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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...
Water main break closes portion of Village Road
SHALLOTTE, N.C. (WECT) – A water line break has closed a portion of Village Road, according to the Shallotte Police Department. The road is closed from Whiteville Rd at Village Road and Main Street at Village Road while crews repair the break. Drivers who live off of Copas Road...
Shallotte Police looking for help identifying driver of truck accused of hit and run
SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — The Shallotte Police Department is asking the community’s assistance with identifying the driver of a truck accused of hit and run. Police say the hit and run took place around 11:40 a.m. at a Shallotte gas station. The truck is described as a Ford...
1 injured in 2-vehicle crash with entrapment on Hwy 17 in Little River
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Drivers should avoid the area of Highway 17 and Coquina Harbour Drive in Little River on Friday night due to a collision. Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a two-vehicle crash with entrapment in which one of the cars overturned. Officials said extrication operations were needed.
‘Bird whisperer’ Sunset Beach officer talks about new role with department
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Sunset Beach Police Officer Arp has saved a number of birds throughout his time at the department. Now, he has taken on a new role as an animal control officer. You can watch the full interview with Officer Arp at the top of this story and...
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.
4 displaced after Little River home sustains heavy damage in morning fire
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Four people have been displaced after a home in Little River sustained heavy fire damaged, according to Horry county Fire Rescue officials. Just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning, crews were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire on the 2000 block of Frank Gore Road in Little River.
How did this farming community in Brunswick County get its name?
How did this unincorporated community in east-central Brunswick County, near the intersection of U.S. 17 and N.C. 87, came to be known as Winnabow?. The area was named from the antebellum plantation of the Russell family, which was located nearby. This census-designated community is mainly a farming community, there is...
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...
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