Brunswick News Archives

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.

Brunswick, New Hanover under flood advisories until 7:45 p.m. Published: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 6:17 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 25, 2009 at 6:17 p.m. Southeastern N.C. A flood advisory was issued at 5:45 p.m. Friday for Brunswick, New Hanover and southeastern Columbus counties by the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council has enlisted the help of a local Brunswick stew-cooking expert to help raise funds during History Day on Saturday.

Some Brunswick County officials have been chosen to represent North Carolina at a national conference.

Federal officials say both units at a North Carolina nuclear power plant were shut down when maintenance workers were unable to repair an emergency diesel generator.

Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 11:47 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 11:47 a.m. Supply Earlier this month, Doris Walters, 70, called Brunswick County authorities and asked them to pay for her son's burial.

Published: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. Both units at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport were shut down Sunday when Progress Energy maintenance workers were unable to repair an emergency diesel generator, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday in two online reports.

Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. As the N.C. Department of Transportation begins its search for companies to design and build the southernmost stretch of the U.S. 17 Wilmington Bypass in Brunswick County, officials in a small town are questioning why the other section ...

After launching the first 24 of the pioneering schools in 2005, the number of innovative high schools this fall has grown to 105, with another slated to open mid-year. The addition of nine new early college high schools - and a 10th in early 2010 - means that students in 73 of North Carolina's 115 school districts now have the option of attending ...

Some North Carolina high school administrators are keeping athletes off fields illuminated by lights atop towers they've been warned could fall.

Brunswick was one of 59 North Carolina counties in which the unemployment rate dropped in July.

When it comes to political corruption in Brunswick County, history, it seems, repeats itself.

A Brunswick County sheriff's deputy tasered a man at a domestic disturbance call Sunday before shooting the man because he kept advancing on the officer, according to information from the Brunswick County Sheriff's office this afternoon.

It's decision day for Alfy Hill. The 6-4, 245-pound standout from Shallotte West Brunswick will announce a commitment today to either North Carolina or Alabama.

Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 12:24 a.m. Federal stimulus money continues to come to local government agencies, schools and groups.

The White House says the president's speech Tuesday morning will encourage students to take responsibility for their education and do their best to succeed in school.

The state Attorney General's Office will decide whether to prosecute a state senator for shooting a would-be intruder at his home.

Submitted by WWAY on 28 August 2009 - 5:52pm. Rural areas still waiting for broadband Federal government is divvying out $7.2 billion in the coming weeks to extend broadband in rural areas across the U.S. The problem is, the government needs four times that amount to cover everyone who's asking for high-speed internet.

In an effort to reduce crashes and fatalities over the Labor Day holiday, North Carolina law enforcement will gather at various state border locations to ensure that motorists are wearing their seat belt, obeying the speed limit and driving sober.