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Today's News

  • County beaches earn recognition

    Brunswick County had three beaches in the top 10, but Emerald Isle was named the best beach in North Carolina by USA Today.

    Oak Island and Holden Beach came in at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, and Sunset Beach made a showing at No. 9.

    According to 10Best.com, a panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote of USA Today readers.

    The top 10 winners in the category Best North Carolina Beach are:

    1.     Emerald Isle

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  • Oyster shell bagging April 25 in Sunset Beach

    The North Carolina Coastal Federation will host an oyster shell bagging workday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the main Sunset Beach Fire Station at 102 Shoreline Drive West across from Sunset Beach Town Park.

    Community members and volunteers should meet outside the station and wear closed-toe shoes or boots that fully cover their feet. Attendees will help fill mesh bags with oyster shells. Volunteers will also be needed to cut, tie, lift and stack the shell bags, which will be used to build oyster reefs.

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  • NRC to hold open house on Brunswick nuclear plant performance

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Brunswick nuclear power plant, operated by Duke Energy, during an open house April 18 at the Duke Media Center, 8520 River Road SE, Southport.

    The open house will be from 5 to 6 p.m., and NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.

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  • Two face murder charge after abused child dies more than 20 years later

    By Lindsay Kriz

    Staff Writer

    BOLIVIA — Two people are charged with murder in a child abuse case reported almost 21 years ago in Brunswick County.

    David Raefore Tripp Jr., 45, of Ash was arrested April 9 and Robyn Lynn Noffsinger, 41, was arrested April 10. Both are being held at the Brunswick County Detention Facility, each on $1 million bail.

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  • New fire truck arrives in Ocean Isle Beach

    The newest addition to the Ocean Isle Beach Fire department has arrived: a Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inferno 107-foot, 4-inch Section Aerial Ladder Truck, which will assist the fire department in its continuous effort to secure the safety of residents and visitors to Ocean Isle Beach.

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  • League of Women Voters to meet April 23

    The League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear’s next hot topic presentation will be Monday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hanover Room at the New Hanover County Main Library at 201 Chestnut St. in Wilmington.

    This month’s hot topic discussion will be “N.C. Private Schools Receiving Vouchers: A Study of the Curriculum,” presented by guest speaker Bonnie Bechard, vice president of the League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear.

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  • Coastal Ambassador training session April 18

    The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s April Southeast Coastal Ambassador training will be Part II of a series of meetings to discuss conservation work in the lower Cape Fear River basin. This training will take place at the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center in Wrightsville Beach on April 18. An orientation for new members will begin at 5:30 p.m. The program begins at 7 p.m.

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  • Meetings mitigate flooding woes in Carolina Shores

    CAROLINA SHORES — A series of residential “tailgate meetings” last week addressed flood mapping and related concerns from citizens.

    The informal sessions took place April 4 at three neighborhood sites where stormwater runoff and flooding have been problems, on Northwest Drive, Oakbark Court and Sunfield Drive.

    The outdoor gatherings culminated with a community meeting at the end of the day at town hall.

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  • Wine & Swine BBQ Cook Off fires up this weekend

    Get ready for more savory pork on your fork with a delectable port.

    Grissettown Longwood Fire & Rescue’s Wine & Swine BBQ Cook-Off on BBQ Road heats up for a second year Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14, at Silver Coast Winery.

    Nine teams from throughout the region have signed up for this year’s cooking competition at the two-day event, which kicks off 6 to 8 p.m. Friday with a friendly wing competition at the winery at 6680 Barbeque Road.

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  • Brunswick Concert Band presents ‘Bandtastic!’ April 19 and 21

    The Brunswick Concert Band marches out “Bandtastic!,” its annual spring concert, in two performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Hatch Auditorium in Caswell Beach.

    Under the direction of Tom Smicklas and Michael Stringer, the concert will feature favorites including "A Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein” and “Frank Sinatra in Concert” along with several Sousa marches.

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