SOUTHPORT, NC (WECT) – Southport town leaders are in serious
negotiation talks with a company who wants to purchase a large amount of fill
dirt from a parcel of land owned by the city near the Sunny Point Military
Terminal.

The company, Balfour Beatty, was recently awarded a DOT
contract to use the dirt for a road project near the intersection of highways
211 and 133 near Bethel Road.

The majority of the land sits inside the blast zone near
Sunny Point, therefore it cannot be developed residentially or commercially.

If approved, the deal would bring the City of Southport
somewhere between $1.1 and $1.2 million, ultimately to be paid for by the
state.

The land itself totals almost 450 acres.

The land was originally purchased by the city back in 2006
for $2.2 million to use as a sanitary spray field.

Mayor Robert Howard hopes to get some value back on the
city's investment.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) from Brunswick County Early College High School will participate in a life-like disaster drill Friday.

EMS supervisors will create a disaster scenario to which the students must respond. CERT members will not know the specifics of the drill before the event.

All students have been trained in the basics of disaster preparedness, including fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

This is the third year CERT members will participate in the disaster drill. In the past, students have been challenged with tornadoes, collapsed buildings, and missing persons.

The drill will take place Friday on the campus of BCC, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Students will meet with EMS after the drill to debrief.

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A deputy with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office was involved in an accident this weekend.

According to a spokesperson for the office, Deputy Zachary Stanley was involved in a wreck at Kirby and Boones Neck Roads Saturday morning.

The sheriff's office said it appears Stanley hit the other vehicle on the passenger side.

No one was seriously injured, and everyone involved is okay.

Sheriff Ingram said it was an unfortunate accident that could have been a lot worse, and he's very glad both parties are okay.

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