Brunswick County News

The state Supreme Court will hear arguments involving a student at an alternative school in Brunswick County who had to untuck her shirt and pull out her bra with her thumb as part of a search for pills.

While the green plantings on the left may look like grass, it's actually the beginning of a longleaf pine tree.

The case of a teenager who had to untuck her shirt and pull out her bra with her thumb as part of a search for pills at an alternative school in North Carolina is headed to the state Supreme Court.

The case of a teenager who had to untuck her shirt and pull out her bra with her thumb as part of a search for pills at an alternative school in North Carolina is headed to the state Supreme Court.

Word of whether Brunswick County will be the new employer for Caterpillar is still under wraps, but one county leader has confirmed a big project is currently in the works.

Gov. Bev Perdue says she met with a big employer last week about setting up shop in our region, but details are still very hush-hush. The governor would not confirm whether the company she met with is the one publicly rumored to be considering a move to Brunswick County.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY and BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC It's been said before that politics makes strange bedfellows, but redistricting seems to have some politicians feeling even stranger.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC A pickup truck hit a bicyclist on Mt. Misery Road in Leland around 6:45 Wednesday night.

Take me out to the voting booth: A former city council candidate and a local blogger are pushing a petition that could force a public vote on using taxpayer dollars to fund a baseball stadium.

The Lucky Leprechaun 5K Walk/Run, presented by the Brunswick County Parks & Recreation and the Winds Beach Resort, is scheduled for 9 a.m. March 10 at Winds Beach Resort in Ocean Isle Beach.

The ports, which operates deepwater facilites in Wilmington and Morehead City , reported growth in 2011 in both container and bulk cargo.

Jenelle Evans, of MTV's "Teen Mom" fame, and the man she claims cyberstalked her, appeared briefly in a Brunswick County court Wednesday morning.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded Barnhill Contracting Co. of Tarboro a $9.2 million contract to repair more than 37 miles of primary and secondary roads in Brunswick and New Hanover counties.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.7 million contract to replace the fender system on a Brunswick County bridge along N.C. 133.

No surprises here, but Rep. Frank Iler , R-Brunswick, made it official Tuesday that he plans to seek re-election in state House District 17.

Marietta Man Tied to NC Meth Ring - Marietta Patch A Marietta man is in a North Carolina jail in connection with the seizure of nearly half a million dollars' worth of crystal meth.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC Commissioners in Brunswick County voted unanimously Monday night to continue negotiations with a company for the purchase of the former Brunswick Community Hospital property.

A western North Carolina sheriff who says he suffers from bipolar disorder has been granted permission for medical retirement.

Duck-Duck-Goose, Tennessee's premier children's consignment sale, will be unveiling its first sale in coastal North Carolina this spring.

WECT TV6 - WECT.com - Wilmington, NC news and weather - P.I. could testify at hearing regarding Charles Warren's status with DSS BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC A private investigator could testify at a public hearing regarding the status of Department of Social Services Chairman Charles Warren.