 24, 2018 at 1:51 PM Large pipe that supplies most of Wilmington’s water runs along US 421, where road has been washed out SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) officials made emergency repairs in Saturday’s overnight hours around a water main that supplies about two-thirds of Wilmington’s drinking water. Floodwaters on U.S. 421 washed out a section of the road near the New Hanover-Pender county line, eroding the road’s…

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter State Port of Wilmington WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina Ports’ terminals in Wilmington and Morehead City resumed full commercial truck operations on Monday following Hurricane Florence which forced the terminals to close on September 13. Both the Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City reopened to employees and vessel operations late last week. – Advertisement – “North Carolina Ports’ facilities in Wilmington and Morehead City suffered some damage during…

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – WECT will host a series of phone banks this week as a resource to viewers in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.  Four pastors from the Wilmington area will be at WECT Monday afternoon. They will be available from 4-7 p.m. to answer your questions about what to do now that the storm has passed. (Phone number TBA) If you can’t get through by phone, you may be able to find the…

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – WECT will host a series of phone banks this week as a resource to viewers in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.  Volunteers will be available from 4-7 p.m. to answer your questions about what to do now that the storm has passed. Just call 910-386-5540. If you can’t get through by phone, you may be able to find the answer to your question on WECT’s Need to Know: Florence Recovery Information…

Cape Fear River will be swollen through Tuesday night high tide; other rivers gradually falling WILMINGTON — Downtown Wilmington will continue to see tidal flooding through at least Tuesday night as rains Hurricane Florence brought to central parts of North Carolina make their way to the ocean, according to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington. “For the next couple of days, it may not drop below (flood) advisories even at low tide,” said Mark…

Government officials in New Hanover County have voiced new concerns as a water main in danger of breaking could leave two-thirds of the area without water. (Source: Kasey Cunningham | WRAL) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT/WRAL) – Government officials in New Hanover County have voiced new concerns as a water main in danger of breaking could leave two-thirds of the area without water, according to WRAL. “We’ve got a raw transmission line that we’re concerned…