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Creole cooking is based upon French stews and soups, but was mainly influenced by Spanish, African and Native-American cooking.

The Spanish were responsible for the use of cooked onions, green peppers, tomatoes and garlic. African chefs are best known for introducing okra to Creole cooking. Crawfish, shrimp, oysters, crabs and pecans, native to the area, eventually found their way into both Cajun and Creole cuisine. 

The use of filé, a powdered herb from sassafras leaves, came from the Choctaw Indians, which was then used to thicken gumbo. 

The Brunswick County Superior Court under the direction of the Honorable Judge Ola M. Lewis with prosecutor Jon David and courtroom clerk Michelle Caulk adjudicated the following cases during a superior court grand jury session on Jan. 24:

Clarence Franklin Alston II, 49, of 708 Park Ave., Leland; felony sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance, felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver cocaine, misdemeanor possession drug paraphernalia.

Hello, February, welcome to 2011. It seems like the new year just got started and already we’re rolling into a new month.

As January drew to a close, a lot of people were looking back at the resolutions they made last Dec. 31. How successful have you been in keeping your resolutions?

One of my resolutions was to be healthier in 2011 than I was in 2010. One of the ways I committed to do that was kick caffeine, coffee and aspartame to the curb.

How am I doing so far in 2011?

For the second time in less than 10 years, the county will revamp its emergency communications.

Also, for the second time in less than 10 years, millions of dollars will be invested into the changeover.

In 2004, it cost the county about $3.9 million to convert radio systems. Today, county officials plan to shell out another $1.9 million to switch again.