BY RHONDA BELLAMY, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Harvard Jennings, a trailblazing talk radio host in southeastern North Carolina, has died at the age of 73. In a broadcast career spanning 25 years, Jennings helped shape public discourse on local, state, national and international issues with talk shows on WAAV and WLTT. “First and foremost, Harvard always led with love. Harvard genuinely cared about what peopl ...

KENNETH DAVIS BY RHONDA BELLAMY CONTRIBUTING WRITER   Family and friends are mourning the loss of community activist Kenneth Davis, who died Thursday, November 29, 2018, after an extended illness.  He was 73. Upon returning to Wilmington in 1989 to care for his ailing mother, the Vietnam veteran and former federal undercover narcotics agent became active in several local organizations, including the 1898 Ce ...

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SPECIAL TO THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL UNCW has officially opened the first K-8 lab school in North Carolina. The first year-round K-8 public school in Wilmington, the new D.C. Virgo’s curriculum focuses on inquiry-based learning, community engagement and the importance of literacy. Classes began July 18 and a grand opening celebration was held July 24. “We could not be more excited about the opening of D.C. Vir ...

On May 10, 2018, the State of North Carolina made history in honoring its very own Pender County native and trailblazer, Ambassador Mattie R. Sharpless, by designating a portion of U.S. Highway 17 in her name for her career in foreign agricultural trade relations, and for having served in a variety of senior level positions in Washington, D.C. and abroad. ...

Barbara’s association with Liberia dates to her serving there in the Peace Corps after graduating from Johnson C. Smith University. Her early assignment was to teach mathematics to students and teachers. ...

Mrs. Kathryn B. Ennett was recognized by Al Roker of the Today Show as a Smucker’s 100th  birthday celebrant. ...

NHC NAACP Marches on First Day of Early Voting ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had planned visit to Williston Senior High School on April 4, 1968 ...

NC Child calls on constituents, candidates, and current elected officials to make children their top priority in 2018. ...