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By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – The North Carolina Fisheries Association has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over new regulations that kicked in on Monday.

The new restrictions target the Snowy Grouper,Vermillion Snapper and other species found in waters off the southeastern U.S. coast.

President of the North Carolina Fisheries Association Sean McKeon says his group is suing over the science and the numbers on the economic impact the fishing industry.

By Nan Graham

Wilmington, NC – Nan Graham's book In A Magnolia Minute, a collection of WHQR commentaries on life in the south, is available at bookstores.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – WHQR this week is asking candidates in two state house races five questions on some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina. Looking at the 18th District House race WHQR's Catherine Welch asks the candidates about the rising cost of a college education.

Frankie Roberts

Republican Frankie Roberts stepped into the race with less than one hundred days to campaign after his wife stepped out of the race for personal reasons.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – WHQR this week is asking candidates in two state house races five questions on some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina. Looking at the 17th District House race WHQR's Catherine Welch asks the candidates about the rising cost of a college education.

Allan Dameron

Democrat Allan Dameron is a North Carolina native who worked his way through Guilford College working for the North Carolina prison system.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – WHQR this week is asking candidates in two state house races five questions on some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina. Today we're focusing on the 18th District House race and the one-year landfill moratorium.

Frankie Roberts

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – WHQR this week is asking candidates in two state house races five questions on some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina. Today we're focusing on the 17th District House race and the one-year landfill moratorium.

Allan Dameron

Democrat Allan Dameron is a North Carolina native who worked his way through Guilford College working for the North Carolina prison system.

A realtor, he's lived in Brunswick County for the last 16 years.

By Megan V. Williams

Lumberton, NC – Step into the old Carolina Theater, and you enter an echoingly large space. But for Executive Director Richard Sceiford, the building, which houses Lumberton's civic center, could be much bigger than just its several hundred seats. It could be something that helps define the town's future.

If the town can afford it.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – WHQR this week is asking candidates in two state house races five questions on some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina. Focusing on the 18th District House race, the issue is health care for a growing senior population.

This is the second time Republican Frankie Roberts has challenged Thomas Wright for the 18th District seat.

Frankie Roberts

Born in Wilmington, Roberts runs a non-profit that finds homes and jobs for ex-offenders.

By Catherine M. Welch

Wilmington, NC – WHQR this week is asking candidates in two state house races five questions on some of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina. Focusing on the 17th District House race, the issue is health care for a growing senior population.

Allan Dameron

Democrat Allan Dameron is a North Carolina native who has lived in Brunswick County for the last 16 years and runs his own real estate company.

By David Hill

Wilmington, NC – Dr. David Hill is a pediatrician who lives and writes in Wilmington.