Star-News (Wilmington, NC) articles

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Cooperative Bankshares reports income up.(Financial report)
October 31, 2007... Oct. 31--Wilmington-based Cooperative Bankshares Inc. on Tuesday reported that third-quarter net income rose 2.1 percent from a year earlier, to $2.1 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, excluding special items. The earnings comparison excluded recovery of $215,000 in taxes and...

Star-News, Wilmington, N.C., retail column.(Column)
October 31, 2007... Byline: Judy Royal Oct. 31--HAMPSTEAD TO GET LOWES FOODS STORE ON U.S. 17: For years, Food Lion has been the only game in town for Hampstead grocery shoppers. But there's some competition in the works. Lowes Foods is planning a 42,000-square-foot anchor store for Hampstead Towne...

Schools studying policy on facilities use after concert flap.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Angela Mack Oct. 30--The auditorium at Roland-Grise Middle School gets lots of action over the weekends. Thalian Association Children's Theatre takes center stage there some Friday and Saturday nights. Every Sunday morning, the Port City Community Church turns the public...

Wilmington, N.C., library branch lobbies county for new facility.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Chris Mazzolini Oct. 29--Tami Hinshaw loves shelving books at the Myrtle Grove Branch Library -- when she can find a place to put them. The library simply doesn't have enough room for a diverse book collection, not to mention computer resources and meeting space, said...

Brunswick Housing Opportunities goal: Affordable housing.
October 26, 2007... Oct. 26--After more than a year of meetings on affordable work force housing in Brunswick County, a new venture has begun to make sure action is taken to help the average worker afford a home. Brunswick Housing Opportunities is a new organization aimed at creating policy changes, building...