Wilmington, NC News

The shouts from Southeastern North Carolina weren’t heard by the General Assembly, which last week approved new congressional district boundaries that were opposed by Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians in the Wilmington area.

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New Hanover has hired the same consultant that advised the county before it entered into a contract with R3 Environmental to help determine the best way to refurbish the taxpayer-funded garbage incinerator.

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At Acupuncture Happy Hour in Hampstead, the point is feeling good.“You just feel good,” organizer Helen Van Neste said. “Your eyes are open and you see the world.”Five needles go in each ear of participants to help them relax and de-stress.But the other reason to feel good about getting needled: donations go to support treatment at Wounded Warrior Battalion-East, Camp Lejeune.

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In May, the county detention facility started using a visitation system that uses the Internet to stream live video from jail to computer users anywhere in the country.

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