January 2025

It’s not often a story of a house is a love story.  But this is. It’s a story of a love between a man and a woman, their love for their children and family, and the family’s love of a neighborhood and the home they wanted to be a part of forever. Tucked into a…

We have thoughtfully crafted stories to make you laugh, cry, and count your blessings. Right out of the gate, in keeping with our desire to honor those in the community while they are with us, we have the story of real estate developer/builder Dallas Harris, now in his 80s. For five decades Harris put his…

As the only land access to Wrightsville Beach and Harbor Island, the Heide Trask Drawbridge can create a love-hate relationship with those who routinely cross it or who find themselves frustrated sitting in vehicles waiting for it to go down. Residents, commuters and visitors know when it’s up, broken, or under construction. However, there are…

Some careers start with a dream. Dallas Harris’s began with a nightmare. From his telling he was a lousy student who only graduated high school because the principal padded his transcript with unearned credits to get rid of him. One teacher said he would end up in prison, and in a way he did. It…

Sarah Jane Tart likes to set goals and challenges. She participated in the Wrightsville Beach Invitational Paint Out in May 2024, painting the lifeguard stand at Beach Access No. 2. She loved painting with her portable easel on the beach so much, she decided to paint all 14 stands en plein air. “It is so…

In the new year many of us are looking to reduce the holiday bloat and get back into a healthy lifestyle. There are some bold claims regarding the benefits of juicing and blending for health and detoxification, especially from the makers of Vitamix and Ninja, but is it worth the effort? What are the pros…

The entire student body at Wrightsboro Elementary School in Wilmington received new pairs of athletic shoes on Nov. 21, 2024, from Samaritan’s Feet.   The Charlotte-based nonprofit partnered with Truist Bank for Wrightsboro’s schoolwide giveaway. “I got so emotional when thanking them,” Wrightsboro Principal Michelle Faison says. “I wanted them to know the gravity of the…

What does it mean to be truly wealthy? The idea is likely to elicit a different vision or fantasy for everyone. For people like the late Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, accumulating wealth meant having more opportunities to give back. Some may dream of yachting with friends, lazy afternoons at a favorite spa, or what the clouds…

The alarm didn’t go off on Jan. 1, 2019. For the first time in more than a decade, I had nowhere to be and no title to go by. I was “just Casey.” Not “Casey Roman, WECT News, Wilmington.” Not “Casey Roman, Edward R. Morrow award-winning investigative journalist.” I was “just Casey.” And “just Casey”…

Vision: The faculty of sight; something that is or has been seen; unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight; the manner in which one sees or conceives of something; a mental image produced by the imagination; to envision. “Where there is no clear vision we wander, but happy is the one who heeds wisdom’s…