Myrtle Grove News

Published: Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. A 2002 murder trial in Brunswick County could have put to rest the already cold case of Thomas Summer, who was ...

A new building being constructed behind the Town Hall municipal complex on the site of UNCW's aquaculture research facility will be replacing the offices and labs formerly used by the researchers at the old ...

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 6:03 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 6:56 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 7:30 p.m. today for eastern Brunswick and southern New Hanover ...

Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. All JROTC and Sea Cadet awardees received the Navy League Theodore Roosevelt Youth Medal mounted on a plaque ...

Millions of prayers were said Sunday, as Christians around the world gathered to participate in the "Global Day of Prayer." In Wilmington more than 1500 people from local churches gathered at Myrtle Grove ... via WECT-TV Wilmington

Smoke from a junkyard fire closed Carolina Beach Road to traffic shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. via StarNewsOnline.com

“We look at this commissioning of this ship as a very important event, and we want to document it.”

The USS North Carolina made more history today -- not in the water, but on an envelope. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

“It was beyond my expectations.”

The first Spring Garden Symposium is considered a success by any standards. Cochairwoman Candis Owens was thrilled with the response, not just from Tarboro, but from Eastern North Carolina. via Daily Southerner

“Being open late would be nice. For all the people that have to work and do their own taxes .”

Tuesday is your last day to settle up with Uncle Sam. It's tax day and the clock is ticking away for last-minute filers. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

Alderman Elementary School will host Gallery Night from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Every student will showcase a piece of artwork, which will be professionally framed and on sale for $29.95. All proceeds go to ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“We felt like we were a good middle point between Myrtle Grove and Oleander for mail services”

Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:22 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:22 p.m. If you need to mail a package and buy a hammer, there's a place you can do both. via StarNewsOnline.com

“We have not made a connection outside they were across the street from each other.”

Published: Friday, March 28, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 28, 2008 at 8:52 a.m. Man, 75, injured in garage blast, blaze A 75-year-old Wilmington man is recovering from burns after fuel caught ... via StarNewsOnline.com

Submitted by Crystal Gentry on 25 March 2008 - 7:11am. READ MORE: News New Hanover County News House Fires Two house fires broke out within minutes and blocks of each other in New Hanover County this morning. via WWAY

Big thanks to all the sponsors of this year's 4th Annual Steve Haydu St. Patrick's LoTide Run! This year there was a record number of sponsors, volunteers and runners whom without the event would not have been ... via Island Gazette Newspaper Online

“If I can get an old car that can be put back together the right way, I love to see it get done”

Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 11:11 p.m. Photo Scott Nunn Ray Moore of Leland wipes down his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air at a recent Sun Coast Cruisers car ... via StarNewsOnline.com

“I've based my monetary retirement needs on what I anticipated I was going to have, and if this is a significant change it will be a little frightening”

Thousands of government employees across the state may soon have to reconsider their retirement plans thanks to a $24 billion budget shortfall. via WWAY-TV Wilmington

“Just such a tremendous blow to me and my family that someone could take the last piece of our lives we had left”

Flames destroyed one Myrtle Grove couple's home, and now thieves have taken the only thing the couple had left, a fountain. via WECT-TV Wilmington

Some New Hanover County Schools middle school students have achieved a new distinction in the performing arts by placing in a regional band competiton. via Island Gazette Newspaper Online

Contributed by Ben Steelman - Posted: January 15, 2008 5:58:12 PM With the new year, a new season of book clubs is upon us. via StarNewsOnline.com

“We wanted the child down as fast as we could”

Mother, child rescued from tree The Myrtle Grove Volunteer Fire Department rescued a 5-year-old girl and her mother from a tree Saturday afternoon. via StarNewsOnline.com