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Brunswick County Board of Commissioners adopts fiscally responsible budget, maintains low tax rate
BOLIVIA, N.C. – The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a fiscally responsible budget at its meeting on Monday, June 5, 2017, according to board chairman Frank Williams. “This is a fiscally conservative budget that focuses resources on two key priorities, education and public safety, while maintaining one of the lowest tax rates in…
Read MoreWhy We Celebrate This Weekend
May 25, 2017 On Monday we will celebrate Memorial Day — a day set aside to remember the men and women who lost their lives serving in our nation’s Armed Forces. As one website honoring the true meaning of Memorial Day stated: Memorial Day started off as a somber day of remembrance; a day when…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: Bridge Closure in Brunswick County, June 5-September 30, 2017
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close the bridge on SR 1349 (Bridgers Road) over Mulberry Branch in Shallotte beginning Monday June 5, 2017 at 7 a.m. through Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at 5 p.m. for a bridge replacement. Click here for information on the NCDOT’s website. DETOUR: West on NC 130 then right…
Read MoreBrunswick County to host 2nd Annual Health Fair and Water Fun Run June 17
Brunswick County Health Services will host its second annual Health Fair and Water Fun Run on June 17. After the success of last year’s event, the Health Fair will again host the Water Fun Run, which will include stations throughout the government complex where participants will be sprayed with water. This event will be free…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: NCDOT to close, replace bridge on Bridgers Road over Mulberry Branch in Shallotte
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close the bridge on SR 1349 (Bridgers Road) over Mulberry Branch in Shallotte beginning Monday Apr. 10, 2017 at 7 a.m. through Saturday Sept. 30, 2017 at 5 p.m. for a bridge replacement. Traffic will be detoured west on NC 130 then right onto the ramp to Hwy…
Read MoreBrunswick County, Wilmington Business Development formalize agreement on collaborative opportunities
A formal agreement between Brunswick County and Wilmington Business Development will improve the coordination of economic development services across county and municipal lines. Leaders of both entities recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which outlines collaboration and joint initiatives. “Job creation opportunities don’t stop at county boundaries, and neither should economic development efforts whose…
Read MoreBrunswick Center at Supply Opens
SUPPLY, N.C. – Officials, citizens and community leaders gathered Monday afternoon, Mar. 20 to celebrate the opening of the new senior center, Brunswick Center at Supply, housed in 101 Stone Chimney. After Brunswick County purchased the 14,721-square-foot building from the Brunswick County Association of Realtors December of 2016, work began to get it open as…
Read MoreBrunswick County partners with Brunswick Community College to offer scholarships to Brunswick County students
BOLIVIA – On Tuesday, March 14, Brunswick Community College (BCC) and Brunswick County government jointly announced Brunswick Guarantee, a new scholarship program that provides free tuition and fees for qualified students to attend BCC. Details of the Brunswick Guarantee scholarship program, which is funded by Brunswick County government, were shared during a MOU (Memorandum of…
Read MoreProject Road Bridge over Waccamaw River to be closed in southern Brunswick County
Drivers who travel on the Project Road N.W. bridge over a branch of the Waccamaw River should be aware that the bridge will be closed beginning March 20. The closure is needed for workers to construct a drainage culvert. The new structure will open in August 2017. The existing bridge was built in 1959 and needs…
Read MoreRepairs to Thomas Rhodes Bridge Require Overnight Lane Closures Mar. 20-24
Overnight lane closures are scheduled for the Thomas Rhodes Bridge between Monday, March 20, and Friday, March 24. Lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The closures are needed so crews can safely repair minor concrete damage that was discovered during a recent inspection of the bridge. The bridge is on U.S.…
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