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Elementary school students compete at annual science far

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 6:04pm
Elementary school students compete at annual science far

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Approximately 60 elementary school students competed against each other during Brunswick County’s annual science fair on Tuesday at the Odell Williamson Auditorium.

Hannah Greer, of Southport Elementary, won first place with her project “Tidal effects on the Cape Fear River salinity,” according to a news release from the school system’s spokesperson Jessica Swencki.

Bryce Young, of Southport Elementary, took home second place and Savannah Branch, of Union Elementary, rounded out the top three.

Day two of the event on Wednesday will feature middle and high school students. The projects will be judged and on displace from 10:30 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. with an awards ceremony following at 2 p.m.

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Leland hotel wins national recognition for price, service

Submitted by Claire Hosmann, Reporter
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 12:01pm

LELAND, NC (WECT)- A hotel in Leland can now boast that they are a favorite among guests in the area.

TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, announced its Traveler's Choice awards honoring the best hotels near Wilmington and around the world.

The Traveler's Choice awards are based on the millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travelers throughout the world.

Comfort Suites Magnolia Greens was voted 2nd best bargain hotel as well as 13th best for service in the United States.

General manager Lee Ann Bolton says the hotel is kept impeccably clean, the staff is caring and friendly and they will always price check other hotels to make sure they are offering great deals.

Guests can also take advantage of the fitness room, a saltwater pool and a spacious meeting room.

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Sewer connection leads to grant talks at meeting

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 10:41am

NAVASSA, NC (WECT) – Some Brunswick County residents are demanding for a sewer connection - and now they're closer to a solution.

People who live in one part of Navassa say leaders promised them sewer service by 2008. It hasn't happened yet.

Monday night, town leaders met to talk about the best way to make it happen. The meeting centered on a public hearing, and it gave some upset people just what they've waited for a chance to speak out. But like any public hearing, the topic is narrowed down. Council wanted to focus on finding a process for grant funding.

There are three infrastructure grants to consider. Residents want to make sure that any grant will go toward getting their sewer hookup moving forward.

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Navassa residents want answers regarding sewer service

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, January 30th, 2012, 7:17pm
Navassa residents want answers regarding sewer service

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Council members in Navassa held a special meeting Monday night to discuss when residents of District 3 will get sewer service.

According to former Councilman Michael Ballard who represented the district, leaders promised residents they would have sewer service by 2008.

“It's very urgent that we get sewer here for the growth and development that's going to take place,” explained Ballard.  “At the same time, we have residents that are having sewer issues now with septic tank where roots are growing up in there and water is backing up in it.”

Town leaders will likely discuss sewer service for District 3 during a town water and sewer meeting Tuesday.

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Perdue trying to lure jobs to southeastern NC

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Monday, January 30th, 2012, 4:22pm
Perdue trying to lure jobs to southeastern NC

RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Gov. Beverly Perdue's administration is trying to attract an unidentified company to invest in Brunswick County and bring what could be 1,100 jobs to southeastern North Carolina.
    
Perdue said over the weekend she planned to have breakfast Monday with company executives at the Executive Mansion and travel to the region later in the day. The Democratic governor told reporters she delayed her scheduled annual vacation for the visit.
    
A Perdue spokesman confirmed Monday the Democratic governor discussed economic development matters at a mansion breakfast but declined to identify the interested company.
    
Brunswick County was where Continental Tire considered building a plant and hiring more than 1,000 workers before announcing in October it was going to South Carolina instead.

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Former Navassa Town Council member set to run for county commissioner

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Monday, January 30th, 2012, 12:29pm
Former Navassa Town Council member set to run for county commissioner

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A former Navassa Town Council member has announced he’s running for the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners.

Michael Ballard served on the Council from 2001 until last year, when he decided not to seek re-election.

The democrat told WECT.com that he’s running for County Commissioner to represent District Five, which Bill Sue currently represents.

Sue, who has served on the Board for almost two decades, announced he will move on when his term expires in December.

Ballard said his platform involves closing the poverty gap, focusing on education and creating more jobs in the county.

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WECT Communities menu moved to better location on homepage

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Sunday, January 29th, 2012, 11:13am
WECT Communities menu moved to better location on homepage

LELAND, NC (WECT) – You may have noticed that the menu bar for WECT Communities disappeared on the WECT.com homepage recently.

Don’t fret, though. It was just moved closer to the rest of the news on the website.

Instead of looking for the widget in the top right of the homepage, you’ll find it just below the main story on the left side.

You can still choose which community you live in and see what’s going on in your area.

As always, you can also type in the web address for your favorite community. North Brunswick's URL is http://northbrunswick.wect.com/. 

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