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Former principal James Nesbit speaks in support of Howe Pre-K during the New Hanover County Schools Board of Education meeting in Wilmington on July 8, 2025. Many teachers and community members attended to show their support for the Mary W. Howe Pre-K Center which was under consideration for closure.
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NHC school board votes on updated public engagement rules, NHHS rebuild plan
Rachel Keith
At Thursday’s New Hanover County school board agenda review, members voted to change rules around public engagement, and officially voted for New Hanover High’s rebuild plan. They also acknowledged DEI will disappear as one of the main pillars of their new strategic plan and debated how to proceed with future legal representation.
From the City of Wilmington's 2022 comprehensive parks plan.
City of Wilmington
Local
Eyeing an unnamed property, Wilmington proposes green space preservation partnership with county, Endowment
Benjamin Schachtman
Library Director Dana Conners gives a tour of the new downtown library branch. She says this view from the stairs is her favorite.
Kelly Kenoyer
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WHQR
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Sneak peek: New Hanover County's downtown library branch set to open Monday
Kelly Kenoyer
The Newsroom
  • A conversation about book challenges with New Hanover County school board member Josie Barnhart
    On today's show, a slightly overdue conversation with Josie Barnhart, Republican vice-chair of the New Hanover County Board of Education, and a mother of three. Earlier this year, Barnhart challenged the book Blended in the district, leading to some tough questions about the intersecting roles of parent and elected official, as well as how to handle books in 'grey' areas of appropriateness.
More Local News
A makeshift memorial outside of American Fish Company in Southport, where eight people were shot on Saturday night.
  1. The legal road ahead for the Southport shooting suspect
  2. WECT, WHQR, and Port City Daily hosting municipal election forum on October 8
  3. North Carolina ACLU sues New Hanover County Clerk of Court over public records
  4. Update: Authorities confirm identities of three killed, six wounded during Southport mass shooting
  5. Who is Southport shooting suspect Nigel Edge?
  6. D.C. Virgo met growth expectations last year, welcomes new leadership
  7. Affordable housing redevelopment of Azalea Inn gets pushback from community, councilman Kevin Spears
  8. "Things could have gotten even worse." Southport shooting suspect makes first court appearance
  9. Governor Stein visits Southport after deadly shooting, promotes mental healthcare reform
  10. District Attorney doesn't rule out death penalty following Southport mass shooting
  11. Suspect detained following deadly Southport shooting
  12. CAFO Country: WHQR's series takes a closer look at concentrated animal feeding operations in North Carolina
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
Actress, singer, and voiceover artist Heather Setzler.
  1. Actress, singer, and voice artist Heather Setzler on her acting career and Wilmington's theater scene
  2. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director of Chamber Music Wilmington
  3. Grammy-nominated artist Damion Murrill on his family's musical journey and empowering the next generation
  4. Commentary: Judge Gary Trawick
  5. "TERRA LUNA" Fourth Friday Reception
  6. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Beth Carter, organizer of the Island Arts Council's Art in the Yard
  7. Dancer, teacher, and artist Ashley Barnes on the joy of "seeing it all finally come together"
  8. Commentary: Dr. Steven Errante
  9. Commentary: Wills Maxwell
  10. Soup to Nuts Featuring: Admiral Radio On-Air This Weekend!
  11. Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: September Krueger, Director of Lifelong Learning at Cameron Art Museum
  12. Little Lunch Music with Harken Here Folk Ensemble
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
  1. Federal workers sue Education Department over partisan shutdown emails
  2. Trump federalizes the National Guard in Chicago, while troops arrive in Oregon
  3. More deployments testing the president's use troops in states and cities
  4. SNL roasts Trump in season premiere, as Bad Bunny addresses Super Bowl criticism
  5. DHS agents shot a woman at a protest in Chicago
  6. Large parts of New England are facing water restrictions amid rare drought conditions
  7. A Portland nonprofit finds a solution to save fresh food from going to waste
  8. Largest US Lutheran denomination installs first Black presiding bishop
  9. National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown
  10. Reporting on federal workers as the federal workforce is reshaped
State News
classroom desks
  1. NC Board of Education members want to let public schools omit class rank from transcripts
  2. WS/FCS names new superintendent to start Dec. 1
  3. Stein signs 'Iryna's Law' despite saying it lacks 'vision,' concerns over death penalty provisions
  4. HPU poll finds fewer than one in four North Carolinians are aware of 988 lifeline
  5. $100K fee on H-1B visas creates confusion for visa holders and businesses in the Triangle. Here's what we know so far
  6. Guilford County residents call on officials to ease tax burden as revaluation nears
  7. High school and university marching bands to perform in Greensboro Saturday
  8. New poll shows NC voters overwhelmingly oppose gerrymandering
  9. Federal government shutdowns impact some programs and services at Camp Lejeune
  10. 8th house collapses in OBX; despite shutdown, NPS staff contributing to debris cleanup effort
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