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World & Travel this week: Howard W. French argues that the ongoing crisis in Ceuta, where thousands of African migrants stormed the Spanish; and Russia and Ukraine are effectively shutting down the Black Sea’s grain corridors through…

Ruth Arnold, a sign painter who has hand-lettered historic plaques for the Historic Wilmington Foundation for over four decades, is profiled as she continues her craft in retirement.

North Carolina’s General Assembly has approved a budget provision requiring the N.C. Ferry Division to begin collecting tolls on previously free routes starting Jan.

Illinois State University has appointed Baz Abouelenein as Associate Vice President for Finance and Planning and Chief Information Officer, effective August 17, 2026.

Wilmington, NC and surrounding area this week: ABC’s ‘RJ Decker’ is filming its second season in downtown Wilmington, with crews blocking off Water Street between; and Copper Builders settled one of two appeals blocking its 1,800-unit…

Washington, NC / Beaufort & surrounding counties this week: Beaufort County Community College has renamed its Centralized Advising Center in honor of Laurie Smart Evans, the; and All six graduates of Beaufort County Community College’s…

A Forbes travel piece argues that Myrtle Beach’s drinking culture has matured beyond frozen beach cocktails, pointing to a downtown Brazilian bar, a brewery in a former five-and-dime, and a Little River distillery…