Brunswick News

November 23, 200 9 - Southport, North Carolina - No snow, no ice, no freezing weather, how do residents of North Carolina's Coast get in the holiday spirit? The Christmas by the Sea Festival is how.

Election officials in Columbus County will wait until they finish another recount to make a decision about investigating an election protest.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:58 a.m. A piece by a local artist will be included in an exhibition next year at a museum in Raleigh.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. Bolivia The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office is holding a pill turn-in Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The office's drug enforcement unit has invited people to go to either of the sheriff's office's locations and drop off their old or ...

An audit shows six North Carolina hospitals owe the state more than $2.5 million for overcharging the health plan for teachers and state employees.

Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:28 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:28 p.m. Bolivia A 24-year-old man was killed Saturday night in Brunswick County when he lost control of his car and hit a tree, officials said.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. In response to a StarNews request made in late September, the Brunswick County school district has opened a public e-mail terminal at its central office in Bolivia.

Speaking to the Whiteville News Reporter , longtime Sen. R.C. Soles clarified the remarks he made in his earlier interview with the Tabor City paper.

Pedestrians trudge through the heavy rain along N. Front Street at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

"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.