MONDAYS TOGETHER WITH YOU

Good morning Wilmington!

Got our first fill of oysters for the season at Eagle’s Dare on 3rd street yesterday. They had perfect weather for this all-you-can-eat oyster events. Tickets were only $35 online and then $45 at the door. I believe the oysters were Topsail clusters and they were served by the tin. Crackers, knives, hot sauce, cocktail sauce and lemons were provided. The tins were just the right size. There wasn’t much time for the oysters to cool down before you were ready for the next serving. Good fun!

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• UNC Grad and Iraq Veteran Tapped for Army Leadership

• Amazon’s Wilmington Project Breaks Ground February 2025

UNC Grad and Iraq Veteran Tapped for Army Leadership

[11 ABC] President-elect Donald Trump has selected Iraq War veteran and North Carolina native Daniel P. Driscoll as Secretary of the Army. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and Yale Law, Driscoll has served with the 10th Mountain Division and recently advised Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump praised Driscoll as a "fearless fighter for America's Soldiers."

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Amazon’s Wilmington Project Breaks Ground February 2025

[Port City Daily] Amazon has announced a February 2025 groundbreaking for its long-awaited distribution center in Pender Commerce Park, near Wilmington. The facility will serve as a 142,000-square-foot delivery station, creating over 100 full-time jobs and driver opportunities with starting pay at $15 per hour. This milestone follows delays since the project’s 2022 announcement. Local leaders celebrate Amazon’s confidence in the region, alongside other recent economic wins like Wilmington's free trade zone and expanded Avelo flights. Construction timelines remain undisclosed.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• Ashley High School’s flag football team wins first-ever state championship

• Wilmington man uses pressure washing equipment to extinguish car fire

What you should know:

• More pre-emptive pardons?

• Daniel Penny’s manslaughter charge dismissed

• New drug 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states

• Jay-Z accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

What might surprise you

• Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico testing positive for fentanyl

• Michigan attorney general urges residents to 'play music outside' to combat Christmas porch pirates

National & World News:

• Electric vehicles aren't selling

• California teacher dies after she was bitten by bat inside classroom

• Celebrated Trans Doc Sued For Removal Of 14-Year-Old Girl's Breasts

• FDA moves to ban red food dye

• University enrollment falling at 'concerning' rate

• Colleges dismantle DEI

To-Do!

✅ Lowes foods is selling USDA Angus Whole Beef Tenderloin for just $12.99/lb. Sale ends tomorrow so pick some up today!

Weather Forecast

Today Rain | 63°/57° | 93% | SSW 10 mph
Tue 10 Mostly Cloudy | 68°/61° | 17% | SSW 10 mph
Wed 11 Rain/Thunder/Wind | 69°/36° | 89% | SW 23 mph

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Tide Forecast

Mon Dec 9
7:41am: 0.39 ft (Low Tide)
1:27pm: 3.92 ft (High Tide)
8:05pm: -0.22 ft (Low Tide)

Tue Dec 10
2:09am: 4.11 ft (High Tide)
8:46am: 0.23 ft (Low Tide)
2:29pm: 3.77 ft (High Tide)
8:57pm: -0.42 ft (Low Tide)

Wed Dec 11
3:13am: 4.42 ft (High Tide)
9:46am: 0.04 ft (Low Tide)
3:35pm: 3.72 ft (High Tide)
9:48pm: -0.58 ft (Low Tide)

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