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Today's News

  • Hungarian paprika adds flavor and aroma to many soup dishes

    With our weather beginning to cool down into autumn, I start thinking about flavorful and hearty soups that are perfect for this time of the year. 

    Though not really a soup, I also enjoy making goulash and especially, paprikash. My favorite is chicken paprikash, a traditional Hungarian soup or stew made primarily with bone-in chicken, onions, chicken stock and plenty of paprika. Paprikash is slow-cooked on the stove along with a pot of potato dumplings or noodles and a platter of Hungarian pickled peppers along with a loaf of crusty home baked bread.

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  • Community briefs

    Blue Star Mothers seek names

    The Grand Strand Blue Star Mothers are collecting names and addresses of deployed service men and women for their annual Christmas box mailing. 

    Submit name(s) to Grandstrandbsm@yahoo.com or call (843) 390-5639. These names can be family members or friends. Submit names by Nov. 15.

    Boston butt sale to aid mom

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  • Supply man shot Thursday morning

    A Supply man was shot Thursday morning.

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Sgt. April Stanley said Jarrell Stanley, 22, was shot once in the abdomen just after midnight, Thursday, Oct. 14.

    Detectives are searching for the suspect or suspects involved in the shooting, April Stanley said.

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  • South Brunswick moves closer to conference volleyball title

     The South Brunswick High School volleyball team moved closer to a conference championship by beating West Brunswick 25-23, 25-13, 25-21 Oct. 13.

    West entered the match with one conference loss, and that was to South. South has two conference matches left this season.

     “I dreaded coming over here,” South coach Wesley Kidd said. “I dreaded having to play this match, but as a competitor, that’s what you live for.”

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  • Estimate to repair Holden Beach Pavilion: $80,000

    Holden Beach commissioners took no action after hearing it would cost almost $80,000 to make permanent repairs to the “new” Holden Beach Pavilion.

    In their regular monthly meeting at Town Hall Tuesday night, commissioners seemed stunned at the amount.

    The lowest of bids was $79,354, and the second-lowest was $84,999. The town first hired an engineer to study the problems and propose a permanent fix for the pavilion.

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  • Want to get scared? There’s plenty to do in the area for Halloween

    It’s no secret how much I love the fall, the month of October, Halloween and everything scary, fun and shocking about the paranormal.

    I cut my journalism teeth while I was a page designer at my first newspaper by doing a series of fun stories on supposedly haunted locations in my hometown.

    My thrill for all things scary—albeit not gory—followed me here to Brunswick County. While I’ve had fewer opportunities to creep around in old buildings hoping to see or hear something unexplained, I still love this time of year.

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  • Don’t miss the 30th annual Oyster Festival

    This weekend Brunswick County’s Oyster Festival will celebrate 30 years of honoring the community’s coastal heritage.

    From live music and dancing to oyster-related contests and all the food you can eat, there will be plenty of activities for people of all ages Saturday and Sunday.

    If you haven’t been to an Oyster Festival event, plan to go this year. You’ll meet a lot of good people and get a chance to share in a celebration of all things Brunswick County.

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  • Survey is a good first step for preservation

    Last year, Brunswick County made a financial investment to begin a process to help preserve some of the county’s historic places.

    In the fall of 2009, local history enthusiasts joined county officials to take a comprehensive look at the historic places and buildings within Brunswick County.

    Last week, results of that survey were shared with Brunswick County commissioners.

    After a lot of hard work, knocking on doors and talking to people, it was determined the county has about 500 historic properties of note.

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  • DSS board votes to fire longtime director

    BOLIVIA—At a special meeting Monday night, members of the Brunswick County Social Services Board voted 4-0 to fire longtime director Jamie Orrock, who has been on leave since Aug. 11.

    Assistant county manager Steve Stone, who serves as the liaison to the DSS board, said the 4-0 vote came after board members emerged from a 30-minute closed session. Board member Tina Jackson was absent from the meeting.

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  • U.S. Senate race fields Republican, Democrat and Libertarian candidates

    Incumbent U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., faces competition from a Democrat and a Libertarian in the race for U.S. Senate.

    Burr, of Winston-Salem, is being challenged for his second term in the U.S. Senate by North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, a Democrat, and Libertarian candidate Michael Beitler.

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