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Summary: CoastLine , a call-in, variety news show airs Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12pm - 1pm on WHQR. Every week, we’ll look into issues that matter in the Cape Fear Region. Host Rachel Lewis Hilburn will interview expert guests and invite you to join the conversation. Tell us what topics you would like discussed on CoastLine . Email thoughts and suggestions to coastline@whqr.org . You can now subscribe to our CoastLine podcast on iTunes . Search WHQR-FM: CoastLine to hear our most recent shows. Remember, this is a LIVE broadcast so please call or email comments and questions to: CoastLine phone: 910.343.1138 Email: coastline@whqr.org !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");
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On this edition, we meet candidates from Oak Island and Kure Beach – two beach towns in southeastern North Carolina. Our focus is first on Oak Island in Brunswick County. The Town formed in 1999 through the consolidation of Long Beach and Yaupon Beach. While the census bureau estimates the year-round population at about 7700, summer tourists – including day-trippers -- can cause the population to swell to up to 50,000 people. Six candidates are running for two open seats on Oak Island’s Town
On this edition of the CoastLine Candidate Interviews, our focus is largely on Oak Island in Brunswick County. We meet Kevin Lindsey and John Bach – both running for a seat on Town Council there. But first, we spend some time with one of the two contenders for Mayor in the Town of Kure Beach. Emilie Swearingen, the current mayor, is running again. However, she’s seeking to rejoin Kure Beach government as a Commissioner – a role she played before becoming Mayor. That means the field is open.
Our focus today is first on Oak Island and then Kure Beach – two beach towns in southeastern North Carolina. In the Brunswick County Town of Oak Island, six candidates are running for two open seats on council. Kenny Rogers, whom we will meet today, is challenging Mayor Cin Brochure as she seeks her second term. In the two later segments, we’ll meet two people seeking a seat on the Town Council of Kure Beach, located in New Hanover County: John Ellen and Jerry Dockery. Segment 1: Kenny Rogers --
Our focus here is again on Carolina Beach – the largest beach town in New Hanover County. At an estimated population of about 6,000, the town is more than double the size of the county's next largest, Wrightsville Beach. Median household income is around $60,000 -- higher than nearby Wilmington. Two people seeking one of the two open seats on Carolina Beach Town Council are with us today: Tammy Hanson and LeAnn Pierce. We will meet them in segments 2 and 3. But first: with developments on GenX
Carolina Beach is the largest of the three beach towns in New Hanover County. At an estimated population of about 6,000 – more than double the size of the next largest, Wrightsville Beach. Median household income is around 60-thousand – higher than nearby Wilmington. The town is governed by a Council made up of four members and a mayor. Here, we meet two of the five candidates seeking a Council seat in Carolina Beach. We also meet the man challenging Mayor Dan Wilcox for his seat this year.
New Hanover County is made up of four municipalities: the City of Wilmington, three beach towns, and some unincorporated areas. Wrightsville Beach is one of those three beach towns – governed by a Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is slightly more than 2500. About 98% of the population is white with a median household income of more than $64,000. Mayor Bill Blair was scheduled to appear on this edition of CoastLine but dropped out a few days
On this edition of CoastLine, we meet two of three candidates seeking one of two open seats on Southport’s Board of Aldermen in Ward 1. This small seaside city in Brunswick County is divided into two wards – each represented by three people to make up a six-member board. The Mayor of the City of Southport serves a two-year term. Aldermen serve four-year terms which are staggered. Southport is a 225-year-old city that spans less than four square miles and sits near the confluence of the Cape Fear
On this edition of the CoastLine Candidate Interviews, we meet one candidate for Leland’s Town Council and one for Board of Commissioners of Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO. But first, we take a closer look at municipal elections with a political scientist. Segment 1: Aaron King , Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington RLH: Some of your areas of expertise include American Political Institutions and
The Town of Leland turned 28 years old in September. The current population, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, is just under 19,000 people. That’s growth of about 37% in just the last six years. Leland is part of the Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area despite its proximity to Wilmington. That was a change a major change for Brunswick County which took effect two years ago. Arguably, the biggest challenge facing Leland Town Council is dealing with the rapid growth and
The Town of Leland turned 28 years old this month. The current population, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, is just under 19,000 people. That’s growth of about 37% in just the last six years. Leland is part of the Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area – despite its proximity to Wilmington. That was a change a major change for Brunswick County which took effect two years ago. Arguably, the biggest challenge facing Leland Town Council is dealing with the rapid growth and
In the nonpartisan race for Wilmington’s City Council, there are nine people competing for three open seats that carry four-year terms. Two incumbents are hoping for reelection; they are with us today. And one seat is wide open since Earl Sheridan decided not to run again. Despite the fact that presidential election years turn out the highest numbers of voters, municipal elections have the most direct impact on quality of life. This fact is pretty widely accepted. But even the most educated and
Despite the fact that presidential election years turn out the highest numbers of voters, municipal elections have the most direct impact on quality of life. This fact is pretty widely accepted. But even the most educated and engaged among us – most notably a political scientist at an esteemed local university – even they are unlikely to know the people who are running for Wilmington’s City Council.
Wilmington is home to more than 117-thousand people. That’s growth of about 11,000 people since the last census in 2010. 73% of the population identifies as white, less than 20% is African-American, and 6% is Latino or Hispanic.
The City of Wilmington is home to more than 117-thousand people. That’s growth of about 11,000 people since the last census in 2010. 73% of the population identifies as white, less than 20% is African-American, and 6% is Latino or Hispanic.
On this edition of the CoastLine Candidate Interviews , we spend the first segment with one candidate for the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen. The remaining two segments feature candidates running for Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2GO, popularly known as H2GO – who have opposing views on whether to build a reverse osmosis plant. Segment 1: Pat Prince for Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen This is a race that has five candidates vying for two open seats. Only one of the incumbents
