WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Good morning! On this day in 1958, the Wilmington Community College Board of Trustees agreed to purchase land off N.C. Highway 132 for Wilmington College’s first campus, which would eventually become the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Wilmington residents are dealing with the impact of Monday’s historic rainfall, but a rain-free day is ahead for most of the area.

Today is National Cheeseburger Day! Find out how North Carolina restaurants are celebrating in our Top Stories section.

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Historic Rains Close Roads and Strand Drivers

In what’s being called a once-in-200-years event, the towns of Carolina Beach, Boiling Springs Lake, and Southport received more than a foot of rain in 12 hours Monday, with Carolina Beach getting an astounding 18 inches.

The National Weather Service referred to the Carolina Beach total as a once-in-1,000-years event.

In Brunswick County, floodwaters cut off U.S. 17, reaching up to 7 feet in some sections and leaving hundreds of drivers stranded while the water receded.

Flooding submerged cars, washed out streets, broke dams, and forced people to spend the night at schools and workplaces.

Residents in other parts of the state experienced gusty winds and power outages, in addition to the heavy rains.

Rain lightened but continued Tuesday as the system moved out of the area.

Multiple Rodanthe Homes on the Brink of Collapse

A WRAL drone captured this video of several Rodanthe homes inching toward a full collapse into the Atlantic Ocean.

Erosion, high winds, and king tides are pushing these homes to the brink of destruction as decks separate, septic systems crack open and spill sewage into the water, and planks of wood and rusty nails litter the beach.

On Monday, NCDOT closed N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island due to overwash and water on the roadway, and it advised visitors of Rodanthe’s north-end beaches to use caution due to the presence of debris from the threatened structures.

The house on Corbina Drive that was featured in the 2008 movie “Nights in Rodanthe” is not one of the threatened structures. It was moved in 2010 to a safe location.

Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day Across NC

As Americans celebrate National Cheeseburger Day today, a number of North Carolina restaurants are joining in the fun.

Port City Taste’s Burger Week is underway in southeastern North Carolina, with 25 restaurants offering 30 different kinds of burgers as part of the annual event.

Charlotte on the Cheap compiled this list of specials across the Queen City, and Triangle on the Cheap did the same for the Triangle region.

You can also grab a burger special at this list of chain restaurants today. Bon Appetit!

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➤ Louisburg: Dawn Mangum, 30, surrendered Monday to a charge of fraudulently filing a deed for a $4 million Raleigh home belonging to Dr. Craig Adams, a local dentist. (See Details)

➤ Asheville: Democratic nominee for vice president Tim Walz campaigned in Asheville Tuesday evening at a privately owned venue. (More)

➤ Wilmington: Live Nation will pay for a $240,000 upgrade to Greenfield Lake Park’s Hugh Morton Amphitheater that will include a new viewing deck, beer garden, and food trucks. (More)

➤ Mooresville: Tutor Time daycare will renovate its playground due to the recent discovery of arsenic and radium just beneath the surface of a nearby median. (More)

➤ Cornelius: A plastic pipe that may have been part of a school project was mistaken for a bomb scare that sent Bailey Middle School students home Monday morning. (More)

➤ Wilmington: The FBI arrested the former vice chair of a local chapter of Moms for Liberty on Sept. 12 due to her presence in the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. (More)

➤ Former UNC quarterbacks and current NFL players Sam Howell and Drake Maye exchanged jerseys after playing against each other Sunday. (See Photo)

➤ The Charlotte City Council has approved zoning changes for a potential new practice center for the Charlotte Hornets. The team’s ownership is reportedly looking to invest up to $100 million in the new center. (More)

➤ DJ Burns, star of NC State’s final four run in March Madness last year, has signed a professional contract with the Sono Skygunners of the Korean Basketball League. (More)

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➤ New Hanover County is transforming an entire block of downtown Wilmington into a cultural hub that will encompass a library, museum, and mixed-use complex. (See Renderings)

➤ The North Carolina Court of Appeals threw out a ruling favoring Duke Health in a clash with UNC Health over government permission to add new hospital beds to facilities in two counties. (See Details)

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➤ A Fuquay-Varina woman received unsolicited rings in the mail that came with instructions to scan in a QR code, which would then give scammers her personal information. (See Details)

➤ North Carolina author Nicholas Sparks’ new book, “Counting Miracles,” comes out Sept. 24 and is set in Ashboro. Several local attractions are mentioned in the book. (Explore Locations)

➤ Ripken the Bat Dog, who dutifully retrieves bats for the Durham Bulls, transformed into Ripken the Tee Dog last weekend during the North Carolina State game against Louisiana Tech. (See Video)

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