WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Each year, VPS Convenience Store Group, operator of the Scotchman Convenience Stores, holds a fundraiser to benefit the boy Scouts of America, Cape Fear Council.

A dinner and auction will be held at the Holiday Inn Resort at Wrightsville Beach Tuesday night. A golf tournament will take place at the Cape Fear National Golf Club at Brunswick Forest in Leland Wednesday morning.

All money raised from these events goes directly to the boy Scouts to provide financial assistance for any scout who needs help to participate in activities or attend summer camp.

According to a press release sent from the organization, VPS has contributed more than $1.1 million to the Cape Fear council Scouting program.

The Cape Fear Council Boy Scout program is headquartered in Wilmington, NC and serves over 14,000 persons through 2,100 volunteer leaders and more than 200 chartered organizations. 

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Local food establishments were presented with awards from the Environmental Health Food and Lodging section of the Brunswick County Health Department recently.

The Golden A award was given to restaurants, food stands, meat markets, nursing homes and school lunchrooms that scored 95% or better for each of the four yearly inspections, according to a news release. Here’s a list of those winners:

ANDY'S - NEW POINTE BLVD

ARBOR LANDING AT OCEAN ISLE BEACH

ARBY'S

ATLANTIC SEAFOOD & STEAK

ATLAS FOOD GROUP

BAGELS & SANDWEDGES

BAKED WITH LOVE

BEACHES BURGERS & GRILL

BECKS OF CALABASH

BEST WESTERN BREAKFAST BAR

BOB'S DOGS

BOILING SPRING LAKES SENIOR SITE

BOJANGLE'S #731 - LELAND

BOONE DOCKS RESTAURANT

BOUNDARY HOUSE RESTAURANT

BRUNSWICK CENTER AT SOUTHPORT

BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAFETERIA

BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FITNESS CENTER CONSESSION STAND

BRUNSWICK COMPLEX CAFETERIA

BURGER KING #4807 SHALLOTTE

BUTCHER OF BRUNSWICK MARKET

CALABASH GARDEN TEA ROOM

CALABASH SEAFOOD HUT

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A man from Leland has been issued a citation after police say his gun went off inside the Cracker Barrel on Van Campen Blvd. in Wilmington.

Patrick Von Hall said he was carrying his .38 revolver in a holster Monday afternoon when he went inside the restaurant's restroom.  As he was leaving the stall, his revolver fell onto the floor. When it hit the ground, it fired.

The investigating officer said the round glanced off the divider between the stalls, hit the wall tile, then struck the wall near the sink, and ricocheted again to hit the ceiling.

Authorities seized the revolver and Von Hall received a citation for discharging a firearm inside the city limits.