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BCLC offers volunteer and tutor workshops

The Brunswick County Literacy Council is seeking volunteers to work with adult individuals one-on-one who want to improve their skills in reading, writing and speaking English.

On Thursday, Aug. 17, there will be an orientation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon and an English for Speakers of Other Languages Tutor Workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. There is a $20 fee for tutor materials.

All volunteers must attend an orientation workshop. Workshops are held at the BCLC office at 282 Ocean Highway E., Supply 28462.

Leland Library to host special storytime

Leland Library will host a special storytime in memory of Scarlett the 16-month-old granddaughter of a local resident, at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14.

This storytime is for children 4 and younger and will be centered around the book “Barnyard Dance” by Sandra Boynton.

Register at the library and call 371-9442 for more information.

Brunswick County Teen Court to host mini-mock trial

Brunswick County Teen Court will host Columbus County and Bladen County Teen Court programs in the inaugural 13th District mini-mock trial competition from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Brunswick County Courthouse in Bolivia.

District Court docket for July 24, 25, 26 and 28

The following cases were adjudicated over four days of District Criminal Court on July 24, 25, 26 and 28 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.

 

Monday, July 24

Judge W. Fred Gore presided over the following cases with prosecutor Shirley B. Smircic and courtroom clerk Courtney Graham:

Sunset Beach Police Department Aug. 1-4 2017

Sunset Beach police investigated the following incident and made the following arrests. All information is taken directly from incident and arrest reports.

Aug. 1

Michael Ross Trent, 46, of Forrest Acres Lane, Chester, Va., was arrested on a charge of resisting a public officer after police were called to a fight on West Main Street.

Aug. 2

Brent Richard Hinson, 27, of Royal Poste Road was arrested on a drug paraphernalia possession charge.

Stolen license plate reported at 35th Street.

Aug. 4

Carolina Shores considers concert site

CAROLINA SHORES — Town leaders are taking a look at setting up a public gathering spot where residents could convene for concerts and other events.

It was broached as a possibility at the town board of commissioners’ monthly workshop Monday, where they took a brief field trip outside afterward to scope out the potential in the expansive backyard behind Town Hall at 200 Persimmon Road where improvements are planned in coming months.

Lifelong gardener cultivates tower of butterbeans

SUPPLY — Levi Grissett still doesn’t care much to eat his vegetables, but he sure loves to grow them.

The Brunswick County native’s latest summer crop consists of a tall row of heirloom butterbeans towering over his backyard garden at his home on Empire Road, he estimates between 18 to 20 feet high.

“The fantastic thing about those beans is they’ve been in my deep freeze for 10 years — I’ve had ‘em since ‘07,” the retired trucker said as he stood on his own expansive family heirloom property.

School board OKs balanced budget

BOLIVIA — The Brunswick County Board of Education approved a balanced 2017-2018 school year budget during its Tuesday afternoon work session.
Board members Charlie Miller and John Thompson were absent from the meeting.

Meadowlands Golf Club celebrating 20th anniversary

Meadowlands Golf Club is currently celebrating its 20th year of existence. The 18-hole course near the border of North Carolina and South Carolina border has celebrated the event each month this year with an outing for members. Club officials are inviting golfers to celebrate with them on Sept. 20 as Meadowlands is offering lunch and nine-hole rounds paired with hole-in-one prizes and much more, according to a news release issued Aug. 3.

Youth golf foundation welcomes new members on board of directors

 Recently the board of directors of the Carol S. Petrea Youth Golf Foundation, Inc., held their annual retreat at the Carolinas Leadership Academy, which is located at The Golf Club at Cinghiale Creek.

The Carol S. Petrea Youth Golf Foundation governs, leads and oversees the Brunswick County, Grand Strand and Eastern North Carolina First Tee programs.