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Today's News

  • Woman blames HOA treatment for decision not to build

    SUPPLY — It was going to be Ali and Terry Blake’s dream retirement home — a freshly built house on a pristine street with all the amenities in the upscale Oyster Harbour community.

    But after already spending an estimated $20,000 in out-of-pocket cash toward building and going through hoops over their house plans, Ali Blake said last week she has decided not to build there.

    The Texas resident blames the way she has been treated by the community’s architectural review board.

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  • Experience life on the International Space Station

    The International Space Station (ISS) is 250 miles above Earth and orbits Earth every 90 minutes.

    It has been visited by astronauts, scientists, and cosmonauts from 15 different countries and has been continuously occupied for more than 13 years.

    What is it like to live aboard the ISS?

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  • Tis the 'tweason' to take stock of what to give up

    We are dwelling in interesting times, and I don’t mean that ironically. At least I don’t think I do.

    I don’t just mean the weather giving us something to talk about — but hasn’t that been interesting? Beach temperatures one cherished, rare winter’s day, then we’re all hunkering down for the big, rare ice storm the next.

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  • Beacon earns eight N.C. Press Association awards

    The Brunswick Beacon collected eight awards in the 2013 North Carolina Press Association News, Editorial and Photojournalism competition. The awards were formally announced during a Feb. 27 ceremony at UNC-Chapel Hill.

    Sports editor Michael Paul earned three awards: first place for sports feature photo (John McNeil somersaults after scoring against North Brunswick, published in the Sept. 12 edition), second place for sports feature photo (“This one was for my brother,” published in the Feb. 7 edition), and third place for sports coverage.

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  • Spate of break-ins investigated on Sunset Beach island

    SUNSET BEACH — The town police department is investigating a spate of recent break-ins on the island.

    Police chief Lisa Massey, speaking at the Sunset Beach Town Council meeting Monday night, March 3, said to report suspicious activity to the police department or to call 911.

    “It’s better to be safe than sorry, and we are working on some leads on those cases,” she said.

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  • Southport woman charged with two DWIs in less than three hours

     A Southport woman was accused of driving while impaired last weekend twice in less than three hours.

    An officer with the Southport Police Department pulled over 39-year-old Veronica Wynita White, of 713 Summit Road, just before 2 a.m. Feb. 22, arrest reports show.

    White was charged with DWI and taken to the Brunswick County Detention Facility about 2:45 a.m., where a magistrate ordered a revocation of White’s license for 30 days, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Emily Flax said.

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  • Shallotte Middle hosts career fair

     SHALLOTTE — Nearly 200 students piled into the Shallotte Middle School gymnasium Friday, Feb. 28, and they weren’t there to cheer on the Pirates basketball team.

    The school hosted its annual career fair and the eighth-graders filed around the gym for nearly two hours.

    The students visited booths featuring different careers ranging from funeral service director to broadcast journalist.

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  • BCC nursing program named tops in the state

     Brunswick Community College has lots to offer, but one program has been recognized as the Tar Heel State’s best.

    The institution’s Licensed Practical Nursing program has been ranked No. 1 in North Carolina by PracticalNursing.org.

    Led by program director Tanya Mace and nursing instructor Shaylene Ball, the group has a 100 percent pass rate on the State Board of Nursing exam for the last six years.

    The Practical Nursing curriculum prepares students to provide nursing care to children and adults.

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  • Ash man indicted on sex crimes, crime against nature charges

     A 25-year-old Ash man has been indicted by a Brunswick County grand jury on charges of indecent liberties with a child and crime against nature involving a small dog.

    Jeffrey Edward Bynner, of 4302 Alligator Road, was indicted Feb. 3 on two counts of indecent liberties with a child and a count of crime against nature.

    Bynner is accused of sex crimes involving a girl younger than 16 in January 2012, as well as “an abominable and detestable crime against nature” involving a Chihuahua in March 2012, according arrest warrants.

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  • OIB Bridge to close briefly for house move

    The Ocean Isle Beach Bridge will be closed briefly Thursday morning, March 6, as a house is moved across the island.

    The house at 226 E. First St. will be moved beginning at 10 a.m., said Justin Whiteside, the town’s planning and inspections director.

    The move requires the temporary closure of the bridge. Motorists should allow extra travel time if they expect to use the bridge before or after the move takes place.

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