The holidays are here, folks! Another Monday means another Brunswick County event is being wrapped up by reporter Savanna Tenenoff, and this week just so happens to have a little twist for our readers.
If you haven’t walked the beach in windy 90-degree weather, you might have missed a nice surprise. Some families are turning the beach into a tree stand this year. Are you real? That’s right!
Brunswick County residents have really made their voices heard this month on upcoming developments, replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge and closing community gates.
I hope your stockings and Christmas trees are up and your stretchy pants are on (again), because Christmas is two days away and 2025 is just a blink of an eye away.
With a sleigh full of news… Let your drummer boys get to work for this week’s close.
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Here we grow again
We may not get snow this season, but the Ash community of southern Brunswick can expect another major hailstorm.
A new 1,800-home development near NC 130 is proposed across the street from a nearly 3,000-home residential and commercial development that was approved earlier this year. At a recent community meeting, neighbors shared their thoughts on the new development.
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Southport may not be able to grow much more in size, but the Southport councilor wants to increase the popularity of the Southport name.
Southport staff are in the process of presenting a new license plate that would carry Southport’s style. We have the scoop here.
The agenda
This year is coming to an end. However, the province, the villages and cities remain alert as new plans, policies and people come into play in 2025.
Holden Beach commissioners opted to award a contract to a new architectural firm, HDR Engineering Inc., at their Dec. 17 meeting. from the Carolinas, to review a new plan for the pier. No designs have been created, but we will keep you posted if there is one.
Meet a Southport shrimper
Renee fished a prawn legend from Southport this week. Meet John Potter, “Tookie,” one of the founders of Potter’s Seafood.
John “Tookie” Potter, a retired shrimper from Southport, has found a way to turn old fishing and shrimping tools into home decor. Potter, pictured here on Thursday, November 22, 2024, works in his backyard at his Southport home.
You can read what Tookie is doing these days by clicking on the link.
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Savanna Tenenoff covers Brunswick County for the StarNews. Reach her atstenenoff@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Happy Holidays to Brunswickers, Happy Building to Developers
