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Shallotte restaurant co-stars in...

SHALLOTTE — The first movie trailer for the Melissa McCarthy comedy “Tammy” co-stars Shallotte restaurant The Grille.

“Somebody said to me, ‘You were on the national news,’” Grille owner Sal Rubio said. “They showed the trailer on ‘Ellen,’ then people started calling.”

Rubio has an email list to send weekly specials and other announcements to customers, so he sent a link of the trailer to everyone.

“I was surprised to see that much of the trailer was from here,” Rubio said.

BCC nursing program named tops...

 Brunswick Community College has lots to offer, but one program has been recognized as the Tar Heel State’s best.

The institution’s Licensed Practical Nursing program has been ranked No. 1 in North Carolina by PracticalNursing.org.

Led by program director Tanya Mace and nursing instructor Shaylene Ball, the group has a 100 percent pass rate on the State Board of Nursing exam for the last six years.

The Practical Nursing curriculum prepares students to provide nursing care to children and adults.

Wilmington couple face 120 sex...

Brunswick County sheriff’s deputies have charged a Wilmington couple with 120 sex crimes involving a child.

Amos Lavon Hardy, 36, of Carolina Beach Road, faces 70 counts of first-degree sex offense with a child, according to a sheriff’s office news release. 

The charges are in addition to the four counts of sex offense in a parental role, three counts of statutory rape/sexual offense and second-degree rape Hardy was charged with Feb. 10, when he was first arrested and jailed.

Leland police ID pedestrian...

Leland police have identified a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday night as 28-year-old Joshua Adam Hensley of Southport.

Officers responded to calls for service about a man walking in and out of traffic about 10:15 p.m. on U.S. 17 near the Brunswick River Bridge, according to a news release.

Police did not indicate when the man was found dead, what kind of vehicle struck him or who was driving it, but said no charges are expected to be filed.

School board approves capital...

 Brunswick County school leaders have approved a five-year capital improvement plan that addresses decaying buildings and student overcrowding.

The school board approved the proposal at its Feb. 25 board retreat. 

The plan becomes the system’s blueprint for capital projects and ultimately guides the Board of Education’s actions to secure funds necessary to accomplish the system’s goals.

CRC votes to lift Mad Inlet...

The Coastal Resources Commission has approved lifting an inlet hazard designation for Mad Inlet.

Approval came with a 10-to-1 board vote last week in Nags Head.

“Of course, we’re very disappointed,” said Sunset Beach island resident Sue Weddle, who is among locals opposed to lifting the designation.

“We just don’t understand how they can ignore the town and its wishes and base it on a request never made by the town,” she said.

OIB Bridge to close briefly for...

The Ocean Isle Beach Bridge will be closed briefly Thursday morning, March 6, as a house is moved across the island.

The house at 226 E. First St. will be moved beginning at 10 a.m., said Justin Whiteside, the town’s planning and inspections director.

The move requires the temporary closure of the bridge. Motorists should allow extra travel time if they expect to use the bridge before or after the move takes place.

BCC beats Patrick Henry 9-0

  By Michael Paul

Sports Editor

BOLIVIA — The Brunswick Community College baseball team beat Patrick Henry Community College 9-0 in seven innings Saturday, March 1, at Founders Field.

In chilly weather, Alex Ministeri pitched all seven innings and walked no one. He gave up four hits and struck out seven.

BCC scored eight runs in the second, taking advantage of two errors, two wild pitches and a hit batter.

Calabash crash kills man,...

 A collision at Thomasboro Road and U.S. 17 in Calabash left one man dead and three others injured Monday evening, March 10.

Lendon Floyd Simmons Sr., 80, of Ash, died after being taken to the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., after the two-vehicle crash.

Another person was taken to Grand Strand Regional with life-threatening injuries, Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Brian Watts said.

Bill Cosby adds second Brunswick...

A second show has been added for comedian Bill Cosby’s scheduled April 6 appearance at Brunswick Community College.

Cosby’s 7 p.m. show for that date at BCC’s Odell Williamson Auditorium has sold out.

Due to overwhelming response, a 3:30 p.m. matinee for Cosby’s Comedy Central, Far From Finished Tour on that same date, same place, has been set, auditorium director Mike Sapp said.

Tickets for Cosby’s April 6 matinee went on sale at 9 a.m. last Friday, Feb. 28.