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Attorney alerts lottery of...

An attorney representing a person who claims to have one of the winning tickets sold in the Feb. 11 Powerball jackpot has told the North Carolina Education Lottery no immediate claim of the prize is planned.

The N.C. Education Lottery confirmed Thursday the winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Scotchman convenience store on Whiteville Road in Shallotte.

Duo accused of robbing Carolina...

A man accused of robbing a Carolina Shores drugstore with a knife faces felony charges in Brunswick County after his Thursday, Feb. 19, arrest.

Deputies arrested 39-year-old Luther Stanley and 21-year-old Jennifer Hailey Moreland, both of 4409 N. Ocean Blvd., North Myrtle Beach, S.C., on various charges a day after Stanley was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping and assault on a female, according to a Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Sunset Beach residents concerned...

Two weeks prior to an upcoming public hearing, some Sunset Beach residents are expressing concern about a proposed terminal groin for the east end of Ocean Isle Beach, which they deem an environmental threat to the Sunset Beach island to the west.

With the hearing on the Ocean Isle terminal groin project scheduled March 3, Sunset Beach island resident Jan Harris said proper public notice about the meeting was not given.

NBHS student accused of...

A 16-year-old North Brunswick High School student accused of threatening to kill teachers and students at the Leland school faces a felony charge in Brunswick County.

Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Tristan Bryan Alderton, of Parsley Lane, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and charged him with making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property, according to a Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Meteorologists expect ‘...

 A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) is no longer in effect, but the cold is here to stay through the end of the week.

The winter weather advisory issued earlier in the week was lifted after very little precipitation fell Feb. 16-17, said Steve Pfaff, an NWS meteorologist in Wilmington.

But the forecast prompted Brunswick County Schools to operate on a one-hour delay for students Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Commissioners agree on funding...

BOLIVIA — Brunswick County Commissioners agreed to a proposal to establish a shoreline protection policy that will provide funding annually for beach and waterway projects at their Feb. 16 meeting.

But they held off on a vote to approve the policy until March to clarify the process beach communities will follow.

“I think we’ve got something we can work with and bring back in March,” chairman Scott Phillips said.

BCC opens baseball season

  BOLIVIA — The Brunswick Community College baseball team opened its 2015 season by beating the East Carolina University club team 10-4 in nine innings Saturday, Feb. 14.

BCC scored seven runs in the bottom of the eighth in rallying from a 4-3 deficit.

In the inning, Kyle Mehl led off and reached on an error. Nick Debo singled to right field. Nick Yarbrough doubled to the center field fence as the ECU center fielder lost track of the ball. A run scored.

McCrory stresses need to close...

 LELAND — If North Carolina wants to compete with other states in attracting industry and growing existing businesses, it must close the skills gap and improve transportation and infrastructure, the governor says.

Gov. Pat McCrory outlined his plan to improve industry in the Tar Heel State during a news conference on the Brunswick Community College campus in Leland on Friday, Feb. 13. He spoke in front of several community leaders as well as representatives from eight existing Brunswick County industries.

Mayors, others question wind...

 CAROLINA SHORES — At least two island mayors from Brunswick County have concerns about future development of offshore wind energy off the North Carolina coast.

Sunset Beach Mayor Ron Watts and Bald Head Island Mayor Andy Sayre were among residents bringing questions and comments to a public hearing Feb. 12 conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) at Brunswick Community College’s South Brunswick Islands Center.

Shaw wins 300th at BCC

BOLIVIA — Walter Shaw won the 300th game of his coaching career Sunday, Feb. 15, when Brunswick Community College defeated Denmark Tech 111-91 in a men’s basketball game.

“It’s a blessing to be able to stay here long enough to make it happen,” said Shaw, now in his 15th season as BCC coach. “A blessing to have players that allow this to happen. It’s the ultimate testament to loyalty, longevity and success.”