The grant will allow the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to continue building and installing a system of wave attenuators that protect the shoreline from erosion at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow.
Brunswick County
Brunswick fires, sues water treatment plant contractor
Citing repeated delays and poor workmanship, Brunswick County on July 25 filed a lawsuit against and terminated the contracting company it hired to expand and upgrade the Northwest Water Treatment Plant.
Coastal counties seek regional hazard mitigation plan input
The federally mandated Southeastern N.C. Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies natural hazard risks and ways to mitigate and respond to those risks, is under review as part of a five-year update.
Brunswick County to lift open burning ban
A more than monthlong ban on opening burning within 100 feet of occupied structures in Brunswick County was to be lifted at 5 p.m. Friday.
Proponents of Leland flood zone rules say it’s a moral issue
Advocates of the Brunswick County town’s proposal to strengthen and expand flood zone building rules say officials must ensure they are not putting property owners, emergency personnel in danger.
Belville mayor with ‘true heart for public service’ dies at 76
Belville’s seven-term mayor who served the town for more than 15 years died Tuesday night, the town announced Wednesday.
First turtle patrol beach sweep nets 120 pounds of trash
More than 120 pounds of trash, predominately plastics, were picked up off Holden Beach’s ocean shore during the Holden Beach Turtle Patrol’s first beach sweep.
Beach survey truck driver runs over 15-year-old’s legs
The young woman was evaluated on scene and later transported to Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia.
Oak Island restricts depth, tools used for digging on beach
After filling hundreds of large, deep holes beachgoers have left behind on the ocean shore, Oak Island officials have updated a town ordinance to tighten its “hole digging” rule.
Work at Navassa Kerr-McGee site to take longer than planned
Crews have found “an extensive amount” of debris, including unanticipated contamination, meaning more cleanup time is needed for a 16-acre unit of the federal Superfund site long home to a wood-treatment operation.
Department reaches milestone in reopening Southport bridge
The bridge over Prices Creek on East Moore Street in Southport opened to drivers Thursday, marking the last of 44 damaged sites in the southern coastal region to reopen after last September’s unnamed storm.
How coastal Carolina shaped 20th-century poet AR Ammons
A.R. Ammons, the heralded, mid-20th century poet was known as “Archie” during his formative years working the family farm in Columbus County.
Brunswick Nuclear Plant sirens to be tested Wednesday
County officials in Brunswick and New Hanover counties will test all 38 outdoor warning sirens within a 10-mile radius of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant on Wednesday.
Brunswick burn ban to go into effect Monday
Brunswick County is implementing a burn ban starting at 5 p.m. Monday due to continuing hot temperatures.
Completion dates pushed for Brunswick water plant upgrades
Contractor delays have pushed back the completion date of upgrades, including a reverse osmosis system, at Brunswick County Public Utilities’ Northwest Water Treatment Plant.
Proposed archery zone open for public comment
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will accept public comment Wednesday night on a proposed archery zone a new section of the Green Swamp Game Land.
