News in Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Funding approved for Carolina Beach dredging project
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:08:41 -0800

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- Congressman Mike McIntyre's office announced today Carolina Beach is one step closer getting much-needed dredging. The memorandum of agreement or MOA between the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the state of North Carolina to pay for the project has been approved. The agreement will allow the state and local communities to pay the Army Corps to dredge the ...

Rep. McIntyre says dredging necessary at Carolina Beach inlet
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:22:01 -0800

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- Congressman Mike McIntyre made a stop in Carolina Beach Friday to discuss dredging of the Carolina Beach inlet. McIntyre was joined by local leaders for a boat tour aboard the Royal Winner. He discussed the need for dredging in the inlet to maintain the draw of tourists to the area and safeguard against potential hazards for fishermen. We asked McIntyre if dredging ...

Rep. McIntyre expands on possible run for NC governor
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:13:45 -0800

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- On the heels of Gov. Bev Perdue's announcement that she will not seek re-election, the focus now is on who will take her seat. Many names are being tossed around with local and state leaders showing interest. One of those is Rep. Mike McIntyre. We caught up with McIntyre Friday during a visit to Carolina Beach to ask how serious he is about a move from Washington to ...

Man dead after car crash in Carolina Beach
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:57:02 -0800

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- One man is dead after losing control of his vehicle Saturday afternoon in Carolina Beach. According to the Carolina Beach Fire Department, the man was driving a four-door pickup truck on Dow Road Saturday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, flipped multiple times and crashed into a wooden pole. The driver was ejected from the vehicle ...

County adopts plan to replenish Carolina Beach sand
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:38:56 -0800

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- New Hanover County Commissioners put a new plan into place to make sure the sand on Carolina Beach will be replenished after a project cooperation agreement with the government runs out. In the next year, the federal plan to renourish Carolina Beach will expire after 50 years. It is the first in the country to expire, so the county wanted to make sure a plan is in place ...

NC roster for NC/SC All-Star basketball game
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:35:31 -0800

The N.C. Coaches Association on Saturday announced the North Carolina players chosen to compete in the NC/SC All-Star Men's Basketball Classic next month.The game is scheduled for March 17 at Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C.The roster for the women's game will be released...

NC beach community fails to block bow hunters
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:47:43 -0800

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (AP) — The hunt for roaming deer continues in a North Carolina beach community. WCTI-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/wf0rw3 ) a Carteret County judge has refused to order a stop to the work of bow hunters in an Emerald Isle neighborhood at the tip of its barrier island.

B-CU defeats North Carolina A&T
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:56:20 -0800

After unveiling its entire school history of basketball banners at Moore Gymnasium on Saturday, including a 2010-11 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular season championship, Bethune-Cookman defeated North Carolina A&T in a game loaded with season highs.

Plans for Carolina Beach hotels move forward
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:58:44 -0800

Carolina Beach Town Council held a workshop Wednesday afternoon with members of CBP3 to decide how to use $369,179 in grant money.

Fugitive charged with sexual assaults in Va. Beach and NC
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:06:51 -0800

VIRGINIA BEACH - A man from South Africa is charged with three sexual assaults in Va. Beach. Lesiba Simon Matsoake, 37, was extradited to face charges for the 2004 and 2006 crimes in the resort city and two in North Carolina.  In Va. Beach, police say he tried to assault a woman walking on 24th Street around 1:00 a.m. on February 2, 2004 but ran off when someone stepped outside. On June 11, 2004 ...