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Highway Patrol Conducting Operation Slow Down (11/19/2008)
RALEIGH – Secretary Bryan Beatty, N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, and Colonel Walter J. Wilson, Jr., Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, announced that beginning today, the N.C. State Highway Patrol and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program will conduct Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed to catch speeders on North Carolina’s highways. Local law enforcement agencies will join troopers from now through Nov. 30 to encourage drivers to slow down and follow the speed limit.
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NCDMV to Establish Leland License Plate Agency (11/19/2008)
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles announced today its intentions to establish a license plate agency in Leland and it is seeking applications from individuals interested in operating the agency.The agencies offer vehicle registration services and title transactions, as well as vehicle license plate renewals, replacement tags and duplicate registrations. Currently, there are about 120 license plate agencies across North Carolina.To download an application form for a motor vehicle LPA, visit www.ncdot.org/dmv and click on “Hot Topics” or call (9...
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Gov. Easley Announces 59 Counties, Including Brunswick, Are Designated Disaster Areas Due to Drought (11/10/2008)
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted his request to have 59 counties, including Brunswick County, designated as disaster areas due to crop losses caused by drought and extreme heat during 2008. Easley had asked for the disaster declaration on Oct. 3 due to excessive agricultural losses for at least one major crop, and significant losses on corn, soybeans, hay, and pasture and other forage crops. He also called for residents to continue water conservation efforts, especially in ...
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ATMC awards $20,000 in education grants (12/2/2008)
SHALLOTTE, NC -- ATMC recently awarded $20,000 in grant funds to 21 educators and community organizations serving Brunswick County students and residents.
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Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation Honors Local Teachers with Bright Ideas Grants (11/19/2008)
SUPPLY, NC - Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (Brunswick EMC) headquarters in Shallotte buzzed with excitement as teachers, principals and superintendents from Brunswick and Columbus Counties joined BEMC directors for the annual Bright Ideas Educational Grant Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 13. The co-op awarded $33,252 in grants, topping last year’s largest amount to date. This brings the total awarded since BEMC started the program in 1993 to nearly $310,000. Bright Ideas grants are awarded for creative teaching progr...
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Area Agency on Aging seeks nominations for volunteer delegates (11/6/2008)
WILMINGTON, NC- The Cape Fear Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging is seeking nominations for volunteers to serve as North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature Delegates and Alternates for Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties. The major objectives are to provide information and education to senior adults on the legislative process and matters being considered by the N.C. General Assembly and to promote citizen involvement and advocacy concerning aging issues.
Individuals must be at least 60 years of ...
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Gov. Easley Announces State Government Internships for College Students (10/29/2008)
RALEIGH - Gov. Mike Easley today announced that North Carolina residents attending a college, university, technical institute or community college can now apply for paid state government internships for summer 2009. There are 100 available positions and applications will be accepted through Jan. 21, 2009.
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Memorial Ceremony Celebrates Loved Ones (10/20/2008)
BRUNSWICK, N.C. -- Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter hosts Community Reflections, a memorial service celebrating the lives of loved ones, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 at Brunswick Community Hospital. Everyone is invited to attend this ceremony to remember special people no longer with us.
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State Farm Agent Franklin Rouse: When Dreams Come True (12/1/2008)
by Morgan Welch
Franklin Rouse had always dreamed of owning his own business, and in 2008 that dream became a reality when he opened his own State Farm Insurance agency in Leland.
Franklin grew up in Morehead City and has always enjoyed living ...
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North Carolina’s Injury and Illness Rate Drops to All-Time Low (11/19/2008)
North Carolina’s private industry workers have never been safer according to the annual nonfatal injury and illness figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the N.C. Department of Labor.
Injuries and illnesses in North Carolina dropped from a rate of 4.0 injured workers for every 100 full-time employees to 3.6 in 2007 for private industry employers.
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ATMC’s Annual Meeting features entertainment, BBQ (11/3/2008)
SUPPLY, N.C. -- ATMC’s held its 51st Annual Meeting on Friday, Oct. 10 at Brunswick Community College’s Odell Williamson Auditorium. More than 2,500 people enjoyed the festivities, which included a barbecue pork and fried chicken dinner along with homemade ice cream.
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Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association Hosts Green Building Q&A with National Green Building (10/22/2008)
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association will be conducting the NAHB Green Verifier Training course today, October 22, 2008 at the Country Inn and Suites on New Centre Drive from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. The instructor for this course will be Donald Carr, the NAHB National Green Building Program Director. Immediately following the verifier training, Mr. Carr will host a question and answer session for members of the WCFHBA Green Building Council and class participants wishing to learn more about the program.
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LELAND, N.C. -- The Town of Leland and the Leland Police Department are holding an open house at the department's new Police Headquarters Building this Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
The new Police Headquarters building is located at 125 Division Drive, in the North Brunswick Industrial Park off of Old Fayetteville Road in Leland....