North Carolina

UCF Tops ECU, 3-2, To Even Series

UCF Tops ECU, 3-2, To Even Series

Thompson And Whitehead Record Two Hits Each GREENVILLE, N.C. – Darnell Sweeney’s RBI infield single in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning hit as UCF (22-13, 4-7) topped East Carolina (23-12, 5-6) 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium in Conference USA action. Brian Adkins (5-2) picked up the win after [...]

Posted in: Baseball, Greenville NC
Hammerheads’ Home Opener Cancelled Due to Weather

Hammerheads’ Home Opener Cancelled Due to Weather

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – GAME RE-SCHEDULED Wilmington, NC April 16, 2011 7:15pm– Wilmington’s City Manager made the executive decision Saturday night to cancel the Hammerhead’s season opener against the Rochester Rhinos due to severe thunderstorms in the area. The threat of severe weather was imminent all day in Wilmington.  Calling the game was a tough decision [...]

Posted in: Soccer, Wilmington NC
LCI Disaster Team stands ready as severe weather unfolds

LCI Disaster Team stands ready as severe weather unfolds

Raleigh, N.C., April 16, 2011 – The Disaster Response Team from LCI Group is assessing the damage and coming to the aid of people across the Triangle as powerful tornadoes tear through the region, destroying homes, closing roads, causing power outages and forcing people to evacuate from their neighborhoods. LCI team members are on the [...]

Game of SKATE! Sidearm Surf and Skate 4/17/2011
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Game of SKATE! Sidearm Surf and Skate 4/17/2011

Come celebrate the warm weather with a Game of Skate!! Food, friends and some of the area’s most talented skaters will be on hand!! Put your skillz to the test and get signed up or come out and watch the competition!! Too many prizes to list!! Top prize: CASHOLA!! 2 Dollars to enter the game [...]

ECU Bats Heat Up In 12-6 Win Over UCF

ECU Bats Heat Up In 12-6 Win Over UCF

Reinheimer Collects Career-Best Four Hits With Two RBI GREENVILLE, N.C. – Freshman Jack Reinheimer collected a career-best four hits, drove in two and scored a pair of runs to help lead East Carolina (23-11, 5-5) to a 12-6 Conference USA opening series win over UCF (21-13, 3-7) Friday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. [...]

Posted in: Baseball, Greenville NC
Donate $1.00 to the Surfrider Foundation – FOR FREE

Donate $1.00 to the Surfrider Foundation – FOR FREE

For every Facebook fan that Seaside Vacations receives, they will donate $1.00 to the Surfrider Foundation. It’s literally that simple. So hurry up and “Like” them today. Offer ends Earth Day (April 22) CLICK HERE to donate!!!!! This from Adam at Seaside Vacations: Good afternoon, I’m the Director of Marketing for a vacation rental company [...]

Preserve The Outer Banks Bag Ban (takes all of 20 seconds… not kidding)

Preserve The Outer Banks Bag Ban (takes all of 20 seconds… not kidding)

Single-use plastic bags represent one of the greatest environmental catastrophes of our generation. It is estimated that 60-80% of all debris in the ocean is land-based plastic. Plastics take hundreds of years to break down at sea and most types never truly biodegrade. As a result, oceans are slowly turning into a ‘plastic soup’ while [...]

Hidden Treasure: Local finds oldest shipwreck in N.C.

Hidden Treasure: Local finds oldest shipwreck in N.C.

“If we didn’t do something or at least move it past the high tide line, it was going to fall to pieces,” Henry said. “It moved four times that winter.” Realizing the ghost ship was not returning to her sandy grave, Midgett and other archaeologists needed to act fast to recover the wreck before harsh [...]

Posted in: OBX Outer Banks NC
Chamber Seeks Musicians & Entertainers for New Event
By April 15, 2011 Read More →

Chamber Seeks Musicians & Entertainers for New Event

Southport, NC — On May 19th the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Southport will embark on an exciting new event called “Shop to the Beat”. “Shop to the Beat” starts with entertainment and unites the natural combination of shopping and dining. The bi-monthly event will take advantage of the traditional [...]

New Hanover County: SO2 Nonattainment Discussion

New Hanover County: SO2 Nonattainment Discussion

(New Hanover County)— A public comment period on ‘nonattainment’ has been added to Monday’s New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Meeting.  The issue, depending on a final ruling by the US Environmental Protection Agency, will have long lasting impacts on economic development in the region.   Officials with the NC Department of Environment and Natural [...]