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Today's News

  • Smart Start celebrates 20th anniversary with barbecue

    By Renee Sloan

    Staff Writer

    Smart Start of Brunswick County hosted a barbecue Thursday at its office on Sellers Street in Shallotte to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Smart Start.

    The staff served barbecue and sides and organized games for children.

    According to Smart Start of Brunswick County executive director Linda Gironda, the staff had wanted to host a community event.

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  • Do this in memory of me: a Memorial Day inspiration

    Churchgoers in major Christian denominations may be familiar with these words as part of their communion rites. The words strike me as particularly powerful ones. They are words that prod us in many areas of life, areas that are truly ones that empower communion—union with each other in our common humanity.
    Memorial Day is an especially precious time to hear, heed and attend to that command.

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  • Spring onions add flavor and flair to your favorite dish

    Spring onions are genetically identical to the common onion, but they look and taste differently because they are planted very close together and harvested prematurely to give a milder flavor than a common onion.
    Though spring and green onions are often used interchangeably, there is a difference between them. Spring onions have larger leaves and are harvested after a small bulb has formed. Green onions are harvested before any bulb has formed.

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  • CIS hosts fifth annual Big Toy Day

    By Renee Sloan

    Staff Writer

    SOUTHPORT—Trucks, planes, cars and trains took center stage as Communities In Schools of Brunswick County hosted Big Toy Day at the Cape Fear Regional Jetport last Saturday.

    About 1,400 people attended the fifth annual Big Toy Day. More than 70 exhibitors participated, including the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, the Oak Island Police Department, Yaupon Beach Fire Department, Oak Island Fire and Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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  • Tips on how to select a high-quality landscape tree

    By Charlie Spencer
    Master gardener
    Trees are the most permanent plants we grow. Many will live and enhance the landscape for a hundred years or more if they are given a chance.
    Because of the permanency of trees and their importance in the landscape, care must be taken to select the best tree for each situation. The wrong tree, or one planted in the wrong spot, can actually detract from the overall landscape.

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  • Is it worth the cost of preserving summer food?

    The rising cost of food is affecting everyone. Some folks are trying to beat these costs the old-fashioned way—by growing and preserving food at home. This may save money for some, but not for everyone.
    The other day I stood behind a woman at the checkout at one of our local discount stores. She was obviously planning on making jam. She had several packs of brand new jam jars and lids, a couple bags of sugar and powdered pectin. Her bill was close to $50 and that didn’t include the fruit. You can buy a lot of jam for that amount of money.

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  • Carolina National to install new greens

    It’s a hard decision for course owners, club managers and golf course superintendents.
    Installing new greens is a process that doesn’t happen overnight. The whole course (or at least nine holes) must be closed for several weeks or months. There is disruption of play and lost revenues. Dues-paying members must live with fewer tee times during the renovation process. Instead of teeing off in the morning, they sometimes must play in the afternoon.

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  • Southport woman sues funeral home for losing ashes

    A Southport woman has filed a lawsuit against a local funeral home.

    The lawsuit was filed on May 20 at the Brunswick County Courthouse by Jennifer Dunn against Peacock Newnam Funeral Home, White Funeral Services, Gregory L. White, Delores H. White and Shawna Sanders.

    Attorney Patrick Mincey of Wilmington is representing Dunn.

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  • Time to get your flounder on

    The flounder bite has been improving each day with more keeper fish showing up between the short ones. Live mud minnows are the easiest bait to get your hands on, as most tackle shops have them for sale.

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  • Far Out Shootout among week’s fishing highlights

    It seems this spring we’ve been writing about the slow start to the season and how the unstable weather has kept frustrated fishermen stuck on the dock waiting for our three favorite words: light and variable.

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