AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Wrightsville Beach North Carolina. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/wrightsville-beach-nc 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/wrightsville-beach-nc https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:13:40 -0500 On the two-year anniversary of President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, North Carolinians are still benefiting from the relief https://www.americantowns.com/news/two-years-later-american-rescue-plan-still-delivering-no-thanks-to-gop-31548701-mooresville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/two-years-later-american-rescue-plan-still-delivering-no-thanks-to-gop-31548701-mooresville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 RALEIGH, N.C. – Today's hearing of Harper v. Hall at the North Carolina Supreme Court offers a chance to restore the constitutional order after https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncgop-statement-on-harper-v-hall-rehearing-31549530-raleigh-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ncgop-statement-on-harper-v-hall-rehearing-31549530-raleigh-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Roy Cooper today issued Executive Order No. 278 to encourage more North Carolinians to apply for state jobs and to help state government https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-issues-executive-order-to-emphasize-skills-experience-in-state-hiring-31551256-gastonia-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-issues-executive-order-to-emphasize-skills-experience-in-state-hiring-31551256-gastonia-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the creation of a statewide Office of Violence Prevention that will be located in the North Carolina Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-signs-executive-order-establishing-state-office-of-violence-prevention-31551257-new-bern-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-signs-executive-order-establishing-state-office-of-violence-prevention-31551257-new-bern-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget for FY 2023-2025, First in Opportunity. The plan put forth by the Governor builds on the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-releases-proposed-budget-first-in-opportunity-31551258-statesville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-releases-proposed-budget-first-in-opportunity-31551258-statesville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Tex-Tech Industries, a leading manufacturer of specialty textiles, will create 49 new jobs in Forsyth County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/north-carolina-textile-manufacturer-to-invest-24-million-in-winstonsalem-expansion-31551259-morganton-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/north-carolina-textile-manufacturer-to-invest-24-million-in-winstonsalem-expansion-31551259-morganton-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Roy Cooper today highlighted his recommended investments in schools, teachers and families with visits to Scurlock Elementary School in Hoke https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-visits-public-schools-highlights-budget-investments-in-education-31551260-clayton-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-visits-public-schools-highlights-budget-investments-in-education-31551260-clayton-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 North Carolina will get $500,000 to help more low-income households afford monthly high-speed internet service, Governor Roy Cooper announced. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/north-carolina-awarded-500000-to-help-more-people-afford-highspeed-internet-31551261-huntersville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/north-carolina-awarded-500000-to-help-more-people-afford-highspeed-internet-31551261-huntersville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Roy Cooper let the following bills become law without his signature:     Senate Bill 53: Hotel Safety Issues https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-lets-two-bills-become-law-31551262-morrisville-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-cooper-lets-two-bills-become-law-31551262-morrisville-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C.— Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) have introduced the bipartisan Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly (SOAR) Act. https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-budd-and-kelly-introduce-bill-to-improve-tracking-of-high-altitude-balloons-31551747-ahoskie-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-budd-and-kelly-introduce-bill-to-improve-tracking-of-high-altitude-balloons-31551747-ahoskie-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and seven of his colleagues sent a letter to Department of Homeland https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-colleagues-oppose-proposed-biden-rule-that-would-hurt-small-businesses-farmers-31551797-altamahaw-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-colleagues-oppose-proposed-biden-rule-that-would-hurt-small-businesses-farmers-31551797-altamahaw-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently reintroduced the Reverse Entry for Migrant Offenders and Violence https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-introduces-bill-to-stop-allowing-illegal-immigrant-criminals-to-stay-in-the-united-states-31551798-andrews-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-introduces-bill-to-stop-allowing-illegal-immigrant-criminals-to-stay-in-the-united-states-31551798-andrews-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently re-introduced bipartisan legislation to build the healthcare workforce in rural https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-build-healthcare-workforce-in-rural-and-medically-underserved-areas-31551802-badin-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-build-healthcare-workforce-in-rural-and-medically-underserved-areas-31551802-badin-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently co-sponsored legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-cosponsors-bill-to-reduce-rape-kit-backlog-31551804-calabash-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-cosponsors-bill-to-reduce-rape-kit-backlog-31551804-calabash-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) led a bipartisan group of senators in questioning the https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-sinema-lead-bipartisan-group-of-senators-questioning-the-federal-reserve-on-its-oversight-of-silicon-valley-bank-31551810-davidson-nc.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tillis-sinema-lead-bipartisan-group-of-senators-questioning-the-federal-reserve-on-its-oversight-of-silicon-valley-bank-31551810-davidson-nc.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500