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Man indicted in fatal chase that...

A new Hanover County Superior Court grand jury indicted a Liberty man Sept. 6 on charges stemming from a May 10 chase that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist in Wilmington.

Eduard Patrick, 27, was indicted on charges of felony second-degree murder, felony fleeing to elude arrest causing death, felony hit-and-run causing serious injury or death, misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and misdemeanor reckless driving to endanger.

MEC golf match at Carolina...

Staff Report

Caroline Cahill shot a 33 and teammate Jayla Rogers shot a 36 in leading Class 4A Laney to a first-place finish Sept. 12 in a Mideastern 3A/4A conference golf match on the Heron Course at Carolina National.

The course was 2,338 yards. This was the fourth match of the conference season.

“The greens were in great shape,” said Laney assistant coach Kathy Murchison, “which yielded a couple of low scores today. It was too bad that we couldn't play all 18 holes.”

ECU vs. USC football photos

Photos of the ECU-USC football game Sept. 17. USC won 20-15. Photos by Jim Moore.

Silver Coast Purple Feet...

Saturday, Sept. 17, is the best day of the year for wine-lovers to go for a grape foot-dip.

Silver Coast Winery at 6680 Barbeque Road in the Grissettown area is having its 11th Purple Feet Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Highlights include grape-stomping and, at 3:30 p.m., the annual Lucille Ball lookalike contest, reflective of the 1956 “I Love Lucy” episode where Lucy unwittingly finds herself in an Italian vineyard vat having to crush grapes with her feet and winds up in a grape fight in the process.

Wayne Smith’s dove hunt remains...

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“Do I need to pick up the slaw?” Rhonda Smith asks.

“About 11:30, run up there and get it,” husband Wayne Smith says.

 

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The 33rd year of Wayne Smith’s dove hunt, on fields just outside Shallotte, begins like any other.

Well, almost like any other.

It is nearly 11 a.m. Sept. 10. On the warm, sunny morning, Wayne Smith is tending to the last-minute preparations for the banquet that precedes the hunt.

McCumbee, McAleer regain points...

Defending champions Chad McCumbee and Stevan McAleer will enter the final Street Tuner race of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge first place in points.

 

Look beyond the image you see...
What happens 22 times every day...

 By Linda Arnold

 

I’m not referring to drug overdoses, car crashes or heart attacks. On average, 22 veterans commit suicide — every day — in the United States.

Think about it. That’s almost one death each hour of the day!

These suicides are often a result of physical or psychological injuries our soldiers bring home after serving our country in war zones. 

How to ‘de-skunk’ a pet who’s...

 Dr. Ernie Ward

 

Have you ever smelled something so bad it turned your eyes sideways? I have. I was a frenzied first-year veterinarian in western North Carolina with more patients than July beach tourists with sunburns when it happened.

“Dr. Ward, quick! We’ve got an emergency!”

Leland plans to change parade...

LELAND — Leland officials took a first look at addressing a request to reroute the annual Christmas parade with changes to the town ordinance.

Leland Economic Development Commission chairman David Sink spoke during the public comment segment of the Aug. 25 town council meeting, as the owner of Meineke Car Care Center, to ask the board members to consider moving the Christmas parade off of Village Road.