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Suspects caught after home break-ins
Thursday, July 31st, 2008New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies searched a residential neighborhood north of Wilmington on Thursday afternoon and apprehended suspects in a pair of break-ins, officials say.
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Journey to tourney half the fun for Little League all-stars
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The 11- and 12-year-old Myrtle Grove Optimist all-stars are set to check in this morning in Gulfport, Fla., at the Southeast Regional tournament, an event whose winner qualifies for the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa.
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Blotter: Police search for man who robbed S&E Mart
Thursday, July 31st, 2008A man held up a Wilmington store early Thursday and also took money from customers inside, police said.<br>A robber wearing a black baseball cap and panty-hose over his face entered the S&E Food Mart at 901 S. Third St. at 4:58 a.m., according to a statement from Lucy Crockett, spokeswoman for the Wilmington Police Department.
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‘Brunswick Stars’ strut their stuff for a good cause
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The concept of <i>Dancing with the Brunswick Stars</i> is similar to TV’s <i>Dancing with the Stars</i>. You won’t see a former TV heartthrob or Spice Girl here, but local community leaders instead.
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Port site search finds no graves
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Brunswick County’s search for graves at the site of a proposed international port near Southport has ended.<br>The headstone that was found when the county was looking for possible graves was a memorial, Assistant County Attorney Jana Berg said. “There was never anybody buried there,” she said.
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Authorities seek information about woman burned in car fire
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office investigators distributed fliers Thursday in Wilmington and northern Brunswick County, seeking information about a Leland woman found dead early Wednesday in her burning vehicle.
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Senator wants board to return funding to mental health center
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Sen. Julia Boseman, D-New Hanover, on Thursday called for county commissioners to release $5 million back to Southeastern Center for Mental Health now that state officials have stepped in.
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Neighbors Concerned for Safety
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Five Freeman teachers attend training academy
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Five Freeman School of Engineering teachers recently attended a North Carolina Teaching Academy at Appalachian State University.<br>They are: Meghann Crow, Brandy Metzger, Andrea Raines, Melissa Stephens and Melissa Williamson.
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