Sports North Brunswick caps its best season ever with coach, player of year honors — 1C f Yaupon in good sH except for s are /s, e 2 Minority hiring is the goal By Holly Edwards Feature Editor An aggressive program to recruit minority teachers, administrators and counselors in the Brunswick County school system was presented the school board Monday night by assis tant superintendent for operations Clarence Willie. "It’s very difficult to recruit minori ties without an aggressive approach,” declared superintendent of schools Marion Wise. “We hope to extend early contracts to a minimum of ten minority candidates for teaching pp sitions each year." Wise said about 50 new teachers tire hired by the school system annu ally. In June, the Brunswick County chapter of the NAACP filed com plaints about the lack of minority pro fessionals in the school system with the U. S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The office reviewed the complaints, but con cluded there was not enough evidence to pursue a civil action against the school system. A survey of Brunswick County school employees showed that 16 percent of all teachers. 19 percent of guidance counselors and 25 percent ■y, administrators are minorities, while .00 percent of the system’s unskilled iaborers are minorities. Minorities make up about 24 per cent of the student population. To recruit more minority profes sionals, Willie said he has written all 47 institutions of higher learning in the slate that train teachers and re quested an “association” with them. He said the school system will con duct recruitment activities at these institutions and will attend campus See Minority, page 6 - " -—-—" ' ■ .. <' ■—.. -w wmmmmmt Photo b\ Jim Harper Marching troops. Happy clowns. Sad ones too. Princesses. Flags and banners. Santas. Santa hats, a bunch. Flying candy. Smiling faces. The occasional tiger. They all turned out for the Christmas-by-the-Sea Festival parade on Oak Island Saturday afternoon. Upcoming at 11 a.m. this Saturday is Bolivia's third annual Christmas parade, and the northern Brunswick parade is next weekend. More photos on last Saturday’s doings in the Neighbors section. But initiatives in place School violence rate is up By Hollv Kdwards Feature lidilor The crime rate in Brunswick County schools increased during the 1995-96 school year and remained higher than state average, according to a report released last week by the state Department of Public Instruction. A total of X9 criminal or violent acts were committed in Brunswick County schools during the 1995-96 school year, while 68 acts were committed dur ing the 1994-95 school term. The rate of criminal acts committed was 9.8 per thousand students in Brunswick County during the 1995-96 school year -- up nearly three inci dents from the previous vear -- and 7.2 per thousand students statewide. See Violence, page 11 ‘Students need to know our expectations of them both academically and socially. And parents and school personnel should make sure students understand the consequences of their behavior.’ Supt. Marion Wise i State review Case is made for expanded court facility By Terry Pope County Editor Brunswick County’s courthouse may have been an architectural show case of the ‘70s, but it is far too small and will need some major renovation work or even replacement as we head into the future. That's the analysis of a facility re view of Brunswick County’s court house recently conducted by the N. C. Administrative Office of the Courts, which also studied four other North Carolina county facilities un der a grant from the State Justice In stitute. It recommends a plan to almost double the current size of the court house at the Brunswick County Gov ernment Center near Bolivia to relieve overcrowded conditions of the court rooms, its waiting areas, judges’ chambers, clerk of court's office and district attorney’s space. The courthouse contains 23,450 square feet, of which approximately 19,500 is usable space. Of that, 15,000 is assigned to judicial func tions while the other 4,500 is occu A study recommends a plan to almost double the current size of the courthouse at the Brunswick County Government Center to relieve overcrowded conditions pied by the register of deeds office and other county functions. One option recommends moving the register of deeds out of the eouii house and assigning that space to court functions. Brunswick County clerk of court Diana Morgan’s lacil ity was also surveyed during a two See Facility, page 8 Rezoning sought on 131-acre tract northeast of city By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor A i lorida-based real estate devel opment firm will ask Southport aider men Thursday to rezone a 131-acre parcel now owned by Pfizer Inc. for singic-laniily residential develop ment If that request is granted. Oleander Development Company will ask al dermen to extend sewer service out ol town to the development which ma\ initially be subdivided into 120 lots south of Prices Creek. (iretchen Peoples, of Long Beach, ser\ es as local agent for Oleander De velopment, of Moore Haven, FL. She said the firm is eager to make the first 25 to 30 lots in the parcel between Moore and Leonard streets opposite Ferry Road available for purchase by spring. "The developer has in mind a re ally nice upscale subdivision," Ms. Peoples said. "They are talking about lots of 15,000 to 20,000 square feet." Meeting November 21, the city planning board unanimously voted to recommend the rezoning request to the board of aldermen. 'The tract is currently zoned I-1 and 1-2 for indus trial use. Oleander Development, which proposes to buy the parcel, has joined the present parcel owner in a request to assign the property R-l, single-family residential, designation. "The owner's intention is to de velop the property as a well-planned and professionally designed commu nity of single-family homes,” the zon See Rezoning, page 5 Service station owner's wife charged Oak Island shocked by Warren death By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor I-amily friends and employees ot the Ibwnot 'taupon Beach Momla' and Tuesday mourned the death ot lormer town com missioner and popular Yaupon Exxon service station owner j \| Warren, describing him as an exceedingly generous man who ease much to many. 1.1 lt, t| u at half-staff over Yaupon Beach down Hall where Warren .arsed as a losvh commissioner between Id77 and ms:. . , . Warts n oil. succumbed to gunshot wounds ot his chest Sunday niehl His wife, Varie Warren, 59. surrendered her self at fhi. Ih inisss ick C riunty Sherdf s [department Tuesday 1( | | ., n, an arrangement made between Yaupon Beach police < hici \an l.ddmger and her attorney Bonner Stiller. Warri.nis issued late Monday charge Mrs. Warren with murdel ‘She voluntarily told a detective she had shot him, that she didn’t mean to do it, she didn’t know what she was doing, and she hoped he would be all right.’ Van Eddinger Yaupon Beach police chief She will make first appearance before the District Court At first appearance a judge will decide if there is probable cause is probable cause lo bind the ease over to the Superior Court lor trial. II probable eause is found, it is likely the case will be presented lo a grand jury tor indictment. •■Right now, it's just a basic murder charge," chiet Eddinger said Tuesday morning. " 1 here's no degree or anything. The warrant just says murder Shock and disbelief were the most frequently expressed emotions at Yaupon Beach early this week. I he Warrens were backbones of this small community. For more than 20 years J M. Warren operated Yaupon Fxxon, bringing his sons James and Mark into the business and adding a NAI’A auto parts store. Oak Island Cab Company and a wrecker sets ice to the businesses run from the corner ol \aupon Drive and Barbee Boulev ard. Mrs. Warren operated \arie x Family Hair C are a beauty salon, in a building next door lo the service xt.uion. I lie couple lived onlv a block awav Irom the businesses in a two-story See Death, page ' Forecast Alter the cold temperatures earlier this week theextended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 60's. INSIDE Obituaries ..... 6 Police report ... 7 Calendar. 8 Business.10 Church..6B District Court .. 5C TV schedule .... 6C Classifieds.ID 1K1 ii I ol

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