Section of Dow Road to close for âHightownâ filming The second season of the Starz crime drama Hightown is set to begin filming in Wilmington. (Source: Starz) By WECT Staff | March 15, 2021 at 12:29 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 8:03 AM
The closures, which will affect Dow Road between Spartanburg Avenue in Carolina Beach to Seventh Avenue in Kure Beach, are expected to occur between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and off-duty deputies will be on scene for safety and traffic control, officials said.
Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes.
The crime drama stars Monica Raymund (âChicago Fireâ) and James Badger Dale (âThe Departed,â âWorld War Zâ) and continues the story of a womanâs journey to sobriety that is overshadowed by a murder which she feels convinced she must solve.
Kure Beach Speed Limit Change Now Being Enforced Kure Beach Speed Limit Change Now Being Enforced Featured
By WILLARD KILLOUGH III
Managing Editor
KURE BEACH - The Kure Beach Town Council approved lowering the speed limit on Fort Fisher Blvd during their November 16th, 2020 meeting and changed the speed limit to 25 mph from Alabama Avenue to H Avenue on US Hwy 421 due to concerns expressed by area residents.
According to the Town in a notice issued last week, Now that DOT has the new speed limit signs up, it is in effect and being enforced.
Fort Fisher Blvd (U.S. Highway 421) is managed by the State. Jessi Leonard, PE - Division Traffic Engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation - explained on October 7th, The Department has completed an engineering investigation to determine if the technical warrants are met to recommend reducing the speed limit of Fort Fisher Boulevard between Alabama Avenue and N Avenue. A speed study was conduc
Friday
4:03 a.m. A man in the 200 block of Sierra College Drive reported he was freezing and wanted information on shelters. He was wearing shorts.
9:35 a.m. A caller from a business in the 1900 block of Nevada City Highway reported a possible skimming device at a gas pump.
10:05 a.m. A caller from the 900 block of Golden Gate Terrace reported vandalism to a school van in the parking lot, with the catalytic converter cut.
11:50 a.m. A caller from the 200 block of Ocean Avenue reported a scam.
3:25 p.m. A caller from the 500 block of Fawcett Street reported a motorcyclist hit a parked vehicle and left.
Friday
1:41 p.m. A caller from Highway 49, near Lime Kiln Road, reported two semi-trucks unloading gravel and doing U-turns in the roadway.
2:46 p.m. A caller from Dog Bar Road, near Leitner Drive, reported there was a horse in a pasture with an injured leg, sometimes lying down. The caller requested a welfare check.
3:07 p.m. A caller from Squirrel Creek Road, near Sadie Lane, reported a vehicle had been parked for a while, with someone possibly sleeping in it.
Saturday
10:28 a.m. A caller from Lower Colfax Road, near Galilee Court, reported a suspicious subject was in their area the previous day. The caller stated that after confronting him, he said he was lost and drove away.