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Today's News

  • Commissioners handle parks maintenance

    Brunswick County commissioners took on a number of issues intended to benefit the county’s parks at their June 3 board meeting.

    Commissioners voted unanimously to add Brunswick County to a list of 100 counties and municipalities asking state lawmakers to maintain revenues dedicated to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.

    Jim Pryor, Brunswick County Parks and Recreation director, proposed a resolution to maintain PARTF funding.

    “In 18 years we’ve had 18 projects (funded) at a total of $4.4 million,” Pryor said.

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  • McIntyre denounces MSA decision

    U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre is strongly denouncing a decision by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to exclude Brunswick County from the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

    “OMB’s decision makes no practical, economic, or common sense,” McIntyre is quoted in a press release issued Wednesday.

    “Anyone who knows our region understands that Brunswick County is part of the greater Wilmington area and not part of South Carolina,” McIntyre said.

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  • Sheriff's office seeks fugitive

    The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 21-year-old Shallotte man.

    At around 2 p.m. Tuesday, deputies attempted to serve felony warrants to Tyler Gray Hughes, 21, at 375 High Hills Drive in Shallotte.

    When officers arrived at the residence, Hughes fled into a wooded area behind the residence. At that time, Hughes’ pit bull named “Beast” charged Deputy Andrew Lentz. When the dog was about five feet from him, Lentz fired two shots, killing the animal instantly.

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  • UPDATE: Missing teens found

    Missing teens Christian Smith and Kayla Ray have been located and are with their families, according to a Brunswick County Sheriff's Office press release issued Saturday night.

    Kayla Elizabeth Ray and Christien Aurianna Smith were reported missing Friday. They were believed to have gotten into a vehicle and left South Brunswick Middle School at about 7:45 a.m. Friday. No description of the vehicle or driver were available at press time.

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  • Brunswick County Summer Concerts & Movies launch for season

    Get ready for seasonal concerts at the beach and beyond.

    Brunswick County’s free concert and movie series is set for the spring-into-summer season for 2013.

    New this year is a Thursday series in Calabash, where concerts will take place on Thomasboro Road and movies shown in the town’s new Calabash Community Park at the corner of Persimmon Road and Traders Lane.

    More of the series is in store in Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Holden Beach, Sunset Beach, Leland and Southport.

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  • Calabash EMS open house Saturday

    Calabash Volunteer EMS will have an open house 1-5 p.m. this coming Saturday.

    The open house will take place at the EMS station at 9031 Beach Drive in Calabash. The public is invited.

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  • Two suspects shot, charged after fleeing check-point

    By Renee Sloan and Laura Lewis

    Staff Writers

     

    Two suspects were shot last Friday night by law enforcement officers as the two men tried to flee from a multi-agency Governors Highway Safety Booze It and Lose It checkpoint in Leland.

    Suspect Jerry Onasis Melvin, shot Friday night, has been arrested and is being held at the Brunswick County Detention Facility under $250,000 bond.

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  • Disano to attend National Young Leaders Conference in D.C.

    West Brunswick student Daniel Disano has his sights set on Washington, D.C., and in just a few short days, he will be on his way.

    Disano, a Shallotte resident and rising junior, will be participating in the National Young Leaders Conference.

    The conference is a nine-day program allowing students the opportunity to interact with a variety of personnel who serve the three branches of government.

    The program appealed to Disano because of his interest in politics and current issues.

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  • County EMS, USAR and local fire departments conduct training exercises

    Parts of the old J.M. Parker building at the corner of U.S. 17 and N.C. 211 came tumbling down last Friday and Saturday. For two days search-and-rescue teams battled the heat to recover “victims” from the rubble.

    Fortunately, this scenario was only a training drill.

    According to Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Anthony Marzano, this type of training is rare for the county’s firefighters, fire responders and emergency services workers.

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  • Brunswick County students receive diplomas

    The students gathered in small groups and traded hugs and high-fives and congratulated each other on a job well done.

    Others sought out their teachers to thank them for the ways they had enriched their lives during the last four years.

    A few appeared in awe of the moment as they stood silently and watched the faces of their friends go by in a slideshow.

    All of them had one thing in common: they were members of the class of 2013, and graduation day had come for all of them.

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