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Former ADA pleads down to...

Former Assistant District Attorney Elaine Kelley has agreed to a plea arrangement to avoid felony charges.

Kelley pleaded guilty to misdemeanor misprision of felony in Brunswick County Superior Court May 9. Misprision of a felony is failing to report knowledge of a felony to the appropriate authorities.

She was indicted by a grand jury Aug. 20, 2012, with former District Attorney Rex Gore.

The Attorney General’s office handled the prosecution of Gore and Kelley.

BCC one victory away from World...

 Staff Report

The Brunswick Community College baseball team needs one more victory in the Region 10 championship series in Morehead City to advance for the first time to the NJCAA Division II World Series May 25-June 1 in Enid, Okla.

BCC moved into the Region 10 title game by beating Region 10 regular-season champion Catawba 6-3 Sunday afternoon. The title game is set for 7 p.m. Monday. If a second game has to be played, it will be on Tuesday.

South’s Minor wins state title;...

 GREENSBORO—South Brunswick junior Colin Minor won the shot put championship Saturday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state track and field championships at the Irwin Belk Track at North Carolina A&T State University.

Minor finished second in the discus throw.

West Brunswick freshman Tyler Stanley finished third in the high jump.

Minor won the shot put with a mark of 55 feet, 5 inches, a personal best. Last year, he was second (51-10.5). The Class 3A record is 60-4.25.

Commissioners resolve to...

As clerk to Brunswick County’s board of commissioners, Debby Gore typically doesn’t let anything get by her before, during or after a meeting.

Recording the minutes is part of her job, after all.

But the board members and administrative staff conspired to slip a special resolution into the May 6 agenda.

Chairman Phil Norris presented Gore with a plaque recognizing her selection as Clerk of the Year by the North Carolina Association of County Clerks, and the board voted unanimously to approve the resolution.

Movies and concerts headline...

LELAND—The entertainment has begun in Leland’s Municipal Park.

The Concerts in the Park series begins Thursday, May 30.

The town’s Movies in the Park series began in April, and the family-friendly movies are shown every other Saturday through June.

“Movies were one of the first things the town did,” parks and recreation director Niel Brooks said, adding they started before he joined the town in 2007.

Brunswick Little Theatre...

Brunswick Little Theatre is presenting an outdoor rendition of “Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation,” a revue of British Invasion music from the 1960s.

Times for the free performances are 8 p.m. May 17-19 and May 24-26 in Franklin Square Park, 130 E. West St. in downtown Southport.

The program will include such favorites as Petula Clark’s version of “Downtown,” Dusty Springfield’s “Son of a Preacher Man,” The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin.”

Community rallies around...

A May 7 fire destroyed a family’s home in the Ash community, but the community is pulling the family from the ashes.

The Waccamaw Fire Department received an alarm at 8:59 p.m. for the fire at 2358 Butler Circle.

The fire was in the home of two of the department’s firefighters, Jeffrey and Janice Milligan, Waccamaw assistant fire chief Jason Coveyou said.

Blues and crabs in Little River...

LITTLE RIVER, S.C.—Get ready for crabs, crafters and crooners.

The 32nd Annual Blue Crab Festival is set for this weekend just south of the border in Little River, S.C.

Scheduled 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the award-winning festival traditionally showcases all-day entertainment and an array of food and arts-and-crafts booths lining the Little River waterfront the weekend after Mother’s Day.

Other events at the “biker-friendly festival” include a children’s area and activities.

Coastal Harmonizers showcase...

By day, they’re ordinary men going about their business in non-matching shirts.

On Thursday rehearsal nights and beyond, they and their colleagues spiff up as The Coastal Harmonizers, a group of melodic men with a common interest in barbershop-quartet singing.

There’s nothing common about these guys, though. They’re invested in promoting four-part harmony throughout the world, especially in Brunswick County.

Pondering Pentecost: What’s...

There is an unusual feast celebrated in many Christian churches. Bearing the name Pentecost, a name that is strange to many, its celebration simultaneously mystifies and lures us. It is also considered to be the birthday of the church. Special attention and homage is paid to God’s Holy Spirit on this day. This is clear. What remains a mystery is the meaning behind the nomenclature. Who, what, how and where is this entity that some call the Holy Ghost?

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