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Brunswick news: investigations, new golf business and housing boom
From golfing to investigations, Brunswick County has had a week of new discoveries and anticipations.
The town of Leland is facing excitement and anger as town hall renovations wrap up and a potential investigation ramps up. Leland officials requested the town attorney research and provide a legal opinion about a situation involving council member Frank Pendleton and a computer purchase.
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Investigators at the North Carolina State Board of Elections are also investigation a situation in Brunswick, voter registration applications turned into the county board of elections with missing required voter information or inaccurate information. Here’s the scoop on what’s going on with allegations of misconduct by voter registration drive workers and inaccurate voter registration applications in the state.
While Family Dollar in Leland faces its last days of being open, longtime business owners of storefronts within Clairmont Shopping Center share how staying tucked away from bustling areas has benefitted them for decades.
In southern Brunswick, the Carolina Shores Board of Commissioners turned down a developer’s second proposal to rezone and redevelop the Carolina Shores Golf and Country Club property. However, developers could return with a third proposal since the town’s code of ordinances allows for single-family residential development on the golf course property.
Here we grow again
A family is bringing a new entertainment facility to the county. Net Par Shallotte is a golf simulator and social spot being built in a commercial building near across U.S. 17 from Ashley Furniture in Shallotte. Managers say they plan to open in March. Here are more details about the business and what to expect.
East Lake in Leland is a a master planned development bringing 3,925 single family lots, 693 townhomes and 300 multifamily units across 2,114 acres in the southwest corners of Interstate 140 and U.S. 74/76. New Leaf Builders recently broke ground their Charleston-style community in East Lake with hopes to open in early summer with a model home, along with multiple move-in-ready inventory homes for buyers ready to settle in.
The agenda
County commissioners are meeting today, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. The agenda includes a $491,284 contract for preconstruction of the new elementary school to be built on the Jackey’s Creek property and a $99,869.48 budgeted purchase of a compact excavator.
The Grand Strand Area Transportation Study Transportation Advisory Committee meets at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 17 at the Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall. Discussions include transportation project updates, transportation safety performance targets for the state and crash data.
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Savanna Tenenoff covers Brunswick County for the StarNews. Reach her at stenenoff@usatodayco.com.
Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | First Quarter
Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0 | Q1 9:00
Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
Virginia vs North Carolina pregame notes
UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
NEW WILDFIRES IGNITE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOREST AMID WORSENING DROUGHT
Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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