Today's News

ST.JAMES—If they listen to feedback of the audience, the answer is “No.”

Last week the North Carolina Maritime Strategy study team heard local input from the public about proposed uses and locations for North Carolina ports.

During a more than four-hour meeting with more than 300 people in attendance, the public interacted with researchers to find out details about the study. During the public comment time, more than 50 people registered to speak—only one spoke out in favor of a megaport in Brunswick County.

SHALLOTTE—Some local business owners want the town’s board of aldermen to show more “speed and enthusiasm” about re-opening portions of Holden Beach Road.

At the board of aldermen’s regular December meeting, the board began a discussion but recessed until Dec. 15 to host a workshop focused on finding a more immediate solution to business owners’ needs on Business 130.

The Shallotte Police Department investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests last week. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

•Larceny of a leather jacket at Auto Zone; suspect took jacket off a post in the parking lot.

•Breaking and entering and larceny of seafood on Village Point Road; suspect cut lock on Lloyd’s Oyster House and removed a bag of shrimp and a box of oysters.

After only two months, Peer Court is having a powerful effect on Leland Middle School. More than a dozen students have volunteered to be part of this alternative juvenile justice program.
“Kids don’t feel like they have any power over anything,” said seventh-grader Sydney Parker, appreciating that in Peer Court students have the power and responsibility to make a difference in their school.