Cape Fear Community College recently announced the reappointment of Bruce Shell to the position of trustee. Shell was appointed by the New Hanover County Board of Education to serve an additional four-year term expiring June 30, 2027, according to a news release. Shell was sworn in at the May 18, 2023, CFCC Board of Trustees meeting. Jim Morton, CFCC president, ...

Jason Stiles has been promoted to the position of office services director in the Wilmington office of law firm Cranfill Sumner. He previously served as office services manager. “Since Jason joined Cranfill Sumner in 2017, he has proactively made significant improvements to our office services function in all offices, particularly in Wilmington. Jason&rsqu ...

After a three-year break because of COVID-19, Leadership Brunswick County recently celebrated the graduation of seven individuals from the nine-month program, according to a news release.   Joe Stanley, vice president of Joe & Moe’s Auto Services and president of Joe’s Photography, gave a keynote address during the 2022-2023 Leadership Bru ...

The Historic Wilmington Foundation honored the winners of the organization's 2023 Preservation Awards on May 18 at the historic New Hanover County Courthouse. The following are some of the winners, with descriptions from HWF:   ADAPTIVE REUSE THE EAGLE’S DARE (420 N. 3RD ST.): Joseph Apkarian | Nigel White & Billy Forbis, Rumble Williams ...

The Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau recently announced the winners of two major tourism awards.  This year’s Tourism Star winner is Ali Clark, Customer Service Specialist at End of Days Distillery, and the 2023 Jane Peterson Tourism Legacy honoree is Chef Keith Rhodes, co-owner and executive chef of CATCH Modern Seafood restaurant ...

Jason Clamme, Lower Cape Feaar LifeCare director of community engagement, recently received the Hospice-Veteran Partnership Leadership Award during the 2023 Association of Home and Hospice Care of NC conference, according to a news release.  The award recognizes a hospice employee who is a leader within their organization and community in efforts to better ser ...

Kent Homes received the 2023 Guildmaster Award from GuildQuality for a 12th year in a row for demonstrating exceptional customer service within the residential construction industry, according to a news release. Since 2005, GuildQuality, an Atlanta-based third-party customer satisfaction surveying company, has bestowed the Guildmaster Award to recognize and celebrate ho ...

Surf City-based Pivot Parking recently announced the addition of industry veteran Gary Means to its growing team. According to a news release, Means will serve as executive vice president of municipal and commercial parking, focusing on territory growth and the development and implementation of new technologies to benefit parking clients and end users. Mean ...

Several new agents have joined the Autumn Hall and Hampstead offices of Wilmington-based Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage.   Jena Romanesk (pictured below), James Adams, Clair Pridgen, Skip Lennon and Tyler Pappas joined the Autumn Hall office, while Emmanuel Castañeda and Dawn Dec joined the Hampstead office. With work experience in both the ...

Josh Smith has been selected to serve as New Hanover County’s chief communications officer beginning July 11. Smith comes to New Hanover County Government after serving as the chief communications officer for New Hanover County Schools since 2021. He takes over the role following the promotion of Jessica Loeper to assistant county manager in April. “Our c ...