Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses problems surrounding a proposed “megaport” in Southport. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson discusses still-vacant Southport ‘megaport’
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