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Brunswick Beacon, 02.01.24 At a New Hampshire Town Hall, when asked, “What caused the Civil War?” Nikki Haley talked about “government...

Brunswick Beacon, 02.01.24 A unanimous Wilmington City Council and the mayors of Wilmington, Navassa, and Leland oppose tolls on the Cape...

Brunswick Beacon, 02.01.24 According to media pundits, the 2024 presidential primary is over. Iowa caucused, New Hampshire voted, and...

Last Wednesday’s vote by the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization, essentially imposing an unnecessary and inequitable toll tax...

NC Democrats are celebrating Black History Month with pride and unity—honoring the resilience and excellence of North Carolina’s Black...

January 31, 2024 Today, unfortunately, a vote was taken that has the potential to do real damage to the future of our region for decades...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.25.24 On January 31, the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) board will vote to consider tolls to...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.25.24 President Biden visited Raleigh last week, bringing $3 billion to build and fund NC’s internet. “High-speed...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.25.24 Donald Trump won Iowa with 51%, the slimmest possible majority of votes cast. Nor did Trump draw many Iowans...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.25.24 With global conflicts underway in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, international shipping under attack in the Red...

Post Rally Update No Tolls Tax Rally in the news: https://www.wect.com/2024/01/30/rally-held-cape-fear-memorial-bridge-protest-tolls/...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.18.24 Why do Republican politicians oppose what most Americans want? A woman’s right to choose was constitutionally...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.18.24 In George Orwell’s “1984,” Big Brother’s fascist regime silenced opponents the old-fashioned way, with fear...

NOTE: The WMPO Meeting will be at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Conference Rooms 138 and 139,...

Join us at the public WMPO meeting on January 31st, and let's make our voices heard! We want WMPO board members to demand that NCDOT and...

The Democratic Women of Region 9 and the African American Caucus of Region 2 are hosting a candidate forum on Monday, January 22, at 7 pm...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2024 Contact: Shelley Allen, BCDP Chair and Jill Hopman, NHCDP Chair Joint Statement by the Brunswick &...

Southport residents are honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with an MLK Jr. Memorial March this Sunday, January 14. The parade line-up begins...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.11.24 Trump’s last year as president (2020) was a nightmare. His denial, mismanagement, hostility to masking, and...

Brunswick Beacon, 01.11.24 South Carolina launched the Civil War by firing on Fort Sumter. When its former governor Nikki Haley was asked...