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A LAW ENFORCEMENT EXERCISE NOTICE: The U.S. Coast Guard, along with federal, state, and industry partners, are scheduled to hold an active-shooter/active threat full-scale exercise in Brunswick County Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Bald Head Island Ferry in the vicinity of the Southport Channel, on the Cape Fear River. Residents and community members around the Oak Island area should expect large numbers of public...
The jury summons scam is making the rounds again. One local man was almost scammed out of $4,500 when someone claiming to be with the sheriff’s office called from a local number saying the victim had missed jury duty. He was instructed to deposit money into an ATM to pay bond on the bogus charge. Officials said that the sheriff’s office will never contact you by phone...
Updated 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. A civil rights protest at Williams Township School was abruptly cancelled Monday afternoon due to a shooting in Myrtle Beach. A protest and a counter protest were planned for today at Williams Township School. Supporters of the school and a substitute teacher accused of racism still turned out for their own demonstration. True Healing Under God (THUG), a civil rights organization led by John...