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The county’s newest elections director clashed with the county manager over a familiar theme: the county’s support of and access to the election facilities. As allegations fly, and the election director has been put on administrative leave, the situation has deteriorated to a potentially unsalvageable point.
The Newsroom
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On this special edition of The Newsroom, we’re telling the story of the Black Rock Plantation House. At first glance, it’s a mid-19th-century farmhouse. But dig deeper, and it sits at the intersection of multi-generational stories — including the families of enslavers and enslaved people.Over the last few months, WHQR’s Aaleah McConnell and Rachel Keith traveled with descendants of those families as they work to understand their history — which is also the history of America. It is, at times, an ugly history that’s hard to confront, but it’s also an inspiring story of resilience. Now, 250 years after the founding of our country, it seems more appropriate than ever to tell it.
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- Wilmington mayor, council members push for local issues in DC
- The racial divide in New Hanover County on maternal and infant health statistics
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Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Lanatria Brackett Ellis on her unique blend of fashion, entrepreneurship, and storytelling.
- "Neighboring: Using Art to Bring Communities Together"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Susan Habas and Make A Difference Art Show
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Anna Lena Phillips Bell
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Beth Ann Bryant-Richards
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Kelly Zullo
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: The cast of "To Kill A Mocking Bird"
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Nancy King, artistic director of Opera Wilmington
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Techmoja Dance & Theater Company's Kevin Lee-Y Green and Michael Sherrod
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Steve Vernon
- Commentary: Alan Sturrock
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National News
- Robert Mueller, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dies at 81
- Gen Z's relationship with gambling and the unique vulnerabilities it faces
- Iran war enters its fourth week with no clear end in sight
- Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
- Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years prompts evacuations as more rain looms
- Federal prosecutors ask to dismiss charges against officers in Breonna Taylor raid
- Journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her interview with Dolores Huerta
- How one city moved quickly to remove a Cesar Chavez statue
- 'Everybody was wearing black.' How the Iranian diaspora is observing Nowruz amid war
- The second death of Cesar Chavez and his legacy
State News
- Greensboro considers new programs to tackle homelessness
- Sen. Berger calls for second recount in close race, but will it include all ballots?
- Boone to weigh temporary ban on data centers
- Holocaust survivor living in NC to speak at remembrance event in Winston-Salem
- After multiple court orders, FEMA says it plans to reinstate climate resiliency grants
- Piedmont Opera's new general director shares his view from the podium
- NCDMV rolls out live wait time tracker for driver license offices
- Cone Health launching mobile clinics to expand cardiovascular, prenatal care access
- Guilford County health officials warn of measles exposure
- WS/FCS at-large primary outcome unchanged after recount