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Grab some bait, fishing is free Wednesday

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012, 11:00am
Grab some bait, fishing is free Wednesday

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Grab some bait, a fishing rod, and throw out a line Wednesday in any public body of water in North Carolina for free.

July 4 is your one chance a year to get hooked on fishing at no cost. Everyone can fish in any public body of water, from mountain trout waters to coastal waters without buying a fishing license.

The State Wildlife Commission added more fish in waters across the state, including trout and channel catfish, to give people a better chance of reeling one in.

Even though the day is free, all other fishing regulations still apply – including size and creel limits.

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Temperatures hit 104 degrees on Middle Sound Loop Road

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Friday, June 29th, 2012, 5:12pm
Temperatures hit 104 degrees on Middle Sound Loop Road

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The National Weather Service released the following high temperatures around New Hanover County for Friday:

  • 100 degrees: Wilmington Airport at 3:35 p.m.
  • 100 degrees: Wilmington-Kings Grant at 3:51 p.m.
  • 99 degrees: Wilmington-Courtney Pines at 3:54 p.m.
  • 104 degrees: Wilmington-Middle Sound Loop at Hwy. 18 at 3:54 p.m.
  • 94 degrees: Wilmington-Middle Sound Loop Road at 3:55 p.m.
  • 92 degrees: Masonboro Island-Intracoastal Waterway at 3:45 p.m.
  • 101 degrees: Wilmington-State Port at 3:50 p.m.
  • 100 degrees: Wilmington-Monkey Junction at 3:48 p.m.

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Buddies at Poplar Grove Plantation

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, 9:25am
Buddies at Poplar Grove Plantation

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Resident Shelley Boehling uploaded this touching picture to WECT's See it, Snap it, Send it.

Entitled, "Buddies," the pictures was taken at Poplar Grove Plantation, one of the oldest existing peanut plantations in the state.

According to the plantation's website, the land was in the same family for over six generations. The Foys bought the land in 1795 and kept it until the mid 1970s. Now, it features a museum and a mansion tha tis on the National Register of Historic Homes.

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Taste test locally grown food, meet farmers

Submitted by Crystal Clark, News Producer
Friday, June 8th, 2012, 8:39am
Taste test locally grown food, meet farmers

A group of businesses in downtown Wilmington will partner for a farmer meet and greet on Saturday, encouraging residents to buy localy grown food.

Owner and chef of Crow Hill, Derrick Cook, will prepare food from Down East Connect's farmers in The Daily Special truck at two locations in the area.

The first 150 people to come to each location will get free samples of the dishes.

The first stop on the Meet and Greet tour will be at Porter's Neck Yoga and Spa, 8044 Market St., from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

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Science teacher captures transit of Venus on paper plate

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 9:38am
Science teacher captures transit of Venus on paper plate

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - The transit of Venus Tuesday night was the last one of any of earth's human inhabitants will see in their lifetimes. It won't happen again for more than 100 years.

A transit of Venus is when Venus crosses the disk of the sun from earth's perspective.

Dave Glenn, a sixth grade science teacher at Burgaw Middle School, captured part of the transit Tuesday night. He took the picture above of the Venus transit viewed on a paper plate around 6:45 p.m. near Castle Hayne. He submitted the picture to WECT via See it, Snap it, Send it.

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New Hanover ranked No. 13 in state for recycling

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 21st, 2012, 1:06pm
New Hanover ranked No. 13 in state for recycling

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Recycling data showed that North Carolinians throw away less than they have at any other time in nearly 20 years, largely due to recycling efforts and economic conditions.

The 2010-2012 North Carolina Solid Waste and Materials Management Report showed that plastic bottle recycling increased significantly since the state’s disposal ban became effective on Oct. 1, 2009, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The report broke down recycling rates by county and New Hanover County ranked No. 13. New Hanover had a recycling rate of 182.17 pounds per capita.

Rankings of other area counties:

  • No. 10 Brunswick County (197.94 lbs. per capita)
  • No. 36 Pender County (106.09)
  • No. 71 Bladen County (56.69)
  • No. 98 Columbus County (8.77)

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Ogden Elementary named N.C. School of the Year for energy education

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 6:04pm
Ogden Elementary named N.C. School of the Year for energy education

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Ogden Elementary School was selected as the N.C. School of the Year and a national finalist by the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project Board of Directors.

The school’s Go Green Team will be recognized during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. scheduled for June 22-25, according to a news release from New Hanover County Schools.

The Go Green Team has reportedly sponsored many recycling and energy conservation projects this year. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Ogden Go Green Team, coordinated by Mindy Nicoll, has been recognized by NEED, the news release stated.

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