07/19/11 BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) -- When law enforcement officers lose their life in the line of duty, their funerals are very emotional. Today a tribute in Brunswick County took on special meaning as the Sheriff's Office said goodbye to a four-legged crime fighter. What started as a ceremony of grieving became a celebration of life for this man's best friend. "It was just an emotional roller coaster," said ...
07/16/11 A legislative panel has endorsed a proposal to save money by merging administrations of some small community colleges into large ones nearby, a move that could see Brunswick Community College in Bolivia come under the wing of Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington. But it faces plenty of opposition.
07/14/11 RENO, NEVADA--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - Western Lithium USA Corporation (TSX: WLC - News )(OTCQX: WLCDF) ("Western Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the 2010 and 2011 drill program has resulted in a significant increase to the project's resource size. The resource for Stage I is now defined by approximately 200 drill holes that have all intersected lithium bearing clays. It ...
07/13/11 Newly proposed state legislative district maps would give Republican lawmakers in Southeastern North Carolina a good chance at keeping their seats in the 2012 elections, but might pose problems for Democratic freshman Rep. Susi Hamilton.
07/05/11 WASHINGTON, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is hosting a series of public satellite broadcasts with a multinational team of researchers, engineers and archaeologists in Peru on the origins and engineering of the Inka Road of South America. For the full press release and high resolution images, visit http://newsdesk.si ...
06/30/11 Kathaleen Porter has stage 4 liver disease and must take several medications. She admits that at times her medicine can make her less aware at times, but says that does not make her a bad parent. Porter said the Department of Social Services has taken her two children saying she is not fit be a parent because of her illness.
06/30/11 WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Sen. Kay Hagan has been traveling the state on her "Fighting for our Future" budget listening tour. The senator says she wants to hear directly from North Carolinians about common sense solutions to reduce our deficit and put the nation's fiscal house in order. Next week, Hagan will make the fourth and final stop on her tour in New Hanover County. The event is Friday ...
06/24/11 BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) -- For years, many of you have tuned in for our regular Kitchen Cops reports of area restaurant health inspections. One of the people who has made that segment possible has called it a career. Hubert Reaves is retiring Thursday after 28 years at the Brunswick County Health Department. Reaves is a Food and Lodging Inspector, which means he's one of the real Kitchen Cops whose ...
06/13/11 BOLIVIA, NC -- A Myrtle Beach man was arrested Sunday and charged in connection with the Thursday armed robbery of the Waccamaw Bank Branch located on Holden Beach Road.
06/12/11 BOLIVIA, NC -- Four Wilmington men were arrested and charged following the late Saturday night armed robbery of the Fairhaven Mini Mart.
06/12/11 Tucked away in the town of Bolivia sits the Wat Carolina Buddhist Monastery. It's attracted Buddhists from around the state for more than 20 years, and a once-in-a-lifetime event has them pouring in from all over the United States.
06/08/11 BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) - Brunswick County Commissioner Charles Warren has filed a complaint with the sheriff's department claiming he's being racially harassed by sheriff's deputies and fellow commissioners. Here are the remarks from the investigation report... Charles Warren reports that Brunswick County Deputies are following him and stopping his vehicle for no reason. He also feels that during ...
06/06/11 Monday night, at Brunswick County's regular board of commissioners meeting, residents will have a chance to speak up about next year's proposed budget, which will likely include a property tax rate increase.
06/03/11 BOLIVIA, NC -- A Wilmington, NC, finance company branch manager has been arrested and charged with two counts of larceny of a motor vehicle and one county of felony conspiracy by Brunswick County Sheriff's Office investigators.
06/02/11 Royal Oak, a historically black community just north of Supply, N.C. is burdened with numerous environmental hazards either owned or permitted by Brunswick County, including the county's only landfill, a sewage treatment center, a waste transfer station, the animal shelter and many sand mines.
05/16/11 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The governor has approved a $5,000 reward for an arrest in the murder of a Brunswick County teen. Marcus Hankins, 19, died after being shot at a party in Bolivia last month. Anyone with information is asked to call the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office at (910) 253-2777 and ask for either Capt. Roger Harrington or Lt. Donna Simpson. Tips may also be sent via email ...
05/16/11 Commissioners in Brunswick County got a first draft of the budget for next fiscal year. Manager Marty Lawing's proposal includes a steep increase in property taxes.
05/14/11 BOLIVIA, NC -- Brunswick County deputies arrested a Winnabow man early Saturday morning and charged him with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the death of a man found at a Sawdust Lane home, according to a release issued by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office.
05/14/11 A Brunswick County deputy has shot and killed a 73-year-old man who authorities say pointed a gun at officers.
05/03/11 BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) - The Brunswick County Bar Association had a secret meeting Monday at the courthouse to discuss District Attorney Jon David's desire to use the StreetSafe program, and Judge Jerry Jolly's concern that David is using the program to repay a campaign contributor. After the secret meeting, which the media was banned from, it made public a proclamation that doesn't take either side ... | 
