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Today's News

  • Sports calendar

    West Varsity sports calendar
    Dec. 16: West Bladen basketball at West. 6:30 p.m.
    Dec 17: West wrestling at St. James tournament
    Dec. 19: West basketball at North Myrtle Beach.
    Dec. 28-30: West boys basketball at Cox Mill tournament

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  • Judith Coufal

    Judith Ann Wanser Coufal, 72, of Calabash, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Emeritus of Westminster.
    Born on Dec. 10, 1939, in O’Neill, Neb., she was a daughter of the late Max and Ceceila Carr Wanser.
    She was the wife of Robert F. Coufal, her husband of 51 years.
    She was a homemaker and later was an information specialist with General Electric. She was of Catholic faith and enjoyed playing bridge, bowling, attending football games, spending time with friends and cooking for the family.

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  • Plan penalizes good workers, rewards those with problems

    Brunswick County Schools officials have a problem getting some of its bus drivers to show up for work.
    And it’s costing taxpayers extra money.
    Worse yet, it’s likely going to cost you more.
    Each time a bus driver calls in sick, the district pays that employee sick time and then must pay a substitute to fill that route.
    To make it worse, officials are often left scrambling to find a replacement driver in the wee hours of the morning—ensuring someone shows up to get a bus on the road and your children safely to school.

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  • West wrestlers defeat North

     

    The West Brunswick High School wrestling team got six falls in beating North Brunswick 52-18 Dec. 13.

    West won the first five competitive matches by fall and led 36-0 before the Scorpions scored two pins in winning three straight matches. But with the lead 36-15, West won four of the final five matches.

    The match began at the 220-pound weight class, and junior Bobby McRainey beat senior Charles Williams by fall in 3:46. At heavyweight, sophomore Marquis Brown beat junior Shane Polletta by fall in with 1.5 seconds left in the first period.

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  • VIDEO INCLUDED: DSS board breaks law; illegally enters into closed session

    Members of the Brunswick County Social Services board broke the law on Tuesday when they improperly entered into closed session under the attorney-client privilege provision of the North Carolina Open Meetings Law.

    The problem? The DSS board does not have an attorney, either retained or employed by the board, as outlined in North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)3.

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  • Busy month for OIB businesses

     

    OCEAN ISLE BEACH—Three new businesses are in the works for Ocean Isle Beach and the future looks bright for more.

    A surf shop, a scuba shop and a coffee/surf shop are all on the horizon for the town, reported Justin Whiteside, planning director.

    In the last month the planning and inspections department has issued permits for the three new businesses. Additionally, Second Street Bar & Grill is under new ownership, and a permit has been issued for the restaurant to be renamed Pelican’s Perch.

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  • Shallotte Crime Report

    The Shallotte Police Department investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests last week. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

    •Thor Gerard Thingelstad, 66, of 1263 Riverbend Drive, Shallotte, was charged with DWI and driving left of center.

    •Larceny of a Christmas tree on Highland Forest Circle; suspect removed an artificial Christmas tree from residence entranceway.

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  • A new kind of farm is possible

    North Carolina has been identified as the No. 1 offshore wind resource on the East Coast.

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s North Carolina Offshore Task Force is identifying suitable lease sites in federal waters with input from local, state and federal stakeholders. On Monday, officials with the North Carolina Solar Center and the N.C. Department of Commerce talked with attendees about the potential of offshore wind farming in the state and in the vicinity.

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  • Community unites to help the homeless

    A new nonprofit corporation has been formed to combat the issue of homelessness in Brunswick County—Brunswick County Streetreach Inc.

    “Recognizing the impact of the economy and witnessing individuals homeless in our community led Building HOPE Ministries to begin reaching out to the less fortunate several years ago,” said the Rev. Donna Phelps. “We began to pull together with other Christians across the surrounding counties and created a street team that is designed to fight hunger and homelessness.”

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  • Filling a need on campus

    SUPPLY—They saw a need on campus and filled it.

    Last month when Julie Olsen, director of counseling, at Brunswick Community College began to orchestrate the school’s annual food drive to benefit area food pantries, she decided it was time to address an on-campus need.

    “This year we have found so many students who are hungry,” she said. “We decided to start at home and help our own.”

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