Madison Lipe

Dec 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Molly Wilhelm |Renee Spencer |Madison Lipe

Local governments in the Wilmington area have thousands of employees in a wide range of departments, including administration, public safety, parks and recreation and planning. They are paid with your tax dollars, which makes their salaries public information. Here's a look at the highest paid employees for Wilmington, New Hanover County, Brunswick County and Pender County. WilmingtonTony Caudle serves as the city manager for Wilmington.

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Madison Lipe

When I accepted my position at the StarNews at the beginning of this year, I thought that moving from the mountains to the coast would mean leaving the place I know and love behind to enter a new environment and that there was a high chance I’d be covering storms. And for the most part, I was right, but I did have one thing twisted, my thought that at least the mountains would be safe.

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Madison Lipe

With the holidays quickly approaching, record spending is expected as people head out to grab gifts for their loved ones. But this year, unprecedented weather events have impacted the Wilmington area, local business owners say where people shop can make a big difference. The National Retail Federation, according to its latest consumer survey, expects consumer spending for the winter holidays to reach a record of $902 per person on average across gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items.

Nov 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Madison Lipe

The New Hanover County Board of Elections is set to count remaining absentee ballots Thursday afternoon, despite wishes for them to be counted earlier. The results could impact the outcomes of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and school board races. Republican member of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and candidate Dane Scalise filed an election protest on Tuesday to have the ballots counted as soon as possible.

Nov 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Madison Lipe

Madison Lipe, Wilmington StarNewsNovember 6, 2024 at 12:26 PM·3 min readAfter a long night in New Hanover County, the unofficial winners for both the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners and the New Hanover County Board of Education were selected in a tight race. So close that some candidates could request a recount based on the results as they stand now.