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Sunset Beach Town Council to discuss nearly 400-acre development with 1,504 homes and apartments
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Sunset Beach Town Council on Thursday, May 2, will hold a special meeting and public hearing on a development proposed for a 398-acre area near Old Georgetown Road and Seaside Road. The Angel Trace project includes 128 townhomes, 288 apartments, 192 senior apartments and...
A rusty barge on the Brunswick River went from eyesore to local lore
The Wilmington area has lost lots of landmarks over the decades. One of the more curious sights that's no longer with us? The so-called USS Belville, later controversially re-christened the USS Leland. (More on that in in a minute). For those of you who moved to Wilmington or northern Brunswick...
Holden Beach Board of Commissioners approve initial plans to develop fishing pier
HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Holden Beach fishing pier has been closed since 2022, but the town’s board of commissioners has approved plans for it to be rebuilt or repaired. The town purchased the pier for $3.3 million in 2022 before discovering the steep price of repairs. For...
When you leave the house, good things happen, we can prove it
Welcome to the weekly Port City Life newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews reporter John Staton. I don't need to remind anyone of this, but you never know what can happen if you leave the house once in a while. Take Wednesday night, for example, when I went to...
Atlantic Beach councilwoman files lawsuit, alleges town kept her from fulfilling duties
ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A newly elected Atlantic Beach Town Councilwoman has sued the town and several of its leaders and filed a temporary restraining order, alleging the town kept her from fulfilling her duties. Carla Taylor filed the suit in Horry County Common Pleas Court on April 26. It names Jake Evans, council […]
Sheriff’s office: Three arrested following Columbus Co. chase that reached speeds of 135 mph
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Three people were arrested following a Columbus County chase that reached 135 mph, according to the Tabor City Police Department. Per a TCPD report, on Friday, April 26, an officer was dispatched to assist the Chadbourn Police Department with a chase involving a stolen Nissan Altima that was headed towards Tabor City.
105-year-old man honored as last living World War II veteran in Calabash’s VFW Post
CALABASH, N.C. (WECT) -At 105 years old, you could say Leo Jarmusz has seen it all. He’s lived through our nation’s most historic moments, specifically, World War II, and he’s lived to tell the tale. “I just took life as it was. I did my job. I...
This former Brunswick County restaurant is being repurposed
A former restaurant building in Shallotte will soon be repurposed into a funeral home. Since the popular Chance's Steak and Sea restaurant closed in April 2023, its former home at 4690 East Coast Lane in Shallotte has sat empty. But seemingly not for much longer. At its March meeting, the...
Planning commission approves rezoning plans for 98-acre RV park in Longs
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Horry County planning commissioners gave an applicant the green light Thursday night to rezone almost 100 acres for an RV park on Highway 905 in Longs. There was some pushback on the plan from residents a few months back, but during the meeting on Thursday,...
World of Beer in North Myrtle Beach announces sudden closure
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A beer bar and kitchen in North Myrtle Beach is closed down, following an announcement made in an Instagram post. The World of Beer, located at 1386 Highway 17 North, wrote on Instagram that they "made the difficult decision to close." They added,...
Coroner identifies 21-year-old killed in motorcycle crash near North Myrtle Beach
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW)– A 21-year-old Kansas man was identified as the person killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon just a couple miles north of North Myrtle Beach, the Horry County Coroner’s Office said. Tristan Davis was riding his motorcycle when he lost control and struck a ramp guardrail on Highway 9, the coroner’s […]
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