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Today's News

  • Brunswick County Sheriff's Office drug report

    Agents with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit charged the following suspects last week:

    •Maria C. Cacciabaudo, 43, of 405 Navassa Court, Little River, S.C., was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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  • Bill to lift cap on charter schools a good first step for North Carolina students

    With the North Carolina General Assembly in session, I’ll be taking an in-depth look at the bills introduced in the state House and state Senate over the next few weeks and how, if ratified, they would affect people in Brunswick County.

    When you step on the campus of Roger Bacon Charter Day School in Leland, it doesn’t take long to realize this is not the norm—that you are at an exceptional educational facility.

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  • Carolina Shores makes job offer for town administrator

    CAROLINA SHORES—The town board of commissioners has made a preliminary offer to a candidate to become the next town administrator.

    A board letter went out Tuesday offering the job to a candidate who is in the Carolinas, Mayor Stephen Selby said Tuesday, adding nothing has been finalized.

    “There is a man they’re very interested in,” Selby said, adding he’s trying to stay out of the process at this point until commissioners make a final decision.

    The man is one of three finalists interviewed by the town board last Thursday.

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  • Single male tabby seeks similar human at Ocean Isle rescue facility

    OCEAN ISLE BEACH—It’s been more than four months since Gunner was brought to Cat Tails, a no-kill feline rescue facility.

    But the large orange tabby cat apparently hasn’t forgotten the home he used to have.

    Last fall, Gunner’s former owner, a Wilmington man, gave up the 6-year-old cat after getting married. The man said his new wife was allergic to cats, and she also had dogs, according to Cat Tails workers.

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  • Brunswick Stew & Que has new locale and flavor Saturday

    The area’s annual Brunswick stew cook-off will be served with a slightly different flavor this year.

    For one thing, the third annual Brunswick Stew & Que, as it’s now called, will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday in a larger location—the whole left side of the parking lot at Planet Fun/Starz Grille at 349 Whiteville Road in Shallotte.

    “It’s bigger than we’ve had in the past for this event,” says Kelly Mathews, program and event director for the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

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  • Meeting, retreat set next week in Sunset Beach

    SUNSET BEACH—Recommendations from town parking and streetscape committees are on the agenda of Sunset Beach Town Council’s regular called monthly meeting next Monday, Feb. 7.

    Council will also consider resolutions concerning the county curbside recycling concept and establishing policy to unseal closed meeting minutes.

    The meeting will include presentation of the town’s 2009-2010 auditor report, re-scheduled from January due to weather.

    The 7 p.m. meeting will be preceded by a 6:45 p.m. work session.

    RETREAT

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  • Sunset Beach UDO meets Thursday, Feb. 3

    The Sunset Beach UDO Committee will meet at 9 a.m. this Thursday, Feb. 3.

    Discussion with land planner Landin Holland will be on the process for development of land use ordinances, and will be in place of the regular town planning board meeting.

    If you have any questions, call Cindy Nelson, administrator assistant in the Sunset Beach Inspections Department, at (910) 579-0068.

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  • Sunset Beach parking committee makes final recommendations

    SUNSET BEACH—The town parking committee has drawn up final recommendations for future parking on the Sunset Beach island.

    At their Jan. 27 meeting, committee members combed through last-minute details on their list that will be forwarded to Sunset Beach Town Council for consideration.

    The committee favored 7-1 a permit system that would enable residents and town taxpayers to park for free while imposing fees for non-residential parking, with costs to be determined by the town.

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  • Sunset Beach town official investigated for conflict of interest

    SUNSET BEACH—A state agency has been investigating a conflict-of-interest complaint filed against Sunset Beach Chief Building Inspector Jeff Curtis.

    The North Carolina Department of Insurance and Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating the complaint filed Dec. 3 by Michael Dean Woolard, a local heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor from Sunset Beach, according to agency spokeswoman Kerry Hall.

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  • All commissioners need to adhere to code of ethics

    In December, the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners adopted a code of conduct for county employees and a code of ethics for board members.
    The code of ethics, which was mandated counties adopt per the General Assembly, specified county commissioners should no longer serve on county boards because of possible conflicts of interest. 
    The exception to this was boards where law mandated a commissioner serve. For Brunswick County, that is the county’s board of health.

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