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Wilmington branch of Food Bank to provide aid to Columbus County

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Thursday, April 5th, 2012, 1:25pm

Wilmington branch of Food Bank to provide aid to Columbus County

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is now administering The Emergency Food Assistance Program in Columbus County through the Wilmington branch.

The branch already provides assistance to New Hanover and Pender counties. Commodities will be distributed to low-income households via local food pantries that are partnered with the Food Bank, according to a news release.

In North Carolina, individuals and families with incomes at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline qualify to receive assistance.

Food Bank partner agencies that will distribute include:

Believers Home Fellowship, 212 Faith Circle, Tabor City, 910-653-7299, every third Saturday from 8 a.m. through 12 p.m.
Dreams R Us, Inc., 684 Main Street, Fair Bluff, 910-649-7313, every third Thursday at 11 a.m.
Harvest Table, 211 East Columbus Street, Whiteville, 910-641-1547, every Monday 10 a.m. through 1 p.m.
Jesus Tabernacle, 812 Spearman Road, Bolton, 910-655-0063, Wednesdays 4 p.m. through 6 p.m. (closed the 2nd Wednesday)

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Assisted living facility to have grand opening

Submitted by Gavin Johnson, Reporter

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 5:49pm

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Cape Fear Manor has been in Clarkton since 1975. But later this month, the facility will have a grand opening.

Back in December, new management took over the assisted-living facility. Since then, the number of residents at the home has doubled.

On April 28 at 11 a.m., everyone is invited to tour the facility and attend the grand opening.

Cape Fear Manor is off South Smith Street near the Columbus County line.

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Local middle schools set to compete in regional Battle of the Books contest

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 11:17am

Local middle schools set to compete in regional Battle of the Books contest

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The North Carolina Regional Middle School Battle of the Books competition will be held in Bladen County on Thursday, April 5 at 9 a.m.

The Bladen County School System is hosting the event at Bladen Community College’s auditorium in Dublin, according to a spokesperson for the school system. Eleven counties and two city school districts will reportedly be competing for the regional title.

Here’s a list of schools looking for the first-place trophy:

Bladenboro Middle
Shallotte Middle
Sampson Middle
Williams Township Middle
Seventy-First Middle
Harnett Central
East Hoke Middle
West Pine Middle
Noble Middle
Pembroke Middle
Hobbton Middle
Spring Hill Middle

The winner of the regional competition will advance to the state contest in Greensboro.

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SCC, Lake Waccamaw State Park hold weed week seminar

Submitted by Justin Smith, Southeastern Community College Director of Marketing and Public Affairs

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 9:41am

SCC, Lake Waccamaw State Park hold weed week seminar

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Becky Westbrooks, Southeastern Community College’s chair of natural and social sciences, answers questions during a seminar held April 1 at Lake Waccamaw State Park as part of North Carolina’s Second Annual Invasive Plant Awareness Week.

The event included a presentation by invasive species expert Dr. Randy Westbrooks of Invasive Plant Controls, Inc. and a walking tour led by Park Ranger Jonathan Short.

The seminar was the capstone event of the 2009-2012 SCC Invasive Species Summer Science Enrichment Camps. The camps, which were funded by a $109,000 grant from the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, helped raise awareness of locally significant invasive species such as Wild taro at Lake Waccamaw, and permitted an average of 30 area high school science students per year to learn about this emerging global issue.

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SCC Choir, community singers perform Holy Week Concert

Submitted by Justin Smith, Southeastern Community College Director of Marketing and Public Affairs

Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 2:41pm

SCC Choir, community singers perform Holy Week Concert

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Southeastern Community College Choir, community singers and a string quartet performed Gabriel Faure’s Requiem on Sunday, April 1, at Whiteville First Baptist Church.

SCC’s Robin Fort conducted the musicians, and Dr. Sharyn Edwards was the organist. Randy Page, Lisa Lee Rust and Roman Grainger performed solos.

The concert was funded by the SCC Foundation and McDonald’s. The performance will be aired on SCC EDU-Cable in the coming weeks.

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Watching video on the WECT News App

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Sunday, April 1st, 2012, 10:50am

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Do you have the WECT News app for Android or iPhone?

It's not always possible to be in front of the TV, but now the news can go with you. The app is free and gives users access to WECT 24/7. It even allows you to watch videos from various reports and newscasts.

First Alert Meterologist Eric Davis will walk you through step-by-step on how to watch videos using the WECT app on your smartphone.

Be sure to click around within the app as there are a lot of different features for your use.

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