Brian Griffith, H2GO’s wastewater plant superintendent, said in 2019 the Belville plant was operating at full capacity. (Port City Daily photo/Johanna F. Still)
BRUNSWICK COUNTY Two public wastewater treatment plants serving northeastern Brunswick County are so maxed out of treatment capacity, utilities turned to a pump-and-haul arrangement to divert excess flow to a southwestern plant with room to handle it. The operation created chaos for school pick-ups and drop-offs at Town Creek Middle and Elementary Schools.
In recent months, tanker trucks made 40 to 50 daily trips to a pump station located at Town Creek Park. Eighteen-wheelers hauling thousands of gallons of sewage would back into one section of a four-point roundabout the only way to access the schools to unload, blocking parents attempting to pick up or drop off students.
West Brunswick to hold celebration of life ceremony for student who died in S.C. boating accident West Brunswick High School will hold a ceremony Thursday night to celebrate the life of Johnnie Magbie who died trying to save his brother during a boating accident in South Carolina over the weekend (Source: West Brunswick High School/Facebook) By WECT Staff | May 12, 2021 at 12:27 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 12:37 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The West Brunswick High School community will hold a celebration of life service for Johnnie Magbie who died trying to save his brother during a boating accident in Horry County, South Carolina over the weekend.
Leland Middle School teacher resigns, accused of possessing nearly 25 pounds of marijuana
Leland Middle School teacher resigns, accused of possessing nearly 25 pounds of marijuana By WECT Staff | May 12, 2021 at 12:53 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 4:38 PM
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - A sixth-grade math and science teacher at Leland Middle School has resigned after she was arrested Wednesday, accused of possessing nearly 25 pounds of marijuana.
A news release from Brunswick County Schools announcing the arrest states that Catherine Neely, 47, had been on an approved leave of absence from the district since Jan. 19.
Warrants provided by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office allege Neely, who is listed as Catherine Teague, possessed approximately 24.6 pounds of marijuana and was growing the drug “hydroponically in a greenhouse under artificial light and in pots in the backyard with natural light.”
âAn unbelievable tragedyâ: Brunswick Co. teen, brother identified as victims in boating accident in South Carolina
âAn unbelievable tragedyâ: Brunswick Co. teen, brother identified as victims in boating accident in South Carolina By WECT Staff | May 11, 2021 at 11:36 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 5:35 PM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WECT) - A Brunswick County teen and his older brother both drowned Sunday in the Intracoastal Waterway, a Horry County coroner announced Tuesday.
Johnnie Magbie, 19, of Supply, and Ahykeem Jones, 28, were identified as the victims. Magbie was a student and football standout at West Brunswick High School.
According to the coroner, Jones fell into the water from a boat in which he was riding with several members of his family near Pelican Bay landing just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
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