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Today's News

  • USAF major honored at surprise luncheon in Calabash

    CALABASH—Maj. Sergej Jakovenko Jr., son of Sergej and Martha Jakovenko of Calabash, was honored at a surprise luncheon last week for his 20 years of service with the United States Air Force.

    The Oct. 15 celebration took place at Nocha White Calabash American Legion Post 503, where Jakovenko’s parents are members.

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  • Brunswick County Sheriff's Office K-9 Enforcement Team roundup

    The K-9 enforcement team answers calls, conducts driver’s license checkpoints and assists with other agencies when K-9s are needed.

    From Oct. 11-17, K-9 deputies answered 15 calls, wrote 16 citations and made 13 drug arrests. K-9 deputies set up checkpoints at Pireway Road, N.C. 130, Village Road and Shell Point Road.

    Deputies patrolled the following communities: Crow Creek, Carolina Shores, Shell Point Acres, Palmetto Creek, Seashore Road and Ash.

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  • Brunswick Little Theatre's '25th Annual Putnam County Bee' casts a spell

    BOLIVIA—Schooldays, lessons learned, singing, dancing and proper spelling—it’s all here in Brunswick Little Theatre’s latest production, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

    BLT’s local rendition of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play debuted last weekend and concludes this weekend at Brunswick Community College.

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  • Parade of Homes wraps up this weekend

    As Brunswick County’s eighth annual Parade of Homes concludes this weekend, organizers are relaying information that homes in St. James can only be viewed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

    The Parade of Homes committee was notified Saturday six homes on the open-house tour in St. James Plantation can only be visited noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, committee chairman Cathy Six said this week.

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  • Break-ins, thefts investigated in Sunset Beach

    SUNSET BEACH—Police are investigating several residential break-ins and accompanying thefts reported in the last week.

    On Tuesday, police discovered a break-in at a house on 17th Street on the Sunset Beach island. An LCD television was stolen.

    On Oct. 16, a report of larceny was reported on Avian Drive in Sea Trail. A renter reported his cell phone and charger he had left on a table in an apartment were gone when he returned to the unit.

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  • Bridge's 1,119th breakdown surely one of its last

    I don’t really know how many times the old Sunset Beach pontoon bridge has broken down.

    The number is written down somewhere in that great tenders’ logbook up in bridge heaven, where this old span—IF THE NEW HIGH-RISE EVER OPENS—is about to go.

    Until that day, “ye olde bridge” suffered another breakdown this past Saturday, and I finally got caught by it.

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  • Homemade Halloween costumes provide original looks and memories

    Just about every retailer these days stakes a claim in the Halloween business.

    You can find costumes, wigs, accessories, scary things, gross things and all things spooky at just about every store you venture into. I’m sure for parents on the go, this one-stop shop approach is convenient. But to me, it takes the anticipation and excitement out of the holiday.

    The subject of homemade versus store-bought Halloween costumes came up when talking with friends this weekend, when one said her friend had planned to take her child to buy his costume that day.

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  • South completes perfect regular season in tennis

     The South Brunswick High School girls’ tennis has completed its second straight unbeaten regular season and won its fourth straight unbeaten conference championship.

    A talented mix of newcomers and experienced players have kept alive the unbeaten streak. For coach Debbie Adams, it has been gratifying to see the team play so well. Over the summer, she was uncertain what would be her starting lineup.

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  • West, Whiteville end 0-0 in OT

     The West Brunswick and Whiteville high school soccer teams played a scoreless overtime conference game Monday night at West.

    The game was the second straight shutout for West, which beat East Bladen 1-0 last week. Jack Donoghue scored off an assist from Scottie Melvin in the final minute.

    West is 5-3-1 in the conference, 6-9-2 overall.

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  • District court docket

    The following cases were adjudicated over two days of District Criminal Court on Oct. 11 and 12 in Bolivia.

    Codes: PG, pleaded guilty; PNG/NG, pleaded not guilty, found not guilty; PNG/G, pleaded not guilty, found guilty; BCDC, Brunswick County Detention Center; NCDOC, North Carolina Department of Corrections.

    Monday, Oct. 11

    Judge William F. Fairley presided over the following cases with prosecutor Cathi Radford and courtroom clerk Jennifer Hearn:

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