MONDAYS TOGETHER WITH YOU

Good morning Wilmington!

While mulching the endless piles of leaves in my backyard, I found myself grumbling—but then I thought of the people in Western NC, braving bitter cold in the teens and single digits, and those in Los Angeles who have lost everything. With so much extreme weather and hardship happening around the world, it doesn’t take long to pause and feel grateful for what we have.

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• Youth Choir of Wilmington is accepting new members!

• UNCW Installs New Video Board at Brooks Field,

Youth Choir of Wilmington is accepting new members!

Calling all young singers ready to sing their hearts out - Youth Choir of Wilmington is accepting new members! Singers in 4^th-12^th grades (with unchanged voices) are welcome to audition on Tuesdays in January (Jan 14, 24, & 31). Auditions will be held just prior to rehearsals on Tuesday evenings at 5:15pm at Cape Fear Presbyterian Church in Wilmington (2606 Newkirk Ave). Auditionees are then asked to stay for the rehearsal from 5:30-7pm to confirm they enjoy the experience. For more information, email [email protected].

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UNCW Installs New Video Board at Brooks Field, Elevating Fan Experience

[WWAY] UNCW Athletics announced the installation of a new Daktronics video board at Brooks Field, enhancing the fan experience for the 2025 baseball season. The main board, measuring 22.8 x 34.8 feet, will display scores, a pitch count, and sponsor panels. A smaller board will be installed behind home plate. Head Coach Randy Hood praised the addition, funded by donors, as a game-changer for fans. The Seahawks kick off their season Feb. 14-16, hosting Quinnipiac and Georgia, ranked 4th nationally.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• Approaching winter weather cancels North Carolina inauguration ceremony

Western North Carolina:

• Replenishing home libraries in western North Carolina

• Superintendent Mo Green and the State Board of Education attend student performance about Helene

• Spruce Pine businesses reopen in new market

What you should know:

• Trump sentenced without penalty in New York hush money case

• Greenland Prime Minister says he is ready to speak with Donald Trump about independence from Denmark

What might surprise you

• Texas Governor Abbott orders U.S. flags to be flown at full staff on Inauguration Day on Jan 20th, rejecting Biden’s directive to lower them in honor of Jimmy Carter

National & World News:

• 'Pizzagate' gunman fatally shot by police in traffic stop

• UnitedHealth slammed for denying cancer patient's surgery -- while on operating table

• Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as more fierce winds are forecast

• Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ

• Mel Gibson Says He Aims To Shoot 'Resurrection' Next Year

To-Do!

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Weather Forecast

Mon 13 Mostly Cloudy | 51°/31° | 1% | W 9 mph
Tue 14 Sunny | 50°/28° | 5% | NW 13 mph
Wed 15 Sunny | 43°/28° | 0% | NNW 13 mph

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Tide Forecast

Monday, January 13

• 12:11 AM: -0.75 ft (Low Tide)

• 6:36 AM: 4.66 ft (High Tide)

• 1:14 PM: -0.42 ft (Low Tide)

• 6:54 PM: 3.52 ft (High Tide)

Tuesday, January 14

• 1:01 AM: -0.76 ft (Low Tide)

• 7:22 AM: 4.59 ft (High Tide)

• 1:57 PM: -0.45 ft (Low Tide)

• 7:41 PM: 3.55 ft (High Tide)

Wednesday, January 15

• 1:47 AM: -0.70 ft (Low Tide)

• 8:06 AM: 4.44 ft (High Tide)

• 2:36 PM: -0.42 ft (Low Tide)

• 8:27 PM: 3.53 ft (High Tide)

Provided by Marineweather.net