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The city of Wilmington is moving forward on a plan to buy land for a new park.
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The Newsroom
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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.
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- Wilmington nonprofit will host walk to raise awareness for CSA survivors
- Ask a Journalist: A few questions about the City of Wilmington’s new Chief of Staff position
- A look at the complex, intercontinental journey that delivers ripe bananas to Wilmington-area shoppers
- WPD's decades-long program hopes to be a slam dunk in curbing youth violence
- Sunday Edition: What Nigel Edge told me
- NHC school board votes on updated public engagement rules, NHHS rebuild plan
- Eyeing an unnamed property, Wilmington proposes green space preservation partnership with county, Endowment
- Sneak peek: New Hanover County's downtown library branch set to open Monday
- The legal road ahead for the Southport shooting suspect
- WECT, WHQR, and Port City Daily hosting municipal election forum on October 8
- North Carolina ACLU sues New Hanover County Clerk of Court over public records
- Update: Authorities confirm identities of three killed, six wounded during Southport mass shooting
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Actress, singer, and voice artist Heather Setzler on her acting career and Wilmington's theater scene
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director of Chamber Music Wilmington
- Grammy-nominated artist Damion Murrill on his family's musical journey and empowering the next generation
- Commentary: Judge Gary Trawick
- "TERRA LUNA" Fourth Friday Reception
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Beth Carter, organizer of the Island Arts Council's Art in the Yard
- Dancer, teacher, and artist Ashley Barnes on the joy of "seeing it all finally come together"
- Commentary: Dr. Steven Errante
- Commentary: Wills Maxwell
- Soup to Nuts Featuring: Admiral Radio On-Air This Weekend!
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: September Krueger, Director of Lifelong Learning at Cameron Art Museum
- Little Lunch Music with Harken Here Folk Ensemble
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- In Utah, a group that helped prompt the redistricting says it's acting on faith
- Need a laptop? This retiree refurbishes laptops, gives them away to those in need
- Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
- Trump's use of National Guard strays from role as 'minutemen,' military experts say
- This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
- Morning news brief
- Man arrested in connection with starting deadly Palisades Fire
- Illinois to fight National Guard deployment in court Thursday
- Illinois congressman talks about the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago
- At the Supreme Court, the case of the candidate who sued, even though he won
State News
- Data center developers withdraw plans for Matthews project
- Measles outbreak in upstate South Carolina puts NC health officials on alert
- NC State Health Plan's new deal with CVS Caremark lets it negotiate for GLP-1s for state employees
- In Greensboro, Matheny narrowly edges Parker in District 3 primary; recount called in at-large contest
- 'Stay the course': State Superintendent calls on community to support WS/FCS amid crisis
- NC Arts Council awards $11M in grants statewide
- More than 300 first responders train at Carowinds for emergency situations
- An EPA emissions rollback proposal is key to Duke Energy's plan to delay coal plant retirements
- Burlington names Bob Patterson new city manager
- Asheville to stop using FEMA water system, plans for $100M pre-treatment system underway
