Wilmington, North Carolina
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Cox: Some year for Roughrider `Batman' Jones...been far more likely to be the mugger in that Edmonton scenario than the hero. He grew up in the rough Hanover Heights area of Wilmington, N.C., and ran with a nasty crowd. By 14, he had fathered a son, Tyleke. Still, Jones was good... In this article: Kitwana Jones, Montreal Alouettes, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, God, and CFL |
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Charlotte Observer | 1 day ago
Ready to rumble, cable viewers?
...was reached. Time Warner Cable serves about 490,000 subscribers in the Charlotte area and about 810,000 in the Raleigh-Fayetteville-Wilmington region. Overall, it has 2.1 million customers in the Carolinas. The Charlotte Observer...
In this article: Time Warner Cable, ESPN, WCNC, Charlotte, Time Warner, Revenue, Recession, and WTVD
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Pink is the New Blog | 3 days ago
Milo Ventimiglia, Sophia Bush & Austin Nichols Visit The US Troops Overseas
...they both helped to raise money at the 'Celebrity Autograph Fund-raiser' for a memorial wall honoring fallen police officers to be built in Wilmington, NC, where 'One Tree Hill is filmed. Bush said as a child she was always encouraged by her...
In this article: Sophia Bush, Austin Nichols, Milo Ventimiglia, US, Turkey, Germany, Heroes, One Tree Hill, and Ramstein
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Winston-Salem Journal | 3 days ago
Winston-Salem State will be looking to get its first victory against Wake Forest TWIN-CITY FINALE
...and keep them out of transition because they are a really good basketball team." Jackson, a junior-college transfer who is from Wilmington, was a high-school teammate of Ty Walker of the Deacons. The two have remained close friends,...
In this article: Al-Farouq Aminu and Dino Gaudio
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Charlotte Observer | 4 days ago
Gun battle in E. Charlotte neighborhood
...boards - and the reluctance of boards to make that information public - has drawn the attention of the governor. The Star-News of Wilmington reported Sunday that its inquiry into salaries at ABC boards in New Hanover County and elsewhere...
In this article: South Carolina, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Department of Health, Mark Twain, and Beverly Perdue
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MTV.com | 4 days ago
Gloriana Beat Out Lady Gaga, Keri Hilson, Kid Cudi At AMAs
...headlines as the winner of "America's Most Talented Kid" in 2002). Though the Gossin brothers are from Utica, New York, they relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina, to kickstart Gloriana. Once the band recruited Rachel Reinert (whom they...
In this article: Kid Cudi, Keri Hilson, Matt Serletic, Taylor Swift, Fearless, Billboard, American Music Awards, and MySpace
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St. Petersburg Times | 5 days ago
Kickin' back with Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Connor Barth
...Archive - back to 1901 Kickin' back with Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Connor Barth All I think I know about you is that you're from Wilmington, N.C., which I believe is Michael Jordan's hometown, right? So, you'll never be Wilmington's...
In this article: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wilmington, Carolina, North Carolina, Sonny Jurgensen, Roman Gabriel, Michael Jordan, IPod, and NFL
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St. Petersburg Times | 6 days ago
New Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Connor Barth keeps head from drifting too high, too low
...day with the Bucs, Barth said he "feels comfortable to hit every time from 53 yards and in." Barth, who grew up on the beaches of Wilmington, N.C., has the reputation of exuding a surfer-dude calm on kicks. "It doesn't seem like he's...
In this article: Connor Barth, The Chiefs, Nick Novak, NFL, Dolphins, Tampa Bay, Goat, and Ryan Succop
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Winston-Salem Journal | 7 days ago
N.C. Sen. Boseman says she won't run again
Boseman, D-New Hanover, will serve the remainder of her two-year term through 2010. She said she wants to be closer to her Wilmington home in part because her partner is having a baby soon. She also has a 7-year-old son from a previous...
In this article: Julia Boseman, North Carolina, Wilmington, AIDS, Equality North Carolina, Jesse Helms, and New Hanover County
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Midland Daily News | November 19, 2009
EPA: Water systems dioxin free
Dioxins and furans are byproducts of historical industrial processes by the Midland-based The Dow Chemical Co. SGS North America, Wilmington, N.C., a laboratory working for Weston to analyze for dioxins and furans, performed the original...
In this article: EPA, Dioxin, Bay City, Saginaw, Furan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and The Dow Chemical Co.
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Midland Daily News | November 18, 2009
EPA says Midland, Saginaw and Bay City water supplies are free of dioxin and furan contamination
...contaminated sediment stirred up by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' navigational dredging in the Saginaw River. SGS North America, Wilmington, N.C., a laboratory working for Weston to analyze for dioxins and furans, performed the original...
In this article: EPA, Dioxin, Furan, Bay City, Saginaw, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Saginaw River
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Description from Wikipedia:
Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 75,838 at the 2000 Census. A July 1, 2007 United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 99,623. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that covers New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties in southeastern North Carolina, which had an estimated population of 339,511 as of July 1, 2007. It was named in honor of Spencer Compton, the Earl of Wilmington, who was Prime Minister under George II.
Wilmington was settled on the Cape Fear River and offers its historic downtown with its one mile long Riverwalk as a main tourist attraction. It is minutes away from nearby beaches. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Wilmington, North Carolina one of its 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. City residents have the advantage of living nestled between the river and the ocean with Wrightsville Beach a short 20 minute drive from downtown.
In 2003 the city received, through an act of Congress, the designation of "A Coast Guard City". The city is also home port for the USCGC Diligence, a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter..
- Name:
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Also Known As:
- Port City, Dub-Town, The City out of the City, Hollywood of the East, Wilmywood
- Type:
- City
- Founding Date:
- December 31, 1739
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 41.5
- Total Area (km):
- 107.4
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 41.0
- Land Area (km):
- 106.2
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 0.5
- Water Area (km):
- 1.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 30
- Elevation (m):
- 9
- Time Zone:
- Eastern (EST)
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