Navassa News

Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 10:31 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office rounded up about half the suspects sought Wednesday in a countywide drug sweep.

What better way to spend a Tuesday afternoon than sipping coffee while getting story ideas and contacts.

Light show, letters to Santa and train show showcase holiday events Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium For little ones wishing to receive a response from Santa Claus by Christmas, they're asked to bring their letters to Santa of the North Pole Mailbox at the Museum of Coastal Carolina by Dec.

Twisted metal and an overturned truck are all that firefighters can see when they arrive on the scene.

Submitted by Tim Buckley on 9 December 2009 - 6:07pm. Explosive scare turns out to be a bust It was a tense scene in the Brunswick County community of Navassa Wednesday afternoon as Hazmat crews were called in to diffuse a potentially explosive situation.

Investigators in Brunswick County are trying to determine if a contractor found explosives beneath a home in Navassa, or if the items discovered are old road flares.

A contractor discovered what he believes to be explosive materials below a home on Pine Valley Drive in Navassa Wednesday morning.

Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 5:45 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 5:45 p.m. Navassa The future of a community center in Navassa may be riding on the outcome of a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Town Hall.

The Brunswick County Economic Development Commission is working with 12 industrial clients considering setting up shop in Brunswick County, creating hundreds of job opportunities, mostly in the Leland and Navassa areas.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. Navassa The future of a community center in Navassa ran into a roadblock Thursday night when a resolution to accept $400,000 in federal stimulus money was tabled by town council until a more detailed accounting of the town's financial ...

Left to right, Marsha Graham-Ali, Harold Beatty, Navassa Mayor Eulis A. Willis, Richard Beatty and Al Beatty in front of Cedar Hill AME Church Friday, Nov.

Leland mayoral candidate Frank Bullara had more than 20 supporters over his shop, Bugsy's Cigars in Leland, as election results rolled in Tuesday night.

Last month, Rep. Mike McIntyre announced that the Brunswick town of Calabash would receive a $2.6 million federal loan, along with a $137,000 federal grant, to build a new fire station.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:54 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:54 p.m. Here's how key races are shaping up in northern Brunswick County.

Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. Robert Boynton has a vision for Leland's future on his blog.

Submitted by WWAY on 19 October 2009 - 5:25pm. News Federal funds dispersed by McIntyre Congressman Mike McIntyre made the rounds of Brunswick and New Hanover counties with giant checks in hand.

United States Congressman Mike McIntyre planned to spend much of his day Monday in New Hanover and Brunswick County communities handing out taxpayer money.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 11:19 p.m. Navassa's Main Street will undergo a major facelift in the months to come as a new fire station is constructed and a long-needed community center is built.

Civietown Volunteer Fire Department Inc. and the Navassa Volunteer Fire Department have been awarded grants through the 2009 Volunteer Fire Department Fund from the State of North Carolina.

Published: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. North Brunswick High School in Leland is looking for members of the class of 1973.