Brunswick County Commission

A day after a board member and reporter were kicked out of a Brunswick County Social Services Board Meeting, county leaders are looking into what happened. One county commissioner went as far as to call it an embarrassment. Full story...

The Brunswick County NAACP president says County Commissioners and the Sheriff's Office are racist. Bernest Hewett made the accusations Friday morning on the Big Talker FM. We spoke with him on the phone this afternoon. Full story...

Brunswick County Commissioner Charles Warren was at Monday's commission meeting for the first time since he called an investigation of racial discrimination of sheriff's deputies and fellow commissioners. Full story...

The Office of Professional Standards has investigated this complaint and determined these allegations to be unfounded. Full story...

I'm surprised anything gets done at the county level in both New Hanover and Brunswick Counties. Full story...

Local chapters of the NAACP say they back a Brunswick County Commissioner's claims he's being racially harassed. Full story...

Charles Warren reports that Brunswick County Deputies are following him and stopping his vehicle for no reason. He also feels that during commissioner meetings they are sitting too close to him and staring at him. Full story...

Board members say Commissioner Charles Warren is violating the code of ethics by sitting on two boards that compete for county funds. Full story...

A Brunswick County Commissioner is sticking to his guns when it comes to stepping down from the county's Department of Social Services board. The county voted to adopt a code of ethics and a code of conduct policy in December requiring county commissioners to resign from their boards to avoid any conflict of interest. Brunswick County Commissioners agree Charles Warren could be in violation of the codes and the board is now moving forward with censure proceedings. Full story...

Ethics is hopefully the heart of public service. The state now requires counties to implement a code of ethics and Brunswick County voted on their code Monday night. Full story...

The Cape Fear Skyway is closer to getting off the ground. Brunswick County Commissioners passed a resolution supporting the northern corridor route for the proposed Cape Fear Skyway. Full story...

Commissioners also decided to do away with a "discretionary fund" they got each budget year. But it appears that fund won't formally go away until the next budget year. Full story...

The squeaky wheel got the grease. For the first time in Brunswick County history commissioners have put a formal compensation policy in place. Full story...

After residents called out Brunswick County commissioners for getting $50 plus mileage to attend meetings, commissioners are taking a second look at the way they're paid. In the meantime they don't seem to be cutting back on their per diem. Full story...

For years, Brunswick County's five commissioners have been pocketing $50 a piece just for showing up to their official meetings. Taxpayers are not happy about it. Full story...