Good morning, Leland.

The Brunswick County Fire Expo will take place Nov.

6 to Nov. 7 at the Brunswick Senior Center in Supply, featuring fire apparatus displays, food trucks, and local firefighters ready to share insights (Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

Brunswick Partnership for Housing will host its third Sleep Out Brunswick event Friday, Oct.

16 through Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Alan Holden Public Safety Building at Brunswick Community College in Bolivia to raise funds for housing insecurity. Participants will sleep outdoors and join a poverty simulation before breakfast.

The Grammy-winning Count Basie Orchestra will perform at UNCW Kenan Auditorium on Friday, Nov.

13, at 7:30 p.m. The band will play a mix of swing, blues and jazz improvisation—preserving its long musical tradition under director Scotty Barnhart.

CFCC is expanding its apprenticeship program by adding eight new career pathways—five pre-apprenticeships and three registered apprenticeship tracks—to help students learn while earning and meet local workforce needs; the college recently increased employer partnerships to further support skill development.

Drivers experienced delays on Thursday when the North Carolina Department of Transportation closed the westbound lane for emergency repairs on the Heide Trask Drawbridge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. near Wrightsville Beach — motorists were advised to allow extra travel time.

Top college women’s golf teams will compete in the 2026 Landfall Tradition starting with practice rounds (Oct.

22) and tournament play from Friday, Oct. 23 to Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Country Club of Landfall’s Pete Dye Course in Wilmington. The free event supports the UNCW Women’s Golf Program and offers complimentary parking for spectators.

IRONMAN 70.3 North Carolina is set for Saturday, Oct.

17 in Wilmington and will see 3,500 athletes swim, bike and run along a course from Wrightsville Beach to downtown — organizers urge drivers to use alternate routes to avoid traffic disruptions.