A casting agency is looking for extras for a new television show pilot. This is a copy of a news release emailed by Fincannon & Associates, Inc.: Emmy Awardwinning casting agency Fincannon & Associates, Inc.
Published: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:58 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:58 a.m. WILMINGTON Two men robbed a taxi cab driver and left him lying in the road Monday night after he picked up a fare by Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington police said.
Submitted by Scott Pickey on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 4:24pm. United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court today Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced DUSTY LEE LEGGETT, 28, of Supply, North Carolina, to 60 monthsa imprisonment followed by five years supervised release.
Submitted by Scott Pickey on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:08pm. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Operations crews responded to and resolved a sewer system overflow of approximately 2625 gallons that occurred on Saturday afternoon, March 6 at a manhole located on the Ogden Interceptor sewer main at the end of Robin Dale Court in Wilmington.
Lshanna Chauntay Hooper, 33, and Nakia Dirahn Hooper, 35, were charged with possessing marijuana with the intent to sell and deliver, and maintaining a vehicle for drug purposes.
Published: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:31 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:31 p.m. WILMINGTON No one was injured when a two-apartment duplex caught fire Friday night near the Port of Wilmington off Shipyard Boulevard.
Submitted by Scott Pickey on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 11:05am. The state Science Panel on Coastal Hazards will meet March 12 in Raleigh to discuss the N.C. Coastal Resources Commissiona s study of the feasibility and advisability of the use of a terminal groin as an erosion control device in coastal North Carolina.
Yellow tape and orange cones aren't the usual sight for shoppers at Wal-Mart, but they signal a major renovation for a store in northern Wilmington on Sigmon Road.
WILMINGTON, NC Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Wilmington Friday morning to voice their opinion about the controversial healthcare reform bill, as Senator Kay Hagan made her way to the area.
Submitted by Scott Pickey on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 2:45pm. News North Carolinians who drive recalled Toyotas should now be able to get quicker repairs, free pickup and delivery of their cars, and free rental or loaner cars to drive, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Wednesday.
Published: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 4:37 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 4:37 p.m. The second-degree murder case stemming from the death of Wilmington Police Officer Richard Matthews was continued until the end of April during a hearing on Friday.
Published: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 9:18 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 9:18 p.m. Wilmington Wilmington Police Department detectives have received complaints this week about a scam involving driveway and parking lot paving, according to a news release from Lucy Crockett of the department.
Moises Guillen Padilla was charged with two counts of trafficking marijuana, possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for drugs.
A criticism I've heard several times in recent weeks is that we lump crimes committed in the blocks around downtown as being "downtown." Folks to own businesses or work downtown say that adds to a sense that downtown is unsafe.
Christine
