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Good Morning Carolina Anchor on WWAY ABC & CBS. The postings on this site are my own and do not represent the views, positions, or opinions of WWAY.
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Throwback Thursday: Greenfield Lake mystery, courtroom cameras, and a unique pet law from 1987

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By Matt Bennett Verified
| WWAY-TV (Wilmington, NC) Verified
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — This week’s Throwback Thursday looks back at three stories that made headlines across the Cape Fear in July 1987, including a mystery at Greenfield Lake, a major change inside the New Hanover County Courthouse, and a new ordinance aimed at protecting family pets. The first story revisits an environmental mystery at Greenfield Lake, where city crews spent a day removing nearly 2,000 dead fish that had floated to the surface.
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Throwback Thursday: Honoring Marcy Cuevas as she prepares to leave WWAY

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By Matt Bennett Verified
| WWAY-TV (Wilmington, NC) Verified
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — This week’s Throwback Thursday takes a different approach, not just looking back at a collection of archived news stories, but at the career of someone who helped shape many of them. The segment honors WWAY News Director Marcy Cuevas as she prepares to leave the station after nearly three decades of service. Cuevas joined WWAY in 1999 as an editor before moving into reporting.
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Throwback Thursday: Fourth of July celebrations through the years in the Cape Fear

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By Matt Bennett Verified
| WWAY-TV (Wilmington, NC) Verified
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — This week’s Throwback Thursday celebrates Independence Day by revisiting Fourth of July traditions across the Cape Fear over the years, from fireworks in downtown Wilmington to parades in Southport and holiday crowds at Wrightsville Beach. The segment begins in 1983, when cloudy skies did not keep people away from downtown Wilmington for Independence Day festivities.
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