Dr. Derrick Hickey says when he moved to Wilmington 10 years ago, New Hanover County’s economy was booming. It was a business-friendly place where the…

Beth Dawson is an 11th-generation North Carolinian who grew up in High Point, married a local boy, and moved here more than 26 years ago. As WHQR’s Rachel…

New Hanover County native Buck O’Shields is not a new name to the race for county commission. Back in the mid-1970s, he served on the board of…

Republican Candidate Woody White is a local attorney who says he’s running for a seat on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners because of what he…

As a lifelong resident of New Hanover County, Stephen Vosnock says he pays attention to county issues and is hoping to take that involvement to the…

Rob Zapple is one of four Democratic candidates running for a seat on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. Zapple is a local home-builder who…

As a fourth generation New Hanover County native, Democrat Robert Murray served 20 years in the army and returned to Porters Neck where he continues to…

Republican Frank Christopher Meares is throwing his hat into the race for New Hanover County Commissioner after an unsuccessful bid for a Wilmington City…

The Vice Chairman of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners describes himself as a local boy and a second-generation county commissioner -- after…

Jason Thompson is one of two incumbents running for a seat on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. The Republican candidate completes his first…