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Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:19 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:19 a.m. Residents in the Shearin Hills subdivision in Castle Hayne are advised to boil any water they use for cooking, brushing teeth and other activities where they consume water.

Submitted by WWAY on 29 June 2009 - 10:38am. Surfers hope to wipe out cement plant A lot of groups in the Cape Fear region have come out publicly to take a stand against the proposed Titan America cement plant in Castle Hayne.

Mike Krysiewski, left, and Dean DeTore sit with a picture of Frank Brown at Hugh MacRae Park on Friday, June 26, 2009.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. Strong thunderstorms and possible hail are approaching Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties, according to a special weather statement from the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 10:51 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. A hold-up at a Castle Hayne Road gas station Tuesday night ended in an arrest after a K-9 tracked a suspect to a nearby mobile home park.

A Castle Hayne woman has thousands of bees living in her backyard oak tree and now the buzzing has her staying indoors.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. Raleigh A pair of Cape Fear region legislators are working together to put the brakes on the opening of the Titan American cement plant again.

The Granlibakken Resort in Tahoe has their Viking contingent now set after a nationwide search in May.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Local government officials don't seem to think so, at least when it comes to cash in reserve.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:09 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 11:09 a.m. New Hanover County is looking for money wherever it can find some, but a recent attempt to cushion its cash-strapped budget was waylaid by the Wilmington City Council.

A group of local citizens met in the Cape Fear River Watch headquarters in downtown Wilmington on June 9 to discuss an alternative development plan for the more than 1,800 acres that is otherwise earmarked for Titan America LLC, opening up yet another front on the issue over a cement plant that is scheduled to be erected in Castle Hayne but could ...

North Carolina songwriter Lance Mills will perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Back Room.

Love is coming to Boone. Elkin-based jamgrass outfit Big Daddy Love will return to the Boone Saloon Friday, June 6. The show starts at 10 p.m. Big Daddy Love returns to the Boone Saloon for a concert on June 6. Photo submitted Hailed for their authentic sound and powerful live performances, Big Daddy Love has been performing since 2006, though ...

Published: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 12:26 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 12:26 p.m. Pender county A registered sex offender was arrested Thursday night on charges of other sex crimes.

Ryan Freeman, ecoexpress, sprays compost derived from sewage on the ground at the end of Lorraine Drive near River Road.

The Martin Award is given each year in honor of Lorelle F. Martin, professor emerita, who taught science at Mount Olive College from 1957 to 1987.

Published: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6:53 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6:53 p.m. Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Published: Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 4:35 p.m. Charles Shelton Evans and Peggy Hinson Evans of Castle Hayne, N.C., are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Published: Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 2:44 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 2:44 p.m. The driver of a van that hit and killed a man who was riding a scooter Saturday has been charged in the case, and other complaints have surfaced about a Wilmington-based diaper business the woman runs.