Holden Beach News

When a resident of a vacation home on Talman Street in the Ocean View area of Supply came to Brunswick County this week, an unexpected visitor was in the home.

Some 118 of the 155 survivors of Flight 1549 that crashed into the Hudson River in January were interviewed for new a book chronicling the frightening experience titled "Miracle on the Hudson." One of these "miracle" survivors is Steve O'Brien of Charlotte, who has owned a home on Holden Beach for the past 10 years.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. Supply Brunswick County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man after an attempted carjacking Saturday in a grocery store parking lot, officials said.

Martha Currie has defeated Roy Lettieri by one vote for a seat on the Leland Town Council.

Submitted by WWAY on 19 November 2009 - 1:25pm. READ MORE: Brunswick County detectives need your help finding two robbery suspects.

Shallotte Police have arrested four suspects in an armed robbery reported Sunday evening at Coastal Cinemas that sent one employee to the hospital.

The veterans of VFW Post 8866, Holden Beach, honored their comrades Wednesday, Nov.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. A coastal development near Holden Beach is back in the news this week after a half-dozen current and former officials of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources received subpoenas to appear before a federal grand jury looking ...

Saying she didn't want to cost taxpayers the expense of the county election board having to conduct a recount, Peggy Schiavone said she wouldn't ask for one.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. Jamie Brittain wrote about a neighborly act by a stranger.

Holden Beach Board of Commissioners challenger Sheila Young apparently won a seat on the board by two votes, defeating fellow challenger Peggy Schiavone.

Filing begins at noon today for Loris residents interested in holding a seat on the City Council, while candidates in Aynor and Conway are gearing up their campaigns for November elections.

Price received 40 votes and Taylor received 39. Incumbent Josephine Isom received 32 votes, Carolyn Cole received 32 and Paul Curry received 5, officials announced at the Atlantic Beach Community Center.

The polls have closed, and local precincts are expected to begin reporting results shortly.

Local artist Ivey Hayes is seen at his art studio Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. By John Staton John.Staton@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. It's a picture perfect fall day at Poplar Grove Plantation.

Herea s a significant passage: Candidates agreed the town should continue to clarify its unified development ordinance to better meet the needs of applicants.

All politics are local. It's an old saying, but very true. Next Tuesday, residents of the 19 Brunswick County municipalities will have their opportunity to cast their votes for who will lead their communities.

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

A large crowd gathered Saturday morning beneath the Holden Beach bridge for this year's Festival by the Sea.

Fall festivals are plentiful in our area during October, and this weekend is no exception.