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  • Streetscape hearing on Sunset Beach agenda

    SUNSET BEACH—A public hearing for the town’s future streetscape project is on the Sunset Beach Town Council agenda for its monthly meeting Monday night, May 6.

    The session starts at 6:45 p.m. with a draft agenda review and general council discussion, followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at town hall, 700 Sunset Blvd. N.

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  • Brunswick County Relay for Life timeline

    Friday, May 3

    6 p.m. opening ceremony

    6:30 p.m. survivor lap

    6:45 p.m. caregiver lap

    7 p.m. team spirit lap

    7:15 p.m. kids’ walk events

    7:30 p.m. kids’ lap

    8 p.m. dance party

    8:35 p.m. pinwheel lap

    8:45 p.m. survivor speaker Tony Caison

    9 p.m. luminary ceremony

    9:30 p.m. Gloria’s pink celebration parade

    9:45 p.m. cupcake-eating contest

    10 p.m. womanless beauty pageant

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  • Relay for Life ready to roll Friday and Saturday at WBHS

    It’s a festive yet bittersweet time as organizers prepare for the 20th annual Relay for Life to benefit cancer research this Friday and Saturday at West Brunswick High School.

    As of press deadline Tuesday evening, 68 teams and 725 participants had already raised $105,884.92 for the American Cancer Society, according to the latest tally on the Relay for Life of Brunswick County website.

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  • Birthdays rack up food donations for animal shelter

    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.”

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  • South swimmer Van Noordt signs with Asheville

     BOILING SPRING LAKES—South Brunswick High School senior Rachel Van Noordt signed a letter of intent April 30 to attend UNC Asheville and compete in swimming.

    South athletics director Chris Roehner said he thought Van Noordt was the first Cougar swimmer to sign with a college. The program has been in existence 12 years.

    UNC Asheville brought women’s swimming back last fall after not having a program for 36 years.

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  • Beck's is back in Calabash

    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.

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  • Shallotte restaurant making motion-picture debut

    SHALLOTTE—Sal Rubio and his restaurant, The Grille, are getting ready for their film debut.

    The restaurant at 4635 Main St. caught the eye of location scouts for the film “Tammy,” a comedy written by Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, who will also direct.

    McCarthy is the star of CBS’ “Mike and Molly,” but also has had great success recently in movies after receiving an Academy Award nomination for her role in “Bridesmaids.”

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  • Lowry, Shields throw one-hitters in sweep of New River

       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.

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  • Lady Trojans hit three homers in victory

     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.

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