A coalition of area environmental groups is organizing a forum this Friday at the University of North Carolina Wilmington as part of what seems to be a benign effort to raise concerns over the growing wood-products industry in North Carolina. ...

“This case is of great importance for African American and other minority schoolchildren who are racially isolated and deserve the opportunity to receive a sound, basic education as guaranteed by the state constitution. ...

Churches, organizations, community and individuals' teamwork made the dream work. ...

Tate has an extensive career that spans more than 20 years in higher education. ...

"The kids continued to excel and represent themselves, Port City Track Club, the city of Wilmington and the State of North Carolina on a national level," said Coach Roderick Bell. ...

The Port City Track Club needs your help in sending these kids to Kansas. If you would like to donate, please visit their Facebook Page: Roderick Bell (Port City Track Club) and click on the gofundme account they have set up. You may also call Coach Bell at (704)886-8686 or Coach T. at (910)297-5974. ...

Deployed to war seven times, Ward is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. Ward serves as the Director of the Commander’s Action Group at Defense Logistics Agency Energy. ...

REV. DR. MARY BENJAMIN: HONORING THE LIFE OF A GREAT WOMAN ...

A born and bred Wilmingtonian, Deputy Chief Williams has been a member of the WPD for 26 years, starting in 1989 as a teenage summer youth worker. In an exclusive interview with The Wilmington Journal, Williams recalled growing up as a youth in one of the Port City’s public housing developments. ...

PHOTO BY JOHN DAVIS (L TO R) MR. DESMOND RADFORD, MISS RICKI ROBBINS, MR. DEVAUGHN SHEPARD , 2ND RUNNER UP MISS AYANA BRONNER, MR. CHRISTOPHER APISA , DEBUTANTE QUEEN MISS HELEN BARNETT, 1ST RUNNER UP MISS ZARIA ALLEN, MR. TREJAN HOUSER, MISS ANA WILLIAMS AND MR. JA’QUEL SIDBERRY ...