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Brunswick 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.…
Read MoreInformation on Fire Study and Requested Changes to Fire Fee Legislation
The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners recently voted to request legislation to modify our county’s fire fee structure. Reports in the media and on social media have offered incomplete and inaccurate representations of the action we took. Below are the facts, which I hope will shed light on the action taken and the rationale behind…
Read MoreBrunswick Center at Leland Ribbon Cutting Held
LELAND, N.C. — Elected officials, community leaders and citizens came out Monday afternoon to celebrate Brunswick County’s newest senior center, the Brunswick Center at Leland, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and facility tours. The new, two-story center is approximately triple the size of the older, smaller building it replaces, with more room for classes and…
Read MoreWilliams Re-Elected Chair of Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization Transportation Advisory Committee
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected officers for 2017 at its February 10 meeting. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was unanimously re-elected Chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was unanimously re-elected Vice Chair. The Cape Fear Area RPO covers Brunswick, Columbus and Pender Counties and…
Read MoreRail Realignment Task Force Holding Open House in Leland Monday, Feb. 20
The Mayor’s Task Force on Rail Realignment will host two upcoming public open houses to discuss and receive input as part of the feasibility study for a potential realignment of a CSX rail line that currently runs through Wilmington to a new path that could include a small portion of Brunswick County. The dates and…
Read MoreBrunswick County Schools seeking public input as accreditation visit approaches
From Brunswick County Public Schools: Accreditation provides assurances to institutes of higher education and employers that our diplomas represent a rigorous course of study and valuable experiences that help prepare our students for their futures. System and school leaders are currently preparing for our required 5 year external review which will take place April 2-5,…
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