Local educators can apply for a Bright Ideas grant from Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation now through Sept. 15.
The grants, offered annually to teachers to bring creative classroom learning projects to life, support innovative projects that energize classroom learning and enhance student success.
The corporation expects to award $32,000 in Bright Ideas grants this year to K-12 teachers across its service area in Brunswick and Columbus counties. Grants of up to $2,500 are available in all subject areas, and teachers can apply individually or as a team. Teachers who submit their application by the early bird deadline of Aug. 15 will be entered to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards.
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EF3 tornado with 160 mph winds levels homes in Brunswick County; 3 dead, 10 injured Associated Press
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An EF3 tornado killed three people and injured 10 others when it struck late Monday night in Brunswick County, near Ocean Isle Beach in southeastern North Carolina. The twister left residents trapped or missing and dozens of homes damaged, officials said.
‘Something unlike I have ever seen’: At least 3 dead after tornado strikes NC coast
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“Last night’s tornado in Brunswick County has been rated as a high-end EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita damage scale with winds estimated at 160 mph,” the National Weather Service in Wilmington tweeted.