On Good Friday of 1962, just as the nation’s collective thoughts reflected on the Civil War after 100 years of hindsight, a storm approached the Cape Fear. Sand shifted, as it always does along the Graveyard of the Atlantic. But this time grains scattered to reveal the wreck of a blockade runner, the Modern Greece.
Fixing roads and avoiding layoffs are the top priorities for the Wilmington City Council as it faces a $6.7 million budget deficit for the coming fiscal year.