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Brunswick County Sheriff's...

Released at 11:35 a.m. April 16, 2018, by Emily B. Flax, Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office public information officer/community engagement

253-2906

Sunset Beach Police Department...

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

April 3

Vehicle stolen from Food Lion at 1775 Clippers Way.

April 5

Mark D. Benton, 61, of 40th Street, Sunset Beach, arrested on a DWI charge.

April 6

Firearm stolen on Clubhouse Road.

April 7

Fraud on Wyndfall Drive.

Leland aims to keep tax rate at...

LELAND — Leland’s 2018-19 budget estimate alarmed town officials after they included too many needs in their priority list during an April 5 budget workshop.

Town Manager David Hollis and staff showed board members an initial budget proposal of $15.3 million for 2018-19, a 10.4 percent increase from the $13.7 million budget for 2017-18 without having to increase the 21 cent tax rate.

Brunswick County Teen Court...

The next session of Brunswick County Teen Court will be April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Brunswick County Courthouse. Brunswick County Teen Court is a partnership program between Communities In Schools and the Brunswick County District Attorney’s Office, made possible through financial support provided by the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council and Brunswick County.

Leduc graduates from basic...

Air Force Airman Collin M. Leduc has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. He is the son of Robert Leduc of Southbury, Conn., and Laura Nelson of Lansing, Mich., and brother of Molly Ennis of Ocean Isle Beach and Ryan Dent of Lansing.

Einstein and belief in God

To the editor:

The idea that if at one time nothing existed and now something does exist means that there was an eternal power or the thing that exists self-created, which is absurdity. Then the question is what do we call that power: Yahweh, the power, God?

Albert Einstein did not believe in a personal God; however, it is interesting how he arrived at that conclusion.

Cabana Anna was an excellent...

To the editor:

Thank you to Ann McNally of the former Cabana Anna business. I was working at one of the Sunset Beach rental companies when they began their rentals and they did an excellent job.

In his March 29 letter, Sunset Beach Town Councilman Rich Cerrato started his comments about the origin of the town’s cabana issue with “reportedly,” as if he didn’t want to take ownership of the sentence.

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Brunswick County Board of...

Name: Robert B. Cruse

Office sought: Brunswick County Board of Education District 5 seat

 

Party affiliation: Republican

Age: 51

Town of residence: Leland

Education: MBA with a concentration in accounting from the Keller Graduate School of Management; Bachelor of Science with a major in accounting from UNCW

 

Profession: Auditor

Brunswick County Board of...

Name: Randy Thompson

Office sought: Brunswick County Board of Commissioners District 1 seat

Party affiliation: Republican

Age: 59

Town of residence: Sunset Beach

Education: Bachelor’s degree in public administration from Shaw University; associate degree in fire protection technology from Durham Technical Community College

Profession: Retired public safety professional with more than 30 years of experience, last position as Brunswick County Emergency Services director

Thank you to members of St. Luke...

To the editor:

Brunswick Family Assistance would like to say thank you to St. Luke Lutheran Evangelical Church’s Men on a Mission in Shallotte for their generous monetary donation and for the 2,287.6 pounds of food they collected during their recent food drive in Sunset Beach.

The partnership we share is invaluable to BFA and the clients we serve.

Thank you, St. Luke Lutheran Church, for all you do to make Brunswick County a better place to live!

 

Charles Jackson, BFA program manager

Shallotte