Today's News

SHALLOTTE—The long awaited Smith Avenue Project is delayed yet again.

The original completion date of Oct. 1, 2010, has come and gone. So have the late December, early spring and late May anticipated completion dates. And it appears the July Fourth completion date will also come and go without the disappearance of the orange-and-white traffic barrels lining Main Street and Smith Avenue.

SHALLOTTE—It’s time to rev your engine for a good cause.

For the 19th year in a row, the Brunswick County Motorcycle Enthusiasts are launching fundraising for their annual Christmas Toy Run.

At 11 a.m., Saturday, June 11, the streets of Shallotte will be filled with motorcycles and classic cars as participants in a poker run help raise money to make area children’s holiday wishes come true.

Flag Day, an often-overlooked holiday, will be celebrated in Shallotte this Saturday.

Flag Day is June 14 and commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States. It was adopted on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. The day is traditionally marked by parades in towns around the country.

This year Shallotte Elks Club 2854, in conjunction with Shallotte Fire Department, West Brunswick High School JROTC and Boy Scouts Troop 201, is holding a Flag Day Celebration at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 11, at the Shallotte Fire Department.

As a child driving to Long Beach for family vacations, we passed the nuclear plant. I always remember passing it because in the car we were on the lookout for a green glow. Dad would point out the window and ask, “Can you see it glowing?”

My brothers and I would giggle in the backseat and create stories about glowing green monsters with three or four arms and two heads coming out of the woods.