Wilmington, NC News

Wilmington | Fire officials said it might be the first of next week before a cause is determined in the fire that damaged the Racine Commons retail strip center Tuesday night.

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By Patrick GannonPatrick.Gannon@StarNewsOnline.com

James ‘Don’ Bullard has been an agent in the Wilmington area for more than 37 years. He was the largest State Farm Insurance agent in North Carolina until he split from the company and became an independent agent in 2008.

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By Jim Ware and Patrick GannonPatrick.Gannon@StarNewsOnline.com

Wilmington | Longtime Wilmington insurance agent James Don Bullard was arrested Tuesday night on drug charges, but his lawyer vowed Wednesday evening that Bullard plans to fight the charges.“It’s going to be an ongoing investigation on both sides, I believe,” said Dennis Sullivan Jr., Bullard’s attorney.

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By Lori Kennedy-StewartStarNews Correspondent

Kelly Hawes said her favorite wedding present was not a china set or crystal vase; it was a chameleon. The late chameleon shared the spotlight with some of Hawes’ rescue animals, including two dogs, three parrots and a green iguana who loves to swim in the ocean.“Animals were my siblings growing up,” Hawes said.

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