March 2026 - Page 18 of 56 - Coastal Carolina News

(Update) Crews Working Woods Fire on Cookes Circle, SC

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

UPDATE: FIRE CONTAINED As of 12:00 a.m., this woods fire, all 45 acres has been fully contained. No structures sustained any damage. Nichols, SC — At 7:38 p.m., Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the […]

City of Southport Began Street Paving the Week

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

City outline locations for upcoming roadway improvements Southport, NC — The city conducts paving work on multiple streets started today, March 23, as part of its ongoing roadway improvement program aimed at strengthening local infrastructure […]

Brunswick County’s Proposed 14‑Minute Standard Lacks Data, Funding Alignment

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Departments warn the county’s expectations don’t match rural distances, volunteer staffing, or current funding levels BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC — Brunswick County leaders are considering a new countywide requirement that fire departments respond to emergencies within […]

Maxton Man Arrested After Triple Homicide Near Prospect

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

ROBESON COUNTY — A Maxton man is facing three counts of first‑degree murder after deputies discovered three people dead inside a camper near Prospect early Sunday morning. Ethan Lee Spaulding, 27, was arrested later that […]

Evergreen Man Sentenced to Up to 28 Years in Prison for Rape and Assault

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE — An Evergreen man has been sentenced to 19 to 28 years in state prison after pleading guilty to rape and assault charges in Columbus County Superior Court, according to court records and the […]

Security Questions Rise as Global Tensions Put Spotlight on Brunswick County’s Strategic Sites

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Brunswick Nuclear Plant remains at normal posture; Sunny Point included in statewide military security tightening By BC News Staff Writer Brunswick County’s two most sensitive facilities – the Brunswick Nuclear Plant near Southport and the […]

Fraud and Larceny Investigation Leads to Arrest in Columbus County

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Columbus County, N.C. — March 23, 2026 An interagency investigation involving the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a woman accused of carrying out an […]

MISSING PERSON ALERT – Leland

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Alisha Cheree Coston, age 33. Last seen leaving the Nunns Trail area in Leland late in the evening on March 21. Alisha […]

Hallsboro Volunteer Fire Department Launches Commercial Pre‑Planning Visits Across the Community

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

HALLSBORO, NC — Over the next several weeks, residents and business owners may notice Hallsboro Volunteer Fire Department crews visiting commercial properties throughout the area as part of a renewed effort to strengthen emergency preparedness. […]

SC Rescue Divers Remove One Person From Submerged Vehicle on Highway 9 Bypass

March 23, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Loris, SC — A pre‑dawn rescue on Sunday sent one person to the hospital after a vehicle became fully submerged in water along East Highway 9 Bypass near Flag Patch Road, according to Horry County […]

Month: March 2026

(Update) Crews Working Woods Fire on Cookes Circle, SC

City of Southport Began Street Paving the Week

Brunswick County’s Proposed 14‑Minute Standard Lacks Data, Funding Alignment

Maxton Man Arrested After Triple Homicide Near Prospect

Evergreen Man Sentenced to Up to 28 Years in Prison for Rape and Assault

Security Questions Rise as Global Tensions Put Spotlight on Brunswick County’s Strategic Sites

Fraud and Larceny Investigation Leads to Arrest in Columbus County

MISSING PERSON ALERT – Leland

Hallsboro Volunteer Fire Department Launches Commercial Pre‑Planning Visits Across the Community

SC Rescue Divers Remove One Person From Submerged Vehicle on Highway 9 Bypass

As Search for Missing Forestbrook Woman Continues, Investigators Trace Husband’s Carolinas Travel