Delay not ‘done deal’
Funding crisis means DOT
must make tough decisions
A proposed delay for the second bridge to Oak Island is not a done deal, said Lanny Wilson, area representative to the N. C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) board.

Mayor: City will own fort
A Georgia-based homeless relief agency met the application deadline last week to take on ownership of Fort Johnston.


Punishment to fit dress code violation
Brunswick County students can expect to feel the same trappings of clothing restrictions during school hours next year, but the school district’s dress code policy will no longer sport out-of-school suspension as an automatic punishment for wearing baggy pants, short skirts or nose rings to class.

First death reported on Superstreet
A collision Monday morning on U. S. 17 at the Magnolia Greens entrance resulted in the first fatality on the highway’s “Superstreet” since the traffic pattern became operational in May.

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Cougars feel the heat
Expectations run high at South Brunswick football ‘boot camp’
American Legion Post 68 head coach Randy Fennell said his team overcame great adversity and revealed its mettle in its first-round playoff match-up against Morehead City.

Tennis with Love
All eyes turned skyward as participants in the Brunswick County Tennis Association’s youth clinics watched a high-flying ball sail over the fence of the Smithville District Park courts.
“Wow, there was a lot of power in that stroke,” exclaimed BCTA volunteer tennis instructor Americus Crawford. “That’s okay, try again.”