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Drivers on the Holden Beach Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway should expect to encounter intermittent lane closures beginning Tuesday, Jan. 9. The closure is needed so Department of Transportation crews can safely repair concrete erosion that was discovered during a recent inspection. The closures will be in place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day until Friday, Jan. 12. Transportation officials urge motorists to drive carefully through the work zone.
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Brunswick County Schools Due to the anticipated inclement weather and to ensure the safety of our students and staff, Brunswick County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Notification regarding future delays or closures will be made by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Brunswick County Government Brunswick County government offices will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 3 due to expected inclement weather. This includes the Brunswick County Tax Office. The deadline to pay 2017…
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Citizens have until Friday, Dec. 29 to submit public comments to the N.C. Department of Insurance regarding a notice from the N.C. Rate Bureau asking for an increase in homeowners insurance rates. Click here to read a letter signed by all five Brunswick County Commissioners opposing the increase. While the average statewide requested increase is 18.7 percent, for Brunswick County homeowners, the requested increase is between 23.7 and 25 percent. Citizens who would like to…
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William S. “Bill” Early, an experienced economic development leader with 29 years of experience in North Carolina, has been tapped as the executive director of Brunswick Business & Industry Development (BBID). Earlier this year, Brunswick County Commissioners voted to contract with BBID to handle the county’s industry recruitment efforts following the announcement by Mike Hargett, the county’s director of economic development and planning, that he would retire at the end of 2017. “The other foundation…
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December 6, 2017: On Saturday, Dec. 2 my alma mater, N.C. State University, hosted South Carolina State in a basketball game. Midway through the first half, basketball ceased to matter. As reported by The News & Observer, “One second, South Carolina State basketball player Ty Solomon was talking with a teammate about a defensive mistake and the mounting deficit on the scoreboard against N.C. State. The next second, without any warning, he collapsed.” The game…
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