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Nearly 3,500 Acres on the Waccamaw Neck Headed Toward Permanent Protection

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Georgetown County, S.C. — A stretch of coastline that once had blueprints for thousands of new homes and a sprawling resort hotel is instead on a path toward permanent conservation, after the Georgetown County Council unanimously backed the effort earlier this month. The property in question, known as Arcadia East, covers roughly 3,492 acres along …

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Jayson Arendt, country singer and former UNCW Baseball Player, on American Idol

Former UNCW Baseball Player Rocks American Idol

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A former UNCW baseball player received the golden ticket to Hollywood on ABC’s American Idol. Last week, January 26, Jayson Arendt of Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, appeared on American Idol as a Hollywood hopeful and left a star. Jayson Arendt is a 24 year old country singer, who has risen to prominence on TikTok making music …

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Leland Police Department Recieves NCLEA Accreditation

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The Leland Police Department of Brunswick County, North Carolina, has received recognition from the esteemed North Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation program, joining 13 other agencies across the state. The department was found to have met 116 rigorous standards across multiple disciplines and operations including training, emergency response, use of force policies, community engagement, records management, …

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