The State Port Pilot Blog

A sneak peek at the three-dimensional modeling software proposed for use in planning the future of Boiling Spring Lakes.
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A sneak peek at the lights and music show at the Kapparos house in Boiling Spring Lakes. Click the link below to watch video of the show, and to learn more about how you can see and hear it for yourself.

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South Brunswick’s wrestling team took first place at West Brunswick last Saturday, beating out six teams, including West and North Brunswick, for the Cougars’ first dual tournament win of the year. Individual weight class champions from South were Matt Craven (103), Jeromy Roundtree (119), Charlie Martin (125) and Rick Logan (285). Robert Capps, Sebastian Brothers, Jonathan Marvin, Justin Stickle, Stephen Ikalowych, Robert McHenry and Roy Lague all garnered second place finishes.
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A video from the Town of Oak Island shows a girder as it falls from bridge supports shortly before noon Wednesday. One man died in the accident and two more were injured.

Click the link below to watch the video:

Girder collapse

Oak Island’s new public information officer Kyle Thomas was recording bridge construction for a documentary when the girder fell shortly before noon Wednesday.

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South Brunswick dramatically eliminated Orange High School from the 2AA football playoffs last Friday night in Hillsborough. The 27-20 triumph was scarred by an ugly fight after the game that saw a South Brunswick assistant coach hit in the head with an Orange player’s helmet, and the Cougs also lost quarterback Zack Alcorn to a likely ACL tear. But no amount of distraction could shadow the fact that the Cougars are in the third round of the playoffs for the first time in the school’s history.
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Brunswick Community College fought through an oppressive zone defense by visiting Lenoir Community College for a 95-84 victory. The Thursday night win put the Dolphins at 9-0, but it certainly wasn’t as easy as some of the ‘Fins’ prior triumphs. Chris Hovermale led BCC scorers with a season-high 17 points, and he was aided offensively by Mik’yel Nero’s 15 points, Cornell Holmes, who pitched in 14 off the bench, and Lamonte Theus, who scored 12. BCC is on the road this weekend for a pair of games against junior varsity opposition, Belmont Abbey and Limestone.
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South and North Brunswick entered Friday night’s first round playoff games considered underdogs, but both emerged victorious on the road in exciting contests. South came out 41-32 winners at East Duplin, while the Scorps held on for a 21-14 overtime win over Southwest Onslow.

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Brunswick Community College made short work of Caldwell Community College and Surry Community College on Saturday and Sunday at West Brunswick High School. The Dolphins hammered Caldwell 107-63 and then held off a game Surry team on Sunday 77-65.
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As the good ghost stories go, it was indeed a dark, scary night.

Below a full moon, in the deepest, darkest woods near Navassa, ten people roamed in search of a local haunt: the abandoned, nearly century-old former slaughterhouse known as the Cape Fear Meat Packing Plant.

Two were journalists looking for a ghost story. The rest were researchers looking for ghosts, investigators of things paranormal.

All were ready to make contact with the dead. None knew what the night had in store.
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Check Wednesday’s paper for the full scoop on the upcoming Brunswick Community College basketball season. The Dolphins are coming off of their most successful season in the school’s history, and they hope to build on last year by becoming the first North Carolina junior college to ever qualify for the National Tournament, held annually in Kansas. Click here for video interviews, a ridiculous 2007-08 highlight reel, and the team’s schedule.

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