NEW HANOVER COUNTY - Effective 5:00pm today, the local Burning Ban for New Hanover County that has been in effect since June will be lifted. Because of recent rainfall and atmospheric conditions the County Fire Marshal has decided to lift the local burning ban. Fire Service officials advise that if people burn leaves and other vegetative materials they should take the same precautions they would have if it ...

Fan Appreciation Night at Legion Stadium Wilmington, NC - The Hammerheads return to Legion Stadium Wednesday night for their final regular season home game of the season. The Richmond Kickers will be making their first 2011 visit to Legion Stadium to take on the Hammerheads at 7:30pm. Wednesday’s game comes less than a week after the Hammerheads defeated the Los Angeles Blues on national television for the ...

BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE EVENT SCHEDULE **Get YOUR Koka Beach Amphitheatre Tickets HERE** DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (TONIGHT!) ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS (August 11) BOTH THIS WEEK!     Event Date On-Sale Ticket Prices DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Monday, August 8 7 p.m. Tickets On Sale Now! Pit General Admission and Reserved Tables/$37 Lawn General Admission/$32 Day of show Lawn price i ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. Aug. 8, 2011 – One day before East Carolina can wear full pads, head coach Ruffin McNeill guided his squad through a three-hour workout Monday morning. The Pirates moved up their practice time to avoid high heat indices forecast for the afternoon. Post-Practice Interviews **Get East Carolina Pirates Tickets HERE!!!** ECU will put on full pads tomorrow and continue preparations for the first ...

Lefty Set to Start Game 1 Tonight Wilmington, NC - The Wilmington Sharks and the Coastal Plain League announced Thursday that Morehead City’s Joe Sclafani was named the Rawlings Hitter of the Week, while the Tri-Pitchers of the Week honors went to the Sharks’ Mat Batts, Asheboro’s Joshua White, and Florence’s Hunter Adkins for week nine of action (July 26 - August 2).     Batts threw a complete ga ...

BERMUDA RUN, N.C. Aug. 7, 2011 --- Harold Varner, a rising senior on the East Carolina men's golf team, defeated UNC Greensboro rising senior Colin Chapman, 3 and 1 to win the North Carolina Amateur Math Play Championship Sunday at the Bermuda Run Country Club. Varner, who won the N.C. Amateur Stroke title earlier this summer, became the first player to win both titles in the same year. "Colin got off to a ...

DURHAM –Authors will share engaging tales as banjo players and soldier re-enactors surround the grounds of Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham.  Writers Stewart Dunaway, Myron Miller, Keith Jones, and others from across the state will offer a variety of talks on the history and culture of the Old North State.  Music, musket firings and other living history demonstrations are highlights of the free p ...

18th Annual Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival Poster Contest The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce announces the 18th Annual Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival Poster Design Contest. All entrants should submit original artwork which is representative of the 18th Annual Seafood Blues and Jazz Festival. Eligible entries must be a flat work of art, which includes: watercolor, pastels, acrylics or oil. Please do ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. Aug. 7, 2011 - After having Saturday's practice pushed back to a brief evening workout due to inclement weather, the East Carolina football team returned to the Cliff Moore Practice Complex with vigor Sunday and completed its third session of the fall. The Pirates conducted what second-year head coach Ruffin McNeill referred to as an hour-long "run through" Saturday in shorts and helmets on ...

General Public Can Purchase Tickets Beginning at 9:00 a.m. GREENVILLE, N.C. – Individual game tickets for all of East Carolina's 2011 regular season contests, including the Sept. 10 home opener versus Virginia Tech and an Oct. 1 battle against in-state rival North Carolina, will go on sale to the general public Monday, Aug. 8 beginning at 9:00 a.m.  Get your ECU Pirates tickets now through Beach Carolina Ma ...