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Rash succeeds Yoho as OIB fire...

OCEAN ISLE BEACH — Ocean Isle Beach Fire Chief Robert Yoho had one last job to do April 10: attend the town board meeting to receive his retirement recognition.

Yoho, who retired April 9, was involved with the Ocean Isle Beach Fire Department for almost 34 years.

Mayor Debbie Smith said it was extra special to recognize Yoho “because he is my brother-in-law.”

“Bobby has served this town for many years, as a volunteer fireman (up to serving) as the fire chief. I can tell you this is in his blood,” Smith said.

Two face murder charge after...

By Lindsay Kriz

Staff Writer

BOLIVIA — Two people are charged with murder in a child abuse case reported almost 21 years ago in Brunswick County.

David Raefore Tripp Jr., 45, of Ash was arrested April 9 and Robyn Lynn Noffsinger, 41, was arrested April 10. Both are being held at the Brunswick County Detention Facility, each on $1 million bail.

Mia Adcock’s three goals spur...

 SHALLOTTE – Mia Adcock was anything but “MIA” during West Brunswick’s 4-0 victory over Topsail on April 10 at M.H. Rourk Stadium in Shallotte.

The senior midfielder broke a scoreless tie with 2:51 left in the first half before adding a pair of second-half goals in the Trojans’ first Mideastern Conference victory of the 2018 season.

Mia Adcock is a natural forward, but a slew of injuries has forced the speedster to play center midfield for her squad.

Leland police seek cash thief

Leland police are looking for a man who stole almost $900 from a wallet belonging to a fellow Wal-Mart shopper.

The thief took the money about 8:15 p.m. April 2 and left the store on New Pointe Boulevard in a black sedan, according to a police news release issued Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jonathan Kazee at 371-0274.

Oyster shell bagging April 25 in...

The North Carolina Coastal Federation will host an oyster shell bagging workday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the main Sunset Beach Fire Station at 102 Shoreline Drive West across from Sunset Beach Town Park.

Community members and volunteers should meet outside the station and wear closed-toe shoes or boots that fully cover their feet. Attendees will help fill mesh bags with oyster shells. Volunteers will also be needed to cut, tie, lift and stack the shell bags, which will be used to build oyster reefs.

Duo’s opioid awareness walk...

CALABASH — On March 15, 2014, Brittany Bramble-McNatt, a Lilburn, Ga., 28-year-old with three sons, took her last breath after overdosing on heroin.

Exactly two years later, her older brother Brett Bramble, now 33, of Atlanta took his first steps along the American Discovery Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to honor her memory. He completed the trail in November that year when he arrived in San Francisco.

Brunswick County CRS class...

Brunswick County has met the standards to increase its Community Rating System (CRS) class rating from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to an 8, qualifying for a discount in the premium cost of flood insurance for NFIP policies.

Shallotte man sought in Sunset...

A Shallotte man wanted in a Sunset Beach break-in was arrested April 13 in Little River, S.C.

Sunset Beach police charged 24-year-old Antaun Linear Miller, 24, of Forest Drive with breaking and entering, larceny, safecracking and injury to real property in an April 12 break-in on Cotton Mill Court in Sea Trail.

Someone broke in through a back window and stole several items around lunchtime when no one was home, according to an incident report. Some evidence was left behind and arrest warrants were issued the next day.

Happy 95th birthday, Gene...

SUNSET BEACH — It was the birthday bash to beat all birthday bashes.

Sunday, friends and neighbors converged at the home of World War II veteran Gene Williams in Sea Trail to celebrate his 95th birthday.

Williams, who officially reached that milestone this past Monday, April 9, was “king of honor” during the afternoon party where the crowd gathered in his garage at his home in Sea Trail.

Child poverty, hunger still at...

Child poverty and hunger are still major problems in Brunswick County, according to the county’s latest data card.

Numbers released March 28 by NC Child, a statewide, nonpartisan advocacy group that wrote the report cards, show 55.4 percent of Brunswick County children continue to live in “poor or near poor” homes, cited as a major risk factor for “negative educational, health and economic outcomes in the future,” compared with 46 percent statewide.