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WWAY NewsChannel 3
April 27, 2018
BOLIVIA, N.C. (AP) — Brunswick County has begun its effort to rid its waterways of abandoned boats. The StarNews of Wilmington reports Brunswick County commissioners adopted an ordinance last year addressing the problem. The sheriff's office has posted warnings on boats believed to be abandonedÃâà...
WECT-TV6
April 27, 2018
The initiative showcases talented student artists from all across North Carolina. Marianna's colorful art piece, which depicts a red cardinal perched on a tree branch, will be permanently displayed at the NC Department of Public Instruction to serve as a tribute to arts education's positive impact on students.
WWAY NewsChannel 3
April 27, 2018
Horry County, SC (WPDE) — Two different verdicts were handed down by an Horry County jury Friday for two North Carolina men who had been charged with murder after a woman's death in North Myrtle Beach in 2016, according to a news release. Nicholas Jacob McIver, 22, of Charlotte, N.C., wasÃâà...
Charlotte Observer
April 25, 2018
A North Carolina community that was recently named one of the "best small lake towns in America" says it wants to host the state's first alligator hunt in nearly ... In fact, the Brunswick County town of Belville went in the opposite direction, passing a resolution opposing alligator hunting within its town limits,Ãâà...
StarNewsOnline.com
April 25, 2018
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. -- Brunswick County Commissioner Pat Sykes is challenging incumbent and fellow Republican Rep. Frank Iler for the N.C. House District 17 seat. Iler has held the District 17 seat since 2009, while Sykes was sworn in for her second term as a county commissioner in 2016. WhoeverÃâà...
WECT-TV6
April 25, 2018
According to Emily Flax, spokesperson for the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, the dog survived the fall and is being treated at a local veterinarian's office. Flax added that the dog did not belong to Melzer. Melzer was booked in jail on a $5,000 bond and is expected to make his first court appearance onÃâà...
StarNewsOnline.com
April 16, 2018
In a needs assessment for the new facility, Treatment Centers LLC cited North Carolina state statistics showing that Brunswick County had 249 opiate poisoning deaths between 1999 and 2015, 390 emergency room visits related to opiate poisonings between 2008 and 2014 and 274 hospitalizations due toÃâà...
StarNewsOnline.com
April 7, 2018
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. -- Brunswick County had nearly twice the number of fatal wrecks in 2017 compared with the previous year, with 38 percent of the wrecks involving impaired driving, law enforcement records show. In the county's 26 fatal wrecks 30 people were killed, making 2017 the deadliest yearÃâà...
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
March 15, 2018
Brunswick County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Ola Lewis is butting heads with twin brother prosecutors over their push to keep accused heroin and fentanyl traffickers locked up under $1 million bonds. Lewis, who is receiving treatment for liver cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, balked afterÃâà...
WWAY NewsChannel 3
March 15, 2018
Smoke from a prescribed burn at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County could be seen at least as far away as the Pine Valley area of Wilmington on March 10, 2016. (Photo: Jessica Viox). BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — With extreme dry and windy conditions around the Cape Fear today, theÃâà...
WECT-TV6
March 15, 2018
In the latest North Carolina county health rankings, New Hanover County was in the top 15 in overall health outcomes and health factors, while Bladen and Columbus ... Drinking water contamination also hurt Columbus County and Brunswick County's ranking, which includes contamination like GenX.
StarNewsOnline.com
March 14, 2018
... a news release from Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David. David and brother Ben David, the New Hanover County District Attorney, stood on the deck of Battleship N.C. March 7 and announced that anyone, “peddling poison for profit,” within the region would see an uptick in their business costs.
WECT-TV6
March 14, 2018
It was a somber scene at Brunswick County Early College High School as 50-70 students gathered outside the school and stood silently. Some were holding signs saying "How many more children have to die?" and "When did schools stop being a sanctuary?" There was also a planned walkout at SouthÃâà...
WECT-TV6
March 13, 2018
Hills (left) Norman (middle) Colvin (right) (Source: BCSO). BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) -. Three people were booked under $1 million bonds after a joint drug bust by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office and Sunset Beach Police Department, according to District Attorney Jon David.
Credit Union Journal
March 13, 2018
Carolina Trust FCU currently serves approximately 40,000 members and has branches in Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Little River, Conway, Johnsonville and Lake City (all in South Carolina). The credit union explained that after it opened a branch in October 2014 in Little River (which is very close to theÃâà...
WECT-TV6
March 12, 2018
According to Sgt. King with the NC State Highway Patrol, the fatal accident occurred just before 1 a.m. on NC 904 near SR 1300 in Brunswick County. Casimiro Barron, 50, of Ash, was traveling east on NC 904 when he lost control of his 2000 Nissan Pathfinder upon exiting a curve. The vehicle ran off theÃâà...
WWAY NewsChannel 3
March 7, 2018
LELAND, NC (WWAY)– Detectives with the Leland Police Department arrested a North Brunswick High School student at school and charged him with rape. Leland Police spokesman Lt. Jeremy Humphries says James Matthew Cain, Jr., 18, is charged with 2nd degree forcible rape. - Advertisement -.
StarNewsOnline.com
December 31, 1999
Some voters thought they were protesting offshore drilling, not supporting the push by a candidate to get her name on the November ballot. BRUNSWICK COUNTY -- A Brunswick County resident is attempting to get her name on the general election ballot through a petition process, but some are concernedÃâà...
WWAY NewsChannel 3
December 31, 1999
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An Ocean Isle Beach man faces charges relating to a December traffic stop in Tabor City. According to the Columbus County Sheriff's Office, on December 6, detectives stopped David Austin Redwine, 32, for speeding. The sheriff's office says they found 2 grams ofÃâà...
WECT-TV6
December 31, 1999
The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating two people wanted for shooting into a residence Friday. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. According to the Sheriff's Office Tristan Stone Kelly and Atlanta Blaze Crumbley are wanted for shooting into an occupied home on Shade TreeÃâà...
