Brunswick News

"I've been told over and over again this is the event of the year." Bryan Lynip, an assistant principal at Unionville Elementary School, will witness the school's annual barbecue for the first time Friday.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:27 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:27 a.m. SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA The StarNews is again seeking nominations for our annual Voices of Conscience series, highlighting the good works of volunteers in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties.

ATMC's 52nd annual meeting was an evening filled with fun and excitement, with more than 2,700 people gathering at the Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College to enjoy festivities.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:18 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:18 p.m. The New Hanover County Alcohol Beverage Control board is refusing to provide the StarNews with the salaries of its employees, citing privacy concerns.

There was a whole lot of dislike Monday night at Brunswick Community College. Support-the-troops demonstrators outside Odell Williamson Auditorium knew they disliked Cindy Sheehan who was there to speak, but some struggled to say specifically why.

"Closer to Home" is the name of Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter's three-year capital campaign to raise $3.5 million for the construction of a seven-bed inpatient hospice care center for Brunswick County patients and families.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Like it or not, Brunswick County will soon gain yet another superstreet, this time near the Columbus County line on U.S. 74/76. Any major developments on U.S. 17 and U.S. 74/76 must now build a superstreet - a concept that restricts left turns, ...

Cindy Sheehan speaks to the audience at the Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College in Bolivia, N.C. Monday, Oct.

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. A nationally known peace activist will arrive at Brunswick Community College's Odell Williamson Auditorium Monday evening to find protesters with signs on the venue's lawn.

Brunswick County 4-H celebrated 100 years of 4-H in North Carolina on Oct. 5 with an evening packed full of activities, including a favorite foods fair, a 4-H themed cake decorating contest, entertainment, a movie and a time capsule dedication.

D.G. Martin "It is like you picked up the entire population of the state of South Carolina and moved them into North Carolina" This is the way Ferrel Guillory, director of UNC-Chapel Hill's Program on Public Life, begins to talk about the impact of population growth in North Carolina since he moved here in 1972.

North Carolina Turnpike Authority Chief Engineer Steve DeWitt speaks at a meeting to discuss the future of the Cape Fear Skyway at City Hall on Wednesday Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 8:13 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 8:13 p.m. Of a number of proposed routes for the Cape Fear Skyway, there's just one so far that ...

October 13, 2009 - Shallotte, North Carolina - Come rain or shine, many area residents are gearing up to join in the Shallotte/South Brunswick CROP WALK, on Sunday afternoon, Nov.8. The 5K walk will begin and end at Calvary Baptist Church, 623 Village Rd., Shallotte.

Seventeen of Brunswick County's 19 municipalities recently received Powell Bill funding through the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Submitted by WWAY on 6 October 2009 - 5:39pm. Building new homes for fish - one reef at a time.

Question 1. Should the town try to slow development along U.S. 17 until the Wilmington bypass is completed? Question 2. Would you favor consolidation with Belville? Question 3. Should Leland take control of water and sewer utilities within its jurisdiction? Question 4. In what budget area does Leland spend too much? Where does it spend too little? ...

Some North Carolina hospitals are taking precautions against the swine flu by limiting who filters through their doors each day.

Published: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. Belville's law enforcement needs are addressed for the immediate future with the opening of a Brunswick County Sheriff's Office substation in nearby Leland.

An inspection team from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in North Carolina investigating the shutdown of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant.

At 5:18 pm Tuesday evening, the sun passed directly overhead the equator, signaling the autumnal equinox and the start of a new season.