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There are two Republican primary races for Brunswick County commissioners. WHQR, WECT, and Port City Daily sent the same questionnaire to each primary election candidate to see where they stand on issues impacting the New Hanover County Schools district.
The Newsroom
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Primary Election 2026: Rebecca Trammel is pursuing an unaffiliated campaign for NC Senate District 7On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run without major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.
More Local News
- Opinion: Affordable Housing and Urban Resilience Aren’t at Odds, They’re Natural Allies
- A federal rule change could affect NC wetlands, making communities more vulnerable to flooding and poor water quality
- Sunday Edition: Editor's Notes on the Parks and Rec Reveal, Cancellation
- Columbus County holds its first partisan school board primaries
- Primary Election: 2026: New Hanover County Board of Education candidate questionnaires
- Cape Fear region braces for impending snowstorm
- Fuquay-Varina wants Cape Fear River water. The Wilmington area may pay the price
- Board of Commissioners to consider new comprehensive plan for New Hanover County
- Update: The Endowment offers nearly $8 million to help city, county buy greenspace on Greenville Loop Road
- Primary Election 2026: New Hanover County Board of Commissioners candidate questionnaires
- Amid frigid temperatures, Cape Fear nonprofits step up to help the homeless
- Wilmington Fire Department responds to car fire at downtown parking deck
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- 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
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Rachard McIntyre and Randx Nieves
- "Unique: A Rachard McIntyre Retrospective" Fourth Friday Reception
- Commentary: Gary Trawick
- Commentary: Bob Thompson "Longfellow and the Bells"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Angel Major and Cas Hyman
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Marva Mapson Robinson, director of the Williston Alumni Community Choir
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Say I Don’t Know"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Alex Hill of City Ballet
- WHQR Now presents Tercel
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map
- Is the U.S. heading into a dictatorship?
- Search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie, enters 4th day
- Photos: Scenes from the 150th Westminster Dog Show
- Congress faces tight deadline to fund DHS. And, Ryan Routh faces sentencing
- How old is too old for a 30-year mortgage? Here's what to consider
- Here's looking at you, kid: How the term for a young goat made the leap to children
- The Winter Olympics are upon us. Here's how to follow along
- A photographer will achieve a milestone record at Super Bowl LX
- Ryan Routh, convicted of trying to assassinate Trump, sentenced to life in prison
State News
- 'Inhumane treatment': Western NC United Methodists condemn ICE actions
- Greensboro celebrates Transit Equity Day
- Town of Canton is the latest to consider banning crypto mining, data centers
- Tillis presses DHS for records on Border Patrol's Charlotte operation
- NC General Assembly eyes nuclear reactors as it debates an energy policy ‘driven by courage’
- Guilford County property values could increase by more than 40%, officials say
- School districts seek legislative support after days of weather-related closures
- Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County gets new leadership
- Three North Carolinians died on the state's roadways during last weekend's winter storm
- Why winter weather can worsen skin conditions — and how to cope
