Home & Garden

Mum sale to take place Saturday

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012, 9:00am

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Just in time for fall, The Presbyterian Counseling Center will be hosting a mum sale Saturday, according to a news release.

The sale will go from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 4810 Wrightsville Avenue.

Jonson Nursery will offer several mums below wholesale prices.

Only cash or checks will be accepted.

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New Hanover County tax office accepting payments now

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012, 9:00am

New Hanover County tax office accepting payments now

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – If you’re looking to go ahead and pay your real estate tax bill, now is the time to do so -- New Hanover County officials will begin mailing this year’s real estate tax bills out so that they arrive in residents’ mailboxes next week, according a news release from county officials.

Taxes are due Sept. 1 of this year, and can be paid without interest until Jan. 7, 2013, but the tax office is already accepting payments.

"Residents who have appealed their revaluation will not receive their tax bill until their appeal process with the Board of Equalization and Review is complete," said a county official in a statement.

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Don't be a victim of contractor fraud

Submitted by Kim Kopka Ratcliff, News Anchor, Carolina in the Morning

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012, 8:24am

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud (NCPHIF) will hold a “SmartPower” workshop on “Protecting Yourself from Home Repair Contractor Fraud and Scams.”

The workshop will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at the David M. Paynter Assembly Room, Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC 28405, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The workshop is free and open to the public.

The NCPHIF is holding the workshop because they get lost of phone calls from homeowners who have been scammed. These workshops are held all over the country including Joplin, Missouri and Birmingham, Alabama where major tornadoes ripped houses apart.

During the workshop attendees will learn how to recognikze typical scams, how to find and check out a contractor, whay you will want included in your contract and much more.

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Berger's home foreclosed; sold to Wells Fargo Bank

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 10:20am

Berger's home foreclosed; sold to Wells Fargo Bank

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – New Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger’s home went on sale at the county courthouse Tuesday in a foreclosure auction.

According to a legal ad listed in Lumina News, Berger and Karyn Crichton are the owners of a house on Commons Way. Crichton is Berger’s ex-girlfriend and an employee of New Hanover County’s planning department. She has not lived at the house for several years.

Berger was nowhere in sight Tuesday as his house was sold to the highest bidder – Wells Fargo Bank. Wells Fargo bought the home for $211,917. It has ten days to complete the sale. If they do complete the sale, anyone still living at the home will have 30-60 days to move out or be evicted.

New Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger's home went on sale at the county courthouse Tuesday in a foreclosure auction.

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Foreclosure: Commissioner's home to be sold next Tuesday

Submitted by Justin West, Assignment Manager

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, 4:05pm

Foreclosure: Commissioner's home to be sold next Tuesday

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – New Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger’s home will be sold in a foreclosure auction next week.

The notice, listed as a legal ad in Lumina News, states that Berger and Karyn Crichton are the owners of a home in the 500 block of Commons Way. Crichton is Berger’s ex-girlfriend and an employee of New Hanover County’s planning department. She has not lived at the house for several years.

The sale will take place at the door of the county courthouse at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29 and will sell to the highest bidder, the notice said.

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Open house for Parade of Homes

Submitted by Crystal Clark, News Producer

Friday, April 27th, 2012, 9:04am

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Homes on the market in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties will be open to the public on Saturday, for the 26th annual Parade of Homes.

This year, 49 homes built by local builders will be on the tour, ranging in prices from $130,000 to more than $2 million.

The parade is from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and it is sponsored by the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association.

Admission to the homes is free.

For more information on the parade, call 910-799-2611, or visit the official website, www.wilmingtonparadeofhomes.com.

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New policy to keep mosquito spray away from properties

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 11:45am

New policy to keep mosquito spray away from properties

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The New Hanover County Health Board approved a formal policy to keep mosquito sprays away from people who don't want it.

Some homeowners worry the chemical will hurt their organic gardens or beehives.

Those who don't want the spray near your house will need two signatures from neighbors saying it's okay.

New Hanover County does not spray everywhere, only in areas where large numbers of mosquitoes are reported.

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