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'Tammy' heads to Brunswick County

Submitted by Ben Powell on Wednesday, May 22nd, 1:52 pm
Spring Lake Park in Boiling Spring Lakes is closed to the public from Thursday, May 9 until Friday, May 24 for safety reasons while production crews film a movie.

BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WECT) – Spring Lake Park in Boiling Spring Lakes is closed to the public from Thursday, May 9 until Friday, May 24 for safety reasons while production crews film a movie. 

Adobe Pictures, Inc. will be filming various scenes for the feature film, entitled Tammy.

Filming is scheduled for Monday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 21.  Film-related activities could start as early as 6 a.m. to as late as 9 p.m. each day.

In order to achieve what is needed for filming, crews must prepare Spring Lake Park to look like their ‘set' in the movie.  This requires the crews to start prep work on Thursday, May 9.

Their work involves the construction of a temporary dock and other temporary structures.

Currently, there are no plans to do any work on the weekends.  However, they will have security on site day and night.

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Movie filmed on location brings perks to Wilmington business

Submitted by Gavin Johnson, Reporter
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 1:38pm
Gayleane White, co-owner of Two Fat Ladies, says when the restaurant gets back to business, loyal customers will notice several changes that were done by the film crew.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Film and TV crews in New Hanover County and surrounding areas have been pretty common for the past couple of years. A lot of filming takes place at Screen Gems Studios, but a lot is also done on location.

Along with the bragging rights of a town or business getting to say Safe Haven or Iron Man 3 shot nearby, crews sometimes leave things better than what they were before filming.

Filming for the movie Tammy, which stars Melissa McCarthy, has wrapped up shooting at the restaurant Two Fat Ladies Over a Simmering Pot on Dawson Street in Wilmington. Workers with Acme Cleaning Service spent part of the day at the restaurant restoring the place to normal Wednesday.

"We normally clean a set before they film and after they film," said Pam McGeehan, owner of Acme Cleaning Service. "We clean up any messes that were made. So people can get ready to bring furniture back in and get back to normal business."

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Hollywood production takes over Boiling Spring Lakes

Submitted by Ben Powell on Wednesday, May 22nd, 1:37 pm
For the past two weeks, Spring Lake Park has been closed to the public while crews build a temporary set for the filming of Tammy.

BOILING SPRING LAKES, NC (WECT) - A major Hollywood production is taking over the city of Boiling Spring Lakes.

For the past two weeks, Spring Lake Park has been closed to the public while crews build a temporary set for the filming.

Starting Monday, Adobe Productions Inc. will be shooting several scenes for the hit film Tammy starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, and Dan Aykroyd.

The park has been transformed into Crawford's Beach Boat and Jet Ski Rental Office, because the script calls for a few summer scenes.

The park will remain closed as film crews plan to shoot on Monday May 21 and Tuesday May 22, weather permitting.

Drivers should be aware of a road closure on Juniper Road between Pine Road and Ash Road on Monday and Tuesday.

The production company has also hired three BSL Police officers who will work on Monday and Tuesday from 6 a.m. -8 p.m. to control traffic and monitor crowds.

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Hands, pocket knife considered deadly weapons

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 12:15pm
Hands, pocket knife considered deadly weapons

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A man from Boiling Spring Lakes was arrested in Oak Island Tuesday for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

According to arrest warrants, David Scott Roof, 32, assaulted someone using his hands and a pocket knife.

Roof posted a $2,500 bond.

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Transportation planning for 2040 kicks-off

Submitted by Bailey Hicks on Wednesday, May 22nd, 8:03 am

WILMINGTON, NC - (WECT) - Transportation Planning for 2040 is underway. Local leaders in Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover Counties attended a kick-off meeting for The Cape Fear Transportation 2040 Plan on Tuesday.

Metropolitan Planning Organizations are required to submit transportation plans every 25 years in order to receive state and federal funding. The plan isn't just for roads, but for all forms of transportation from trains, to planes, to bikes.

Residents are being asked to submit their ideas on a survey located at http://www.transportation2040.org/plan_background.html. The surveys will be collected and used to create the finalized version of the plan.

Organizers say citizens' input is necessary to have a successful plan.

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Pay raises given to county employees

Submitted by Ben Powell on Wednesday, May 22nd, 7:38 am
For just the second time in the past five years, Brunswick County employees will see an increase in their paychecks.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – For just the second time in the past five years, Brunswick County employees will see an increase in their paychecks.

Tuesday night, county commissioners decided to give all employees a minimum of a three percent pay raise.

Some employees may receive as much as five percent based on their market value.

The change in pay rates comes after the county hired Evergreen Solutions to conduct a salary study last summer.

Evergreen was hired by the county under a $40,000 contract to conduct a compensation and benefit study, a job description analysis, and a performance appraisal for all county employees.

All part time and full time employees will be given a raise.  County commissioners will be the only employees who do not get a raise in fiscal year 2013-2014.

This is only the second raise for county employees since 2008.

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911 center to receive major makeover

Submitted by Ben Powell on Wednesday, May 22nd, 7:35 am
The Brunswick County 911 center will soon be better equipped to respond to emergency calls.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Brunswick County 911 center will soon be better equipped to respond to emergency calls.

Tuesday night, county commissioners voted to enter into a $200,000 contract with a construction company to renovate the 911 center.

Additions include a new emergency operations center and a call center.

The total estimated cost is more than $2 million.  The project will be fully funded by grant money from the state.

Construction crews will start working on a stand-alone building with a connection to the existing building on site starting later this year.

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