Good morning, Leland.

Brunswick County Sheriff's Office will show its K9 team during a demonstration hosted by the Shallotte Rotary Club on Saturday, Sept.

26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shallotte Training Facility — residents can enjoy free hot dogs and learn about K9 work.

Battleship North Carolina will be illuminated in red, white + blue tomorrow evening to observe Patriot Day and honor those who died on Sept.

11, 2001; the lights will be visible along Wilmington's Riverwalk, parks, and the Cape Fear River.

Residents in Tyler’s Cove remain concerned after developers proposed building new homes on a 20-acre lot in Mallory Creek yesterday.

Homeowners worry stormwater drainage issues could worsen — prompting calls for careful planning.

Pretty Ugly, a dramatic thriller filmed in Wilmington, will headline the 32nd annual Cucalorus Film Festival.

The film will screen on Nov. 21 at Thalian Hall and the festival will run from Nov. 19 to Nov. 22 at various local venues.

Job seekers in Brunswick County will attend the Back-to-Work Bootcamp on Wednesday, Sept.

23 at the Odell Williamson Auditorium on the Brunswick Community College campus to build communication and professionalism skills and get résumé and interview support (free) with registration required.

The Bald Head Island Conservancy received a $424,582 federal grant to expand conservation and STEM training through internship, technician, fellowship and Sea Turtle Scientists in Training programs for students and early-career professionals.

The three-year project runs from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 with first participants starting in 2027.

Homeowners in Tyler's Cove (Mallory Creek) in Leland voiced concern over a planned housing development that may clear 20 acres of forest and are organizing community meetings to oppose the project.

NC State researchers received a four-year, $4.2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study PFAS exposure effects in the Cape Fear River Basin.

The study will track over 1,000 local residents + monitor metabolic changes and share results with affected communities.