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Brunswick Beacon , 10.10.24 In March 2020, Trump shut down the economy due to COVID, triggering America’s worst economic contraction....

If you think Republican elected officials don’t listen, you’re right. The good news is, Democrats do. “Shut the hell up!” he explained....

MEDIA ADVISORY  Contact: Lon Anderson                                  A Note to the Media from BCDP Chair Shelley Allen Recently, we in...

Brunswick Beacon , 08.29.24 Brunswick County’s newspapers have recently run pieces from District 3 Commissioner Pat Sykes claiming to be...

08.22.24, Brunswick Beacon I used to think Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” was just a catchy song. I didn’t know Brunswick County would...

Our candidates for Brunswick County Commissioners Everyone knows Brunswick County is growing at a record-setting pace. Everyone, it...

Bill McHugh, a Democratic member of the Leland Town Council, has been chosen to serve a second term on the Legislative Policy Committee...

Brunswick Beacon , 07.25.24 For over 10 years, I worked for an organization with a main objective to bring clean water to developing...

If you have been depressed, anxious, and angry over the state of politics, you’re not alone. Even with President Biden’s dramatic...

PRESS RELEASE July 15, 2024 MARLANDO PRIDGEN STATEMENT ON FEDERAL GRANT FOR NEW CAPE FEAR MEMORIAL BRIDGE Congratulations and sincere...

State Port Pilot, 06.19.24 Interesting, I’ve seen nothing in local media about our Brunswick County Board of Elections and the award that...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.20.24 I opened my May 23 Brunswick Beacon and was appalled to read Frank Iler’s response to a Brunswick County...

Brunswick Beacon, 06.13.24 Rather than respond to the criticisms in my May 15 letter to The Beacon, Rep. Frank Iler dismissed them...

Brunswick Beacon, 05.30.24 The Brunswick Beacon reported on May 16 that the Brunswick County Schools just spent more than 5 million...

Brunswick Beacon, 05.23.24 Overdevelopment in Brunswick County is a problem regularly called out in this forum. Many residents have...

Brunswick Beacon, 05.16.24 Once again, Rep. Frank Iler is inserting himself into a purely local issue. This time, Iler has introduced...

Attendees at the BCDP County Convention on March 16 were treated to a series of excellent speeches by our county and state candidates....

Many of the photographs that appear in the BCDP Newsletter, on our website, or accompany our news releases are the work of Lon Anderson,...

Members of the Brunswick County Democratic Party (BCDP) urged the Board of Commissioners at a recent hearing to carefully review a...

Oak Island, North Carolina Dr. Kathleen Gayle Yonce, 73, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on March 4, 2024. Born in Corvallis,...