Wilmington Dailyhttps://wilmingtondaily.com/Local news for Wilmington, North Carolina: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across New Hanover County.en-GBSun, 18 Oct 2026 20:37:08 +0000Wilmington hires contractor for $1.1M Pirate Cove drainage fixhttps://wilmingtondaily.com/pirate-cove-drainage-contract-wilmington/https://wilmingtondaily.com/pirate-cove-drainage-contract-wilmington/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council awarded a $1,096,362 contract to fix flooding in Pirate Cove off Greenville Loop Road. The half-mile project should finish in fall 2027.New Hanover County Schools gets $7.5M for mental healthhttps://wilmingtondaily.com/nhcs-coastal-horizons-7-5-million-mental-health-grant/https://wilmingtondaily.com/nhcs-coastal-horizons-7-5-million-mental-health-grant/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA $7.5 million federal grant will pay $1.5 million a year for five years to expand student mental health care in New Hanover County Schools.Art in the Arboretum turns 30 on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1https://wilmingtondaily.com/art-in-the-arboretum-30th-oct-31-nov-1/https://wilmingtondaily.com/art-in-the-arboretum-30th-oct-31-nov-1/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe 30th Art in the Arboretum, moved because of weather, runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 on Oleander Drive. More than 70 artists; $5, kids free.Ironman closes Front Street, slows MLK Parkway Saturdayhttps://wilmingtondaily.com/wilmington-ironman-road-closures-saturday/https://wilmingtondaily.com/wilmington-ironman-road-closures-saturday/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCauseway Drive closes 5:15 to 10 a.m. and downtown Front Street most of the day Saturday for Ironman 70.3. Here is every closure, by time, and the detours.Wilmington weighs $2M incentive for 414 new jobshttps://wilmingtondaily.com/project-pearl-ii-wilmington-incentive-414-jobs/https://wilmingtondaily.com/project-pearl-ii-wilmington-incentive-414-jobs/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAn unnamed Wilmington business could get up to $5 million from the city and county for 414 jobs paying $85,080 on average. Both vote Monday and Tuesday.Port of Wilmington gets $6M for 140 truck parking spaceshttps://wilmingtondaily.com/port-of-wilmington-6-million-truck-parking-grant/https://wilmingtondaily.com/port-of-wilmington-6-million-truck-parking-grant/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA $6 million federal grant will pay for about 140 truck parking spaces and 50 container staging spots at the Port of Wilmington. No timeline yet.Cape Fear River tops flood stage at Wilmington Tuesdayhttps://wilmingtondaily.com/wilmington-tidal-flooding-water-street-weekend-rain/https://wilmingtondaily.com/wilmington-tidal-flooding-water-street-weekend-rain/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Cape Fear River peaked at 5.65 feet at 12:24 p.m. Tuesday, just over flood stage at downtown Wilmington. Sunday's tide is forecast to reach 5.4 feet.Cape Fear Memorial Bridge: NCDOT to pick a design nexthttps://wilmingtondaily.com/cape-fear-memorial-bridge-comments-due-oct-15/https://wilmingtondaily.com/cape-fear-memorial-bridge-comments-due-oct-15/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsComments closed Oct. 15. NCDOT now chooses between a lift span and a fixed 135-foot Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, with a decision expected in late 2026.Wilmington unemployment falls to 3.4% in Augusthttps://wilmingtondaily.com/wilmington-unemployment-august-2026/https://wilmingtondaily.com/wilmington-unemployment-august-2026/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWilmington's jobless rate was 3.4% in August, down from 3.9% a year earlier. But the city's labor force shrank, and about 490 fewer residents had jobs.