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Today's News

  • Dude, where’s my space car?

    All of us older than, say 35, remember the terrific Hanna Barbera cartoon, “The Jetsons,” which told the story of a family of futuristic space dwellers who pushed buttons to get what they wanted and zoomed around in awesome-looking spaceships to get everywhere.

    The Jetsons also had a robot maid to take care of house cleaning, although it didn’t require a whole lot of work.

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  • Height limits at Sunset Beach

    To the editor: Regarding the subject article in the Nov. 20 issue of the Beacon, I believe there may be an appropriate time to consider easing the 40-foot height restriction for building at Sunset Beach.

    We should all hope such consideration wouldn’t occur before the year 3008. We trust the people responsible won’t forget the things that make Sunset Beach so special.

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  • Yorktown survivor to celebrate 90 years

    To the editor: Clyde McCrackin survived the attack on the Yorktown during the battle of Midway in 1942. More than 2,400 of the 2,800 crewmen were rescued from the ship before it sank June 7, 1942.

    The Yorktown survivors were brought back to Pearl Harbor in secret and taken to a camp at the end of the island where they stayed for four months. They did not want anyone to know the ship had sunk.

    McCrackin was a farmer in Brunswick County for more than 45 years. He will celebrate his 90th birthday on Nov. 29 at his home on Ash-Little River Road.

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  • Unhappy with police department

    To the editor: On Nov. 18 at 3:42 p.m., I received a call from someone claiming to be with a police protection agency. They were trying to get me to send them money to help “enrolled police officers.”

    We do not talk to people about donations of any kind over the telephone and told them to

    send literature by mail and we would check it out and decide whether to send money or

    not. They hung up immediately.

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  • Taste of Home Cooking School Saturday

    The Brunswick Beacon is sponsoring its third Taste of Home Cooking School on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Odell Williamson Auditorium event facility room, and tickets are on sale now.

    The event will open to the public at 10 a.m. Vendor booths will be available displaying their products and company information. Vendor booths close at noon.

    A cooking show will begin at 1 p.m. with chef Michelle Roberts, culinary specialist for A Taste of Home.

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  • New traffic lanes

    STAFF PHOTO BY LAURA LEWIS

    New traffic lanes

    As work continues on the new $32 million high-rise Intracoastal Waterway bridge in Sunset Beach, new two-way lanes have opened to traffic along the island causeway leading to and from the pontoon bridge. The specially built lanes were erected over the marsh so workers can continue with work on the old causeway road to the west, which has been closed to traffic.

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  • Hospice plans workshops to offer help with grief during the holidays

    Staring at the remnants of once carefully wrapped gift boxes, my mother did her best to stay caught up in the excitement of Christmas morning.

    She affectionately watched as my fingers tore through paper, tape and box corners, nodding at me as I smiled when I pulled out the gifts inside.

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  • Brunswick County actively recruiting foster parents, teaching what to expect

    Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a series of stories about foster parenting and adoption in Brunswick County.

    BOLIVIA—Ten county residents—retirees, working couples and mothers with children—listened intently as Brunswick County Department of Social Services social worker Lashonda Stanley described the attributes of a good foster parent.

    “It’s important to remain non-judgmental,” she explained, because foster parents, by law, must work with birth parents to return the children to their homes if possible.

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  • Motorcyclists to host 16th poker run to benefit local children

    Since 1992, the Brunswick County Motorcycle Enthusiasts have raised more than $180,000 to take 1,500 local children shopping for Christmas.

    In addition to the annual Christmas shopping trip, the nonprofit group has also provided $30,000 in college scholarships as well as computers for children, gift baskets for the elderly, and electricity, groceries and clothes for local families.

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  • Mobile home fire kills one

    A woman died Monday after her mobile home caught fire.

    Joan Stanley, 49, of 4751 Hen Cove Ave., Shallotte, died around 1 p.m. Monday, according to Lt. Sam Davis of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.

    Davis said the cause fire is still under investigation, but no foul play was suspected. Brunswick County Fire Marshal Scott Garner said the fire was believed to be a cooking-related fire, which originated in the kitchen.

    A neighbor reported the fire at 1:13 p.m. when he saw smoke coming from the mobile home, Davis said.

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