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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a 15-year-old last seen at South Brunswick High School on Friday.
A Leland Middle School teacher resigned Wednesday after being accused of growing trafficking amounts of marijuana.
Catherine Neely, a 47-year-old sixth grade math teacher, is being held on a $110,500 bond on a charge of of manufacturing and trafficking of marijuana, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department.
According to an arrest warrant provided by the Brunswick County Sheriff s Office, Neely allegedly possessed more than 24 pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and was growing marijuana in a greenhouse in her backyard.
Neely has been on an approved leave of absence from the school since Jan. 19, according to a message from Brunswick County Schools. Leaves of absence are requested by employees, typically for personal or medical reasons, said the district’s Chief Communications Officer Daniel Seamans. Leave of absence requests are confidential and Seamans is unable to state why her absence was requested.
As Brunswick County sees population growth, more people means more trash, volunteers work to help clean up
Brunswick County volunteers clean up garbage By Bill Murray | March 11, 2021 at 1:47 PM EST - Updated March 11 at 7:47 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County is one of the fastest growing regions in the entire country, and some people who live there say it’s showing in all the wrong ways.
Many people who make up an Army of Volunteers say this isn’t how they imagined retirement.
Carol Miller retired to southeastern North Carolina from Wisconsin. She noticed right off the bat.
UPDATE: Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office locates missing teen Marquis Emmerson
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has located the missing teen.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department has put out an alert for a missing teen. Seventeen-year-old Haley Leann Slate was last seen leaving a residence on Grovewood Lane in Bolivia on foot yesterday evening at 5:30 pm.
She was seen wearing a light gray Carhart hoodie, blue jeans, black boots, carrying a black purse. Anyone with information should contact detectives at 910-713-6021 or call 911.
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