One of the bands at the Hurricane Relief Concert. (Source: WECT) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A Wilmington woman, Anna Mann organized a benefit concert to raise funds and donations for people affected by Hurricane Florence. The concert is being held Sunday at Bottega in downtown Wilmington. It starts at noon and lasts until 8 p.m.  All proceeds from the concert will benefit Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. They will then send the supplies to Dreams of Wilmington…

CALABASH, NC (WECT) – By Randi Hildreth Hundreds of people are trying to get home to a community in Brunswick County after a second evacuation. Members of the Brunswick Plantation community evacuated for Hurricane Florence, came back after the storm and were then forced to leave again after water from the Caw Caw Swamp rose.  “To me, the water is the scariest thing because it has no end,” said Brunswick Plantation resident Sandra Schroeder. “It…

Cape Fear River to approach record levels due to Hurricane Florence. U.S. 17 remains ‘only safe route’ into town. WILMINGTON — Brent Garlington shook his head while standing on Market Street looking out toward the Cape Fear River on Sunday morning. In front of him, parts of Water Street were already nearly a foot underwater as flooding from Hurricane Florence made its way to Wilmington. “I just wanted to see how bad it was,” said…

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – WECT will host a telethon Thursday to benefit disaster relief efforts from Hurricane Florence. All of the money raised Thursday will go to the American Red Cross and 91 percent of the money given to the Red Cross will be used to help victims of Hurricane Florence. “Financial donations raised in the WECT #CapeFearStong Fund Drive for Hurricane Florence will help people affected by this devastating storm,” said James Jarvis, executive…

WECT will host a telethon Thursday to benefit disaster relief efforts from Hurricane Florence. (Source: WECT) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – WECT will host a telethon Thursday to benefit disaster relief efforts from Hurricane Florence. 100 percent of the monies raised Thursday will go to the American Red Cross. 91 percent of the money given to the Red Cross will be used to help victims of Hurricane Florence. The WECT telethon will start Thursday at 6…

The storm surge of Hurricane Florence came ashore in Carolina Beach earlier this month. (Source: WECT) WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Sea level rise since 1970 contributed to thousands of additional homes being affected by the storm surge of Hurricane Florence earlier this month, according to a study released Monday morning from a national non-profit group.  Scientists with the First Street Foundation estimate an additional 11,000 homes felt the effects of the storm surge, compared to…