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SHALLOTTE—Sal Rubio and his restaurant, The Grille, are getting ready for their film debut.

The restaurant at 4635 Main St. caught the eye of location scouts for the film “Tammy,” a comedy written by Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, who will also direct.

McCarthy is the star of CBS’ “Mike and Molly,” but also has had great success recently in movies after receiving an Academy Award nomination for her role in “Bridesmaids.”

SHALLOTTE—Although Mother Nature can’t decide when spring will begin, Shallotte Farmers Market organizers have chosen this Saturday.

The 2013 season of Buddy Kelly’s Farmers Market, named for the former town mayor, will open from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 27, at Riverside Park.

Despite a forecast of temperatures in the low- to mid-60s during the morning, farmers market officials are announcing spring is here with locally grown produce, baked goods, plants, herbs and crafts.

HOLDEN BEACH—Kayak and small boat launches on the Intracoastal Waterway are part of a park Holden Beach will build on Brunswick Avenue—but bigger plans are in store for the stretch of land if the town can nab a BIG grant.

A boardwalk connected to two piers that will reach the water at the planned park under the water tower was part of an overall park proposal approved unanimously April 9 by Holden Beach officials.

SHALLOTTE—He may be 9 years old, but he’s endured more than most people will in a lifetime.

Christian Huffman is a walking miracle—and his family knows it.

The third-grade Union Elementary School student has a rare medical history. At just 22 months of age, he was bit by a copperhead snake.

The youngest of Craig and Judith Huffman’s three sons, Christian was treated locally with anti-venom and airlifted to a hospital in Chapel Hill for treatment.