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NORTHWEST, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) unanimously adopted a resolution requesting that the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) conduct a corridor study of the I-74/US-74 corridor in Brunswick and Columbus Counties at its meeting on Friday, July 10. The RTAC has previously adopted resolutions encouraging the construction of I-74 to the Wilmington Bypass (I-140). Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who serves as RTAC Chair for 2015, released…
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BOLIVIA, N.C. — County Commissioner Frank Williams today congratulated Brunswick Community College on being ranked as the fourth-best two-year college in North Carolina by BestColleges.com. “Community colleges play an important role in preparing students for the workforce, preparing them to transition to a four-year college and re-training workers who are in a career transition,” said Williams. “Congratulations to Dr. Adams and the entire staff and faculty of Brunswick Community College for this well-deserved recognition for…
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Starting at 9 p.m. tonight (Monday, July 6, 2015) and ending at 5 a.m., Thursday, July 9, the N.C. Department of Transportation will intermittently close the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge on U.S. 421 over the Cape Fear River in Wilmington nightly. These closures, originally scheduled for last week, were postponed due to anticipated heavy holiday traffic. The closures will take place in order for crews to make routine repairs…
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding lifetime license holders that it is time to request a copy of the 2015-16 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest for the upcoming season, which begins Aug. 1. Lifetime license holders who have a license that entitles them to hunt big game and migratory game birds also can request their big game harvest report cards, HIP certification and bear e-stamp, if applicable. Requests can be…
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BOLIVIA, N.C. — The sale of the former hospital building off U.S. 17 in Brunswick County is now complete, after the sale officially closed Tuesday, June 30, 2015 and the transfer of funds was completed the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Centre Development Company II, LLC, purchased the property for $750,000. County staff is now making final preparations to turn the property over to its new owners. The approximately 32-acre property is the site…
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