Former Mayor Dr. Joe Pat Hatem defeated incumbent Rich Alt in Tuesday’s municipal election, reclaiming the mayoral seat he lost to Alt two years ago.

The brother of the Southport killer has told the public inquiry into the dance class stabbings he believes his sibling may have targeted children because it would "hurt society particularly badly". Axel Rudakubana, then 17, killed three children at a Taylor Swift-themed event in the Merseyside town on 29 July 2024.

Just one day before Hatem was voted in unofficially, the board of aldermen passed a new public comment policy to address the same issue with residents.

The fourth largest county in the state and the fastest growing, Brunswick has around 19 municipalities that held elections this year — some of the outcomes are shaking up boards.

Southport Cares was formed five years ago. When the town became the victim of a mass shooting, the nonprofit realized it was time to step up.

Southport Cares, a local non-profit has an update on efforts to support those impacts by the mass shooting event from the end of September.

SOUTHPORT — Aerosol spray, nearly hour long speeches, and neighborly disputes have all been part of recent public comment periods at the Southport Board of Aldermen meetings.

Brunswick County Public Utilities (BCPU) will be working on sewer line cleaning on Southport roads through November. BCPU said there are no expected disruptions to utility services. The cleaning contractor will be working on manholes along How Street on Nov.

Southport has been announced as the overall winner of the annual Britain in Bloom awards after "a year when community was so important", judges have said.