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Beware of hazards posed by lightning

Summer safety tips often revolve around seasonal risks like rip currents, hurricanes, flooding, sharks and fireworks, and other activities like holiday travel and outdoor grilling. But lightning is often overlooked, despite its common occurrence and the devastating consequences it has.

You decide: Are changes ahead for state pensions?

By Dr. Mike Walden

Guest Columnist

My wife has now been retired for 10 years. She taught elementary school for 32 years, usually putting in 12- to 14-hour days when classroom time, after school grading and lesson plans are included. She was a teacher for so long that many times she taught the children of former students. She took pride in the accomplishments of her pupils, and even today is thrilled to see some of them — of various ages — about town.

‘Manchester by the Sea’: A journey of love, community, sacrifice and hope
District court docket for May 30, 31 and June 1, 2

 

The following cases were adjudicated over four days of District Criminal Court on May 30, 31 and June 1, 2 in Bolivia.

Codes: PG, pleaded guilty; PNG/NG, pleaded not guilty, found not guilty; PNG/G, pleaded not guilty, found guilty; BCDF, Brunswick County Detention Facility; NCDOC, North Carolina Department of Correction.

 

Tuesday, May 30

Judge W. Fred Gore presided over the following cases with prosecutor Cathi Radford and courtroom clerk Kimberly Gonzalez:

How do you react when things don’t go your way?

 

By Linda Arnold

 

“I can’t believe he hasn’t called me back yet.” “The construction guy said he’d be here today.” “When will these terrible twos end?”

From traffic jams to family squabbles to lines at the grocery checkout, we’re faced with curveballs every day. And it’s not what happens to us in our lives; it’s how we deal with what happens that determines how well things flow for us.

Southport OKs county partnership in exchange for sewer capacity

SOUTHPORT — Southport City Council agreed to partner with Brunswick County for sewer capacity. Now, it waits to see if county commissioners will vote to approve it, too.

The council had two options on its June 8 agenda to consider for improving the town’s sewer capacity: participating in expanding Brunswick County’s wastewater treatment plant system or building a plant for Southport.

Southport already participates in the county’s system, but only leases its 750,000 gallons per day of sewer capacity.

Benton, Noble sweep conference softball honors

 Fresh off a 25-win season and the program’s first ever trip to the eastern regional finals, the players and coaches on West Brunswick High School’s varsity softball team were essentially locks to receive several postseason awards.

Those accolades started to roll in last week.

Senior shortstop McKenzie Benton was named Mideastern 3A/4A Conference Player of the Year and head coach Joe Noble earned the league’s coach of the year honor, according to a league press released issued Wednesday, June 7.

Carlyle tabbed league player of the year

 West Brunswick’s 2017 season ended with a 2-1 loss in extra innings against Topsail in the fourth round of the state baseball playoffs. With the loss came the conclusion to one of the finest individual careers in the baseball program’s history.

Johnathan Carlyle had put on a West Brunswick uniform for the last time. He accomplished nearly every individual goal one can accomplish during a high school baseball career, one that was capped with yet another Mideastern 3A/4A Conference Player of the Year award.

Erin Hills put its best foot forward
Funding cuts reduce juvenile diversion, dropout prevention programs

By Bonnie Jordan

Guest Columnist

Brunswick County Schools recently notified Communities In Schools that funding to support CIS programs was being reduced for the coming school year by 44 percent.

With less than 90 days until the new school year begins, this leaves the Action for Success Dropout Prevention program facing staff reductions, thereby reducing the number of students served, as well as decreasing the range of services provided.