News Release from CFCC:

Wilmington, NC - Area financial planner Peter Starr will teach a class at Cape Fear Community College called "Financial Planning in an Uncertain World" in July.  The class will occur over two nights, meeting both Tuesday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 23, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.  

This class will focus on creating a financial plan for today and tomorrow, and is geared 

for people who want to create financial security for later in life. Students will learn how to invest in uncertain economic times and how to limit the eroding impact of inflation. They will also learn how to minimize income taxes and how to plan for economic and political instability. 

Essential legal documents, including common mistakes made with a will; social security benefits, including little known spousal options; and how to choose the age at which to apply for benefits will also be covered.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Students in CFCC’s Marine Tech program will head to the water one final time as part of recovery efforts of nine cannons from the shipwreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge.

According to CFCC, this mission will be incorporated into the students’ regular summer training voyage.

The cannons will be recovered over a period of three weeks, one per day, per week. The final cannon lift date is scheduled for Wednesday, June 19, with alternate dats of June 18 or 20.

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Several parents showed their support for a woman who claims she was wrongly arrested for truancy.  Stacy Glidden was arrested last week for not sending her seventh grader to school, even through she claims she sent the school doctors' notes from three different doctors.  Monday she went before a judge.