A portion of a New Hanover County road will close while the N.C. Department of Transportation makes improvements.

The community gathered in Kinston to celebrate the change of East Carolina Council - Boy Scouts of America’ to Scouting America - East Carolina Council.

Some residents are hoping to get a new park on a parcel of county land near Carolina Beach Road and Independence Boulevard.

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