Caswell Beach News

In 2004 the City Council made a decision to move forward with the undergrounding of overhead utility lines - " a great deal of the existing utilities are already underground, and by completing this process the ...

Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 12:46 a.m. Photo Melissa Williamson A high turnout forced people to sit on the floor and line the walls at the No ...

Submitted by WWAY on 19 June 2008 - 5:19pm. Gas prices Offshore drilling oil Debate on offshore drilling continues With the price of gas at an all time high, people are looking to Washington for a solution.

Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:02 p.m. Courtesy of Devon Lang Even though this sea turtle nest on Bald Head Island is covered, it has been dug out ...

Published: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 5:29 p.m. Caswell Beach By a narrow margin, St.

Published: Monday, June 9, 2008 at 5:40 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 9, 2008 at 5:40 p.m. ST.

Published: Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 8:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 10:56 p.m. In a Nutshell Proposed new port at a glance: Name: N.C. International Terminal Location: 600 acres on Cape Fear ...

Opponents of the N.C. Ports Authority's outlandish plan to build a $2.3 billion port in Brunswick County have quietly begun to mobilize, said the Wilmington Star News Wednesday.

The grades are in for North Carolina's coast. The N.C. Beach, Inlet and Waterway Association recently released its "2008 Report Card for the N.C. Coast." With an overall grade of C+, North Carolina received ...

Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 12:14 a.m. Harry Simmons is the mayor of Caswell Beach, the only town in the area publicly opposing the construction of ...

“However, I think we have to review this situation in light of heightened sea-level rise, the amount of property at risk and that the highest erosion rates are around inlets.”

Published: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:42 p.m. Bobby Lankford who is vacationing in Kure Beach for about 2 1/2 months tries to catch sheepshead while on the ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“However, I think we have to review this situation in light of heightened sea-level rise, the amount of property at risk and that the highest erosion rates are around inlets.”

Published: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:42 p.m. Star-News fIle Bobby Lankford who is vacationing in Kure Beach for about 2 1/2 months tries to catch ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“I think the program is an important thing”

Burgaw Police Department administrative assistance Donna Pridgen makes calls to 15 elderly town residents each morning as part of the department's 'Are You Ok' program. via StarNewsOnline.com

“We know of people who have had problems where they have fallen. There's nothing worse than to fall down and be a couple days and no one knows you're there.”

Living alone, at any age, comes with its challenges. If you have an emergency and can't get in touch with anyone, you might not get the help you need. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

Caswell Beach morning call program Submitted by Meghan Packer on 30 March 2008 - 5:59pm. READ MORE: News Brunswick County News Living alone, at any age, comes with its challenges. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

“My wife and I sold the business, and I decided I was ready to get back into the line of work I went to school for”

Stephen Foster has held a lot of jobs over the years, but the one he always comes back to is town manager. via StarNewsOnline.com

An election primary ballot that includes more local names than any in recent memory and new choices for governor should make for a busy primary on May 6.

Filing for offices throughout the state ended Friday.

'It appears, from a glance, that there are more candidates,' Brunswick County Board of Elections Director Greg Bellamy said of the local races.

'The more candidates you have, generally, the bigger turnout. Certainly the interest in this election is going to affect our turnout.' Read more

“There's a lot less of a learning curve”

BRUNSWICK SCHOOLS Administrators kick up their heels Want to see Katie McGee dance? The Brunswick County Schools superintendent is acting in a high school musical that opens today. via StarNewsOnline.com

“I have badgered people (to get a picture taken)”

Town Clerk Marie Garris was important even in the humble beginnings of the town of Stallings.

In the mid-1970s, she helped raise $3,000 for the costs to incorporate. That was accomplished in 1975.

Then she volunteered to take minutes at town meetings, which she did for a year without pay before the town collected its first tax revenues, according to former Mayor Heath Guion. For the first 14 years, she was the town's only employee.

Today Stallings has a new Town Hall, its own police department and more than 30 workers. And 32 years after she was named town clerk, Garris is retiring. Read more

“I'm not surprised we weren't able to keep him a long time.”

Caswell Beach David Hewett is pure Brunswick County. The 11th-generation native was born and raised here and even married his high school sweetheart. via StarNewsOnline.com