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Sports South Brunswick fires baseball coach, hires new basketball coach -1C Nelgl It’s a time ol for graduates County high s' Our" Yaupon Beac increase, higher .. sewer system fee Sewer needs Yaupon selects new consultant to end problem By Richard Nubel Municipal Editor New engineering consultants and Yaupon Beach commissioners Mon day night hammered out a 12-point plan aimed at ending that town's wastewater management woes. The Wooten Company, a Raleigh engineering, planning and architec tural firm, will serve as new consult ant to the town. While contract pro visions have not been completely ne gotiated, commissioners and Wooten president Arthur L. Kennedy indi cated the company will serve as en gineering consultant for operation of the town’s 400.000-gallon-per-day (gpd) wastewater treatment plant and Last month, commissioners fired consulting engineer George Finch, Bonev and Associates, which had designed the town’s wastewater sys tem in 1990 and 1991. The town has charged the firm, formerly known as Boney and Associates and headed by Finley Boney, had failed to meet con tractual obligations to the town. In talks Monday night, Kennedy told commissioners the 12-point plan he brought was designed to address both short-term needs of the town’s wastewater systenTand to assure the town adequate sewer capacity for ten See Sewer, page 8 Williams Southport principal Be 1 vi 11c Elementary School prin cipal Carolyn Williams will serve as principal of Southport Elementary School effective July 1. Superintendent of schools Marion Wise recommended the transfer Mon day night and the school board unani mously approved the assignment. Dr. Patt Carney resigned as princi pal of Southport Elementary two weeks ago. She said Wise told her he had decided not to renew her contract and ottered her the opportunity to re sign before being terminated. Williams has been principal of Be I v i 11 e Elementary School for one year and w as a major supporter of the year-round schools program sched uled to begin in northern primary and middle schools next school term. Prior to her position at Belville El ementary. Williams was an elemen tary principal in Scotland County schools for six years and an assistant principal there for ten years. She holds bachelor of arts and master's degrees in childhood educa tion from the l diversity of Texas, and See Principal, page 7 INSIDE Opinion 4 Notices 9 Police report 10 Business 12 Obituaries 13 Waterfront 13 Tar Heel Kitchen 8B Church 9B Schools 10B Calendar 12B District Court 7C Photo by Terry Pope Law officers armed with weapons and tracking dogs searched a wooded area near Sandy Creek for five hours before a burglary suspect was captured with the help of citizen volunteers. The suspect, considered armed and dangerous, was apprehended and is being held in Brunswick County jail under $150,000 bond. Results in four areas End-of-grade reading, math scores improved By Holly Edwards Feature Fditor End-of-grade math and reading |£s>t scores for Brunswick County students in grades three through eight in creased this year in I 1 of 12 catego ries. testing coordinator Bill Detrie told the school hoard Monday night. "I’m real excited to hear we're heading in the right direction," de clared school hoard chairman Glenda Browning. ‘We're finally starting to see the results of many years of some very tine teachers helping kids de See Scores, page 7 HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH II WRITING (percent performing at grade level) STATE 22.7 BRUNSWICK COUNTY 18.8 SBHS 24.5 26 17.9 10 10.7 9.9 NBHS 16.4 8.2 4.3 WBHS 16.5 15 15.6 BRUNSWICK LEARNING CENTER 12.9 4.8 Budget hearing Public, water don’t mix at public forum By Terry Pope County Editor An angry crowd of approximately 200 people turned Monday's county budget hearing into an opportunity to protest a recent vote that requires mandatory hook-ups to the county water system. The few persons who spoke on topics actually related to the $84.4 million budget had to overcome out bursts from the restless crowd. Someone shouted. "What's that got to do with the water?" as Partnership For Children director Lori Bates asked Brunswick County commissioners to support the Brunswick County Board of Education's request for increased funding. A group of residents circulated fliers prior to the hearing, at local —Businesses and post offices, arid they also held a community mooting Monday alliinoon al ShalloUe Township District Park to gear up tor the debate. When board chairman JoAnn Bellamy Simmons of District 4 tried ‘It’s for all of these golf courses, all of these people they’ve brought in from other places to take over our county.' Kenneth Lowery to tell the audience the \ had received wrong information about the ordinance approved last month, she was shouted down The infor rrxation tkall with assessments, ta\' lees and foreclosing on property and garnishing of wages to collect from property owners who ictu-c m pat “There has not been a price cited. See Water, page 10 Land deal pending Board okays „ investigation of relationship By Holly Edwards Feature Editor To protect the integrity of the Brunswick County Board of F.duca tion. board member Billy Carter Mon day night requested an investigation of his relationship with Margaret Rudd and Associates Inc. Realtors, the firm that represents the owner of 40 acres of land the board may pur chase to construct a new elementarv school. Carter said a fellow hoard member, whom he would not identity, sug gested that Carter would receive a kickback if the board opts to purchase the land because he is a friend and neighbor of Rudd’s. "Since that comment was made 1 think the matter should be clarified, ” See Investigation, page 6 Rescue on call 'If people would help others, they'd feel better about themselves' By Wendy Bigham Staff Writer Jene Wise will drop anything she's doing at any hour ot the day to hop in an ambulance and go. "I run at 2 a m. with my hair messed up. but I still run," said the ten-year Long Beach Rescue Squad volunteer. Wise said she and her husband Cecil decided to join the rescue squad to learn life-sav ing techniques to save each other in an emergencv and also to help their com munity. As an ambulance driver. Wise said she has seen vic tims ot wrecks, heart attacks, violent domestic disputes. gunshots, o' >kes. diabetes, broken limbs and |elly fish and stinur.i- bites. Retirees often have spare time on their hands tid are looking for ways to be oI service to others, said ^Tse With the growing need lor rescue squad volim ,ers (currently there are 2b). she said now is an opp<a • llle hme tor retirees to gel in\ oIs ed. As a set: citizen, Wise said her volunteer service on the R" squad helps her feel useful and she in vited othv mors to get involved. "It pcop Rould help others, thev would teel better toward ills elves, she said. "We try to get senior citi zens who i c* four or five hours to give, a strong back See Rescue, page 8 Despite a ten-to-12-hour workday, Long Beach Rescue Squad volun teer Jene Wise is prepared to respond on a moment’s notice. TOP STORIES ON THE INTERNET www.southport
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