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Today's News

  • North loses opening-round game in Beach Diamond Invitational

     North Brunswick lost its first-round game in the Touchstone Energy Beach Diamond Invitational 12-4 to Oak Ridge Military Academy.

    Oak Ridge took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first against starter Steve Lowry off two hits and an error.

    North scored in the bottom of the inning when leadoff hitter Steven Linkous walked, stole second and scored on Tim Walsh’s single.

    Oak Ridge had runners on third and first with two outs in the second, but Lowry ended the inning by getting a groundout.

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  • Daniels throws three-hitter in West JV victory over HCA varsity

     Against the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders’ varsity baseball team, West Brunswick sophomore Khyne Daniels threw a complete-game three-hit shutout as the West junior varsity won 3-0 Monday morning in the Touchstone Energy Beach Diamond Invitational.

    Daniels, who is not in pitching rotation on the West JV team, struck out six and walked five in seven innings. Through April 15, the Crusaders were 10-0-1.

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  • Former sheriff's detective charged with indecent liberties

    A Brunswick County Sheriff’s detective charged with indecent liberties has been fired from the sheriff’s office.

    According to Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. April Stanley, former Detective Sgt. Henry Thomas Cole was arrested by North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation agents around 7 p.m. Sunday, April 24.

    Cole, 45, of 2454 Southport-Supply Road, Bolivia, has been charged with indecent liberties with a minor.

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  • Easter church services in Brunswick County

    For more information about local services, please see the religion pages in the Tidelines section of this week’s Beacon.

    Saint Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, Shallotte

    Easter Sunday Mass will be at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. (bilingual) and 11:15 a.m.

    Saint Brendan the Navigator is at 5101 Ocean Highway West, Shallotte. For more information, call 754-8544, or visit http://www.saintbrendan-shallotte.org.

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  • WATCH VIDEO: Brunswick Beat for April 20, 2011
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  • Community


    Thursday

    April 21

    WEIGHT WATCHERS, weigh in at 9:30 a.m., meeting at 10:30 a.m., Southport Presbyterian Church, 1025 E. Moore St., Southport. For details, call (800) 651-6000.
    ROTARY CLUB of Shallotte, meets 12:30 p.m. at Starz Grill at Planet Fun, Whiteville Road, Shallotte. Visiting Rotarians welcome.
    WEIGHT WATCHERS, weigh in at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6 p.m.; St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church, 4941 Main St., Shallotte. (Parking on Powell Street.) For details, call (800) 651-6000.

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  • Union Elementary students earn awards, honors

    Union Elementary School has recognized the following students for its third nine-week awards:
    Bus Riders of the Month
    Taylor Barbee, Maddox Ward, Bryan Ortigoza, Jorge Hernandez, Willow Moore, JaQuice Daniels, Heather Gore, Bailey Arena, Katie Friend, Austin Nguyen, Timothy Seward, Jason Dodge.
    Citizens of the Month
    Kindergarten: Brooke Holmes, Delaney Edwards, Roman Dellacona, Meredith Perrone, Fisher Gurganus, Brenda Gonzales, Emma Greene, Simon Starch, Andrew McLaurin, Grayson Russ.

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  • Be not afraid are words that fall too lightly on the tongue

    Life has taken many a twisted turn since the beginning of my bout with a variety of major health issues, particularly in the past two years.
    Frustration, a degree of desperation, fear...terrible fear...and an assault on what now appeared to be quite fragile faith. Unknowingly, I had entered the dark night of the soul. It was not a conscious choice, but it surely was one that dramatically changed my life.

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  • Religion briefs

    Camp UMC plans Easter services
    Easter celebrations begin at Camp United Methodist Church of Shallotte on Sunday, April 24, with a 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service. The Rev. Richard Vaughan will preach on “He Saw and He Believed” from John 20:1-8.
    The 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services will be taken from Matthew 28:1-8 with a sermon titled “Ta Da!” All services will be in the sanctuary.

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  • Club news briefs

    VFW president coming to N.C.
    Cortina Barnes, national president to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), will be visiting North Carolina May 15-17 and will be hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 7288 in Calabash.
    Barnes will arrive at Wilmington International Airport on May 15 where she will be greeted by the Ladies Auxiliary President Janice Butterworth, department line officers and auxiliary members. Lunch will be hosted at the Wilmington VFW Post #2573 at noon and dinner will be at 7 p.m. at Post 7288 in Calabash.

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