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The awkward, quiet death of UNCW’s Razor Walker Award
Rachel Keith
For thirty years, UNCW’s Watson College of Education Razor Walker Award recognized advocates for education — until it was paused after a political scandal in 2023. After internal deliberations, the University quietly ended the award with little explanation. Officials have been largely unwilling to discuss it publicly, but documents acquired by WHQR shed some light on the demise of the important award.
New Hanover High School is undergoing millions of dollars in repair work, but will need even more extensive rehab — or total replacement.
Benjamin Schachtman
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WHQR
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New Hanover County school board hears options on rehabbing or replacing NHHS
Benjamin Schachtman
Mary Washington Howe pre-K center.
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NHC school board votes to keep Mary Washington Howe open, find alternate pre-K funding
Sarah Ellis
The Newsroom
  • What employees and safety data say about NHRMC's issues. Plus, understanding FERPA and book challenges
    WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman and reporter Kelly Kenoyer unpack some of our recent reporting about Novant NHRMC: staff interviews and watchdog data show some concerning trends at the hospital, but the newest leadership team says things are improving. And, Rachel Keith helps explain FERPA, the federal law protecting student privacy, and how it might be overused to protect public information, including parental book challenges.
More Local News
New Hanover County Courthouse
  1. Wilmington man pleads guilty to accidentally shooting a friend
  2. Suspected shooter yet to be found after barricade incident near Creekwood, one victim in critical condition
  3. "Vibrant Visions: Land and Sea" Fourth Friday Reception
  4. WPD ask for the public's help identifying suspect in Sunday night's downtown shooting
  5. Sunday Edition: I’m Not Rooting for the Iceberg
  6. Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to bring moderate flooding, dangerous maritime conditions
  7. Governor Stein signs Parents Protection Act, vetoes other bills he decries as "mean-spirited"
  8. In North Carolina, It’s Do or DEI
  9. Reports of Wilmington ICE raid debunked by verifiers, but lack of transparency leaves advocates concerned
  10. Straw poll narrows Democratic slate for Wilmington elections, party won't support Barfield or Barnett
  11. NC House authorizes Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail in Brunswick County
  12. Education, food access, and housing nonprofits receive $1.67 million from The Endowment
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Kaleb Edward Edley, a Wilmington-based actor, writer, director, and educator.
  1. Kaleb Edward Edley on acting, teaching, and finding inspiration
  2. Calvin Rowell Jr. on balancing his roles as actor and firefighter
  3. Black Music Month Celebration: Port City All-Stars
  4. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Cammeron Batanides and Zerick Jones
  5. WHQR MeetUp at Willowdale Urban Farms, June 20th
  6. Wilmington artist Dymond Logan on defining her style, seeking independence, and inspiring her family
  7. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Heather Wilson
  8. Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas and Zach Hanner
  9. Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Eric Manning, July 31st
  10. Soup to Nuts Featuring: Courtney-Lynn and Quinn On-Air This Weekend!
  11. Steve Vernon on his journey into theater, Wilmigton's scene, and Big Dawg Productions
  12. "Dance With Me" Fourth Friday Reception
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National News
  1. Philadelphia city workers reach tentative agreement to end strike
  2. After the floods, Texas lawmakers look to make changes
  3. In Kerr County, a fleet of volunteers bring hot meals to hard-hit neighborhoods
  4. Lower crime and birth rates mean America's prisons are emptying out
  5. Supreme Court blocks part of Florida's immigration law
  6. Clinging to a tree, and praying: how a family survived the Texas flash floods
  7. Former commissioner of flooded Texas county says siren system would have saved lives
  8. Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume
  9. Search-and-rescue efforts continue following catastrophic floods in central Texas
  10. Church in Kerrville serves as reunification center following central Texas floods
State News
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  1. Redistricting trial ends, judges to consider arguments about racial gerrymandering
  2. Stein vetoes bill seeking to keep NC governments from regulating pet shops
  3. After nearly 30 years, the NAACP National Convention returns to Charlotte
  4. NC list of Helene casualties updated to include trucker and missing man from Tennessee
  5. In Clyde, Stein urges state Senate to provide more relief to small businesses
  6. Local police and nonprofits address youth violence following Independence Day shooting
  7. Parents say Atrium Health to end all hormone, puberty blockers care for trans youth
  8. New ICE data shows spike in arrests across North Carolina
  9. Greensboro appoints Lora Cubbage as new city attorney
  10. No roof, no relief: How Charlotte's unhoused communities survive the summer
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