Today's News

For her seventh birthday April 5, Natalya Mewborn asked for a kitty-cat-themed party.

The invited party guests in her age group wore cat-ear headbands, cat noses and painted whiskers on their faces and played kitty-cat games that rainy Friday at a kids’ gym.

“It was her idea,” said Kevin Mewborn, Natalya’s dad. “That’s what she wanted to do.”

CALABASH—Like a phoenix, a newly rebuilt Calabash eatery has risen from the ashes after burning in a fire last year.

Beck’s Restaurant at 1014 River Road reopened at 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

“We’re excited that Beck’s is back,” chamber president Shannon Viera at the start of Monday’s ceremony.

   BOLIVIA—The Brunswick Community College baseball team beat the New River Knights 10-0 in five innings and 10-0 in six innings in a doubleheader Saturday at Founders Field, getting one-hitters from pitchers who have been relievers.

Matt Lowry, in his second game as a starter, pitched a one-hitter in the first game. He walked one and struck out nine. His ERA is 0.89.

In the second game, Kyle Shields, in his first start of the season, gave up one hit. He walked none and struck out six.

 West Brunswick beat South Columbus 9-1 April 26 in the Trojans’ final regular-season home game.

West scored five runs in the first inning on Senior Night. Abbey Dyson led off with a walked and, with one out, senior Hannah Stocks doubled. Ariana Thomas, Leilani Emile and senior Sam Smith each hit a home run in giving the Trojans a 5-0 lead.

South Columbus scored in the third, but the inning ended on double play by left fielder Bre Small and third baseman Smith.

In the fifth, Smith and first baseman Emile turned an inning-ending double play.