Filing period opens Monday
Candidates get a jump-start

With Monday comes the beginning of a new season, one that will ring through most of 2010.

On February 8 at noon, elections offices across the state will open for filings from candidates eyeing seats from county to federal levels, kicking-off election season and a build-up to the primaries set for May 4.

Twenty-two seats up for grabs this year affect Brunswick County or its greater districts, and several incumbents and newcomers have already announced plans to fill them.

Twelve of the available seats may have primary contests to determine popular candidates from each major party.

Available partisan seats and their current occupants include:

• U.S. Senate; Richard Burr (Rep)...

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Realtors predict upswing in 2010
It’s been a rough couple years for the housing industry. But some real estate professionals say while they don’t expect a return to market conditions of five or six years ago, they do think this year will be better than last.
It’s going to be a year for “continued improvement,” said...
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Six ask for quick annexation
With the stage now being set by the Town of St. James, a theater planned along N.C. 211 may hold its opening night in late spring.
Piet and Linda Sundman plan to open an 84-seat theater in Southport Business Park, across the side street from TriTech Forensics. Their plans hit a snag when they realized...
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Spillway plan stalls
Momentum is building for Boiling Spring Lakes to commit some funding for a natural spillway for Big Lake, but not as quickly as mayor Richard White would like.
At the board of commissioners’ regular meeting Tuesday night, White stressed his desire to go ahead and commit available funding toward engineering work that, once completed...
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