New Hanover County News

Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and wife, Renee, watch as the vote totals from some of the final precincts are posted at the New Hanover Board of Elections in Wilmington Tuesday, Nov.

The New Hanover County school board set a date Tuesday night to work on the redistricting plan for county middle schools.

Submitted by WWAY on 6 November 2009 - 5:28pm. READ MORE: There is a traffic advisory to tell you about in New Hanover County.

Traffic is the number one issue facing New Hanover County , followed closely by jobs and diversity of jobs, according to the latest N.C. Institute of Political Leadership poll of New Hanover County voters.

If early voting numbers are any indication, this election will see lower voter turnouts than the previous municipal elections of 2007 and 2005.

Leland mayoral candidate Frank Bullara had more than 20 supporters over his shop, Bugsy's Cigars in Leland, as election results rolled in Tuesday night.

Wilmington voters will determine the mayor's race between incumbent Bill Saffo and challenger Paul Knight.

A woman from New Hanover County has received the North Carolina Medallion for Outstanding Volunteer Service.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. Two years ago, a 21-year-old father of two was shot to death outside Nesbitt Courts, a now-shuttered housing development on South Second Street.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:15 p.m. The owner and two employees of an area motorcycle dealership were arrested this week on allegations they altered serial numbers on motorcycles, according to court documents.

Nathan Evick, elections specialist with the New Hanover County Board of Elections, illustrates curbside voting to a group of poll workers during training at the New Hanover County Library on Friday, Oct.

Williston PTA President Melissa Kirkby is in favor of drawing the school districting lines according to socioeconomic balance.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 1:56 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 1:56 p.m. New Hanover County Sheriff's Office deputies are on the scene assisting with a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of South College Road and Mohican Trail.

A former New Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy pleaded guilty in court Thursday morning.

Investigators on the scene where the body of shooting victim Delvin Antoine McIntyre was found pass out fliers seeking information in the Creekwood area Wednesday, Oct.

Thomas E. Prokop, 32, a former K-9 handler with the office until he was fired in August 2008, is charged with first-degree sex offense and indecent liberties with the girl when she was 4 years old.

Two people were arrested as a result of a month-long investigation by the New Hanover County Vice and Narcotics Division.

An island in New Hanover County known as a camping destination was the site of a major clean up operation Sunday.

Submitted by WWAY on 22 October 2009 - 6:17pm. Wilmington parents upset NHC schools arent warning about H1N1 cases Cindy White took her sixth grade son Justin out of Noble Middle School when she found out two of his classmates had swine flu.

Submitted by WWAY on 23 October 2009 - 5:56pm. New Hanover County Sheriff's Office cracking down on heroin This week's arrest of two Wilmington men on heroin-related charges marks nearly 40 such arrests in the past few months.