Today's News

SOUTHPORT—The backdoor of Gladys Myrie’s 11th Street home was slashed and the window broken when a relative called 911 around 1:20 p.m. Friday, May 22, to report what he thought was suspicious.

When asked if Myrie was at home, he told the dispatcher didn’t know.

But when Southport Police arrived at the home Friday afternoon, they found her dead in her bedroom. Southport Police Chief Jerry Dove said the cause of death was a stab wound, but did not know how many times she was stabbed.

Listen to the music of 1960s stars under the stars at Franklin Square Park in Southport for free.

Brunswick Little Theatre (BLT) is presenting its first weekend of “Beehive: The ‘60s Musical,” at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 23-24.

Admission is free, but bring your lawn chair.

“Beehive: The ‘60s Musical,” takes the audience through a decade-long journey, from girl groups and big hair to social change and women’s liberation.

CALABASH—Would-be criminals might be doing double-takes and thinking twice about their actions now that a new sheriff’s substation has come to town.

Across the street from a bank, the newly opened Brunswick County Sheriff’s Substation is already a welcome presence in the Carolina Shores Resort condominium complex.

“We’ve been trying to have substations for years,” said Lt. Joe Scoggins, standing inside the freshly painted and converted substation office. “We just never had the funding or manpower.”

GREENSBORO—Josh Johnson completed his West Brunswick High School track career with two fifth-place finishes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3-A state meet Saturday at N.C. A&T State University.

Considering a year ago he had suffered a broken leg, Johnson’s performances were first- rate. He was the only West track athlete at the meet.