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Southport to hold Freedom Run/Walk during Independence Day celebration
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Southport is bringing back a feature for its Independence Day celebration after an eight-year hiatus: the Freedom Run and Walk. The run will be held on Saturday, June 29, along with the other highlights of the celebration including picnics, arts and crafts, a car show, parade, fireworks, firemen’s competition, children’s games, live entertainment nightly and great food.
Injured cormorant taken to wildlife shelter by Sunset Beach ‘bird whisperer’
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - An injured juvenile cormorant was taken to Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter in Oak Island by Officer Arp. The bird was found in the canal at Marlin Street and Canal Drive with a fish hook inside its mouth and was taken to the shelter for x-rays for hook removal.
Ocean Isle Beach to expand fire department
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Town of Ocean Isle Beach is gearing up to expand its fire department. “It’s time we expand. We don’t have enough space,” Town Mayor Debbie Smith said. Smith says the current fire station was built about 30 years ago, when...
Vote: StarNews Student of the Week for April 22-26
The latest nominations for the StarNews Student of the Week are in, and now it's time for you to pick the best of the best. Participating high school principals, teachers and guidance counselors in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties nominated students they say have shown outstanding academic achievement and made a difference in their schools and communities.
National homebuilder looks to bring 61 homes to small Brunswick County town
New homes are coming to growing southwestern Brunswick County, a national home builder announced this month. Expanding its coastal presence, Meritage Homes, the nation’s fifth-largest public home builder, is opening Calabash Station, a community of 61 single-family homesites near Calabash Road. “We’re excited to expand our presence into the...
This Brunswick County hospital is expanding. Here’s what to know.
A Brunswick County hospital will soon have a greater capacity in its emergency department. Dosher Memorial Hospital announced last month site preparations were underway at the corner of E. 9th and N. Howe streets in Southport, where its new 8,000-square-foot emergency department will soon sit. The new emergency department will...
Carolina Beach police officer to appear in court, charged with fatal crash into pedestrian
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Carolina Beach Police Department officer Cavin Sydes is set to appear in court on Wednesday, April 23. Sydes was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, reckless driving and speeding in connection to the death of 40-year-old Steven Barlock on March 9. He was driving an unmarked...
Coast Guard still in search of missing boater in Oak Island
OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — Family and friends of a boater who has been missing for more than three weeks are still waiting for answers about his disappearance. A Coast Guard spokesperson said they’re still actively searching for Jeffrey Kale, the 47-year-old that was last seen fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, near Oak Island, on April 6.
Crews get set up to film ‘Merv’ starring Zooey Deschanel in Kure Beach
KURE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Kure Beach is getting set up for filming to begin on the romantic comedy Merv. It stars actress Zooey Deschanel, known for starring as Jess in the long-running sitcom New Girl. The film has a heavy focus on dogs, and crews have permission to...
Crews contain fire that spread to 60 acres near Boiling Spring Lakes
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Crews from multiple agencies responded to a fire that spread to over 60 acres near Boiling Spring Lakes on Thursday, April 18, according to the N.C. Forest Service. Per Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Rescue, crews were alerted at around noon to a fire along the...
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