Today's News

First published at 9:25 a.m. Aug. 15. Former Brunswick County Sheriff Ronald Hewett will have to wait one more month before being sentenced on his federal obstruction of justice charge.

U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt will sentence Hewett at 9 a.m. Oct. 6 at the federal courthouse in Raleigh.

Hewett’s sentencing was originally scheduled for Sept. 8.

He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

What appeared to be a formality has become a shocking disappointment.

The Brunswick County Board of Education's approved personnel list released late Tuesday night did not include the recommendation to hire John Floyd as the West Brunswick High School athletic director.

Floyd, who had signed preliminary procedural paperwork for the position, had already assumed responsibilities at West and was featured in a Beacon article about the position on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

Having access to public transportation is more than just a convenience for Joyce Marlowe of Ash—it’s a necessity.

Diagnosed with severe fibromyalgia in 1997, Marlowe sees a chiropractor twice a week and her regular physician about once a month. Like everyone else, she also has regular errands to run and other appointments to meet. Unlike everyone else, her illness leaves her unable to drive.

BOLIVIA—Over protests, a county committee upheld a dangerous dog designation for two Doberman pinschers a resident said threatened her in June.

The decision came Monday during an appeals hearing before the environmental health committee of the Brunswick County Board of Health.

Thirty people, many of them sporting paper buttons reading, “Free Teddy & Nina” with photos of the rescued dogs, turned out in support of the dogs and their owners, Larry Kirby and Diane Robinson of Bald Head Island.