Bolivia News

Jimmy Hodge clears weeds out of raised garden beds behind the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office in Bolivia Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 12:22 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 12:22 p.m. Bolivia A Wilmington police officer is in custody at the Brunswick County jail, said Beth Boling, an assistant to the sheriff.

The candidate-filing period for the 2009 municipal elections begins Monday. Filing for the Nov.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. The time has come to re-evaluate the Brunswick County school board's legal representation, the board's chairwoman says.

Frank Iler, elected to take the North Carolina House seat of Rep. Bonner Stiller at the GOP Executive Committee meeting in Bolivia.

Left to right, Dana and Donna Leathers, from Swansboro, float along in the Lazy River at Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park Thursday, June 18, 2009.

One of the great things about my day job is my window looks out on a portion of the Brunswick Botanical Garden at the Government Complex around Building N in Bolivia.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office seized drugs, cash, and weapons in conjunction with two arrests Monday.

The Brunswick County Health Department has been informed of two cases of confirmed H1N1 novel virus in adults, one in Winnabow, another in Bolivia.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 5:07 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 5:07 p.m. When Robin Randolph brought her husband, Henry, back to their Bolivia home from the hospital four years ago, they knew things would be different.

Last week, State Rep. Bonner Stiller announced he was resigning from his seat in the N.C. House of Representatives due to family and professional obligations.

GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas advanced technology equipment and services, announced today that its drilling & production business has been awarded a three-year frame agreement valued at more than $250 million to supply 250 VetcoGray subsea wellhead systems to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. of Brazil, an integrated oil and gas ...

President Alan Garcia labored Saturday to contain Peru's worst political violence in years, as nine more police officers were killed in a bloody standoff with Amazon Indians fighting his efforts to exploit oil, gas and other resources on their native lands.

Most of the projects planned for Brunswick County in the next fiscal year have been delayed and their funding transferred to balance a budget that's 11.6 percent less than this year.

Brunswick County Commissioners will have a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday on the proposed county budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. Bolivia A fugitive who was apprehended in Belize, Central America, was brought back to Brunswick County and will be sentenced Monday morning for convictions of statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child and possession of a firearm by a convicted ...

Chris Causey knew just what he had earned when he stood in front of Judge Ola Lewis about nine months ago.

Three of the elected officials who were deemed delinquent taxpayers by the county have paid their tax debts.

The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office has a new home closer to the state line. Sheriff John Ingram cut the police tape at the new Sheriff's Sub Station in Calabash.

Would-be criminals might be doing double-takes and thinking twice about their actions now that a new sheriff's substation has come to town.