Local News from Wilmington Star News: Wilmington, North Carolina

Sheriff volunteers begin patrolling
New Hanover Sheriff Ed McMahon said they have collectively served 1,000 volunteer hours.
Third-graders learn about human differences
A presentation titled “What’s Wrong With Different?” gives students the opportunity to discuss race relations
Back Then - In 1912, surburb in the works
Looking back in the StarNews archives.
City to consider medical-care training for police officers
A growing number of cities are trying to protect their forces by teaching them advanced medical care
Beach Plan might float tax-free bonds to curb premiums
The Beach Plan says it needs a total of $4 billion on hand to pay potential claims.
The art of war re-enacted
The 1865 Battle of Forks Road will be re-enacted twice this weekend at Cameron Art Museum.
MyReporter tells the story of a failed Leland racetrack
From the beginning, the track was surrounded by controversy.
Marriage issue fuels debate on both sides
Faith-based advocacy groups are already mobilizing campaigns on the marriage issue.
Offshore wind turbines at least 5 years away
Wind turbines most likely won't be constructed off the N.C. coast for at least five years.
New Hanover reports third rabies case of 2012
New Hanover Animal Control Services confirmed the county's third case of rabies this year.
New Hanover News & Notes - Pancake breakfast; awards deadline; open house
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry and The Good Shepherd Center will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser.
Wanted: Oldest Burgaw graduate
Organizers of a Burgaw High School Alumni Reunion are looking for the school’s oldest living graduate to be guest of honor.
Fundraising events build toward May 4 overnighter
An estimated 1,500 people will gather at 6 p.m. Friday, May 4, to support Brunswick County’s annual American Society Relay For Life at West Brunswick High School.
New Hanover News & Notes - Cooking for Change needs a kitchen
Cooking for Change Inc. is looking for a home.
Goodwill - Two public utility employees save the day
The sharp eyes of passers-by spotted a small fire that could have flared into tragedy.
Rules force Pender man out of camper, into tent
Anonymous call prompted county sweep of travel trailers
Feb. 21 filings
Candidates who filed for office.
Murray returns to 'One Tree Hill'
Wednesday is the night many fans of "One Tree Hill" have been waiting for since 2009.
Police chief details gunfire location system
ShotSpotter uses a series of acoustic sensors to triangulate the location of gunfire with near-pinpoint accuracy.
Council approves feasibilty study for stadium
Review would look at baseball stadium plan

Local News from Wilmington Star News: Wilmington, North Carolina
Sheriff volunteers begin patrolling
New Hanover Sheriff Ed McMahon said they have collectively served 1,000 volunteer hours.
Police chief details gunfire location system
ShotSpotter uses a series of acoustic sensors to triangulate the location of gunfire with near-pinpoint accuracy.
Man cited after gun goes off in Cracker Barrel
Wilmington police cited a Leland man after his gun went off in a Cracker Barrel bathroom.
2 men sentenced on federal drug charges
Two Wilmington drug dealers were sentenced in federal court to more than a decade in prison.
Drug trafficker sentenced in federal court
Campbell also involved in high-speed chase that killed Wilmington police officer.
Jurors selected in murder trial
Seven women, two men seated for Baber trial.
Tattoo rulings precede murder trial
Jury selection begins this afternoon in the trial of Matthew Baber, charged with murder.
Supporters say anti-gang bill would reduce violence
The measure would essentially allow prosecutors to seek a restraining order against gang members.
DA says no charges to be filed in inmate's death
A man hanged himself with a blanket last year while being held in the Brunswick county jail.
Wilmington man shot in hand, chest
A 27-year-old Wilmington man sustained gunshot wounds to his hand and chest Sunday.
Golf shop reports robbery
A Wilmington golf store was robbed over the weekend, police officials said Monday.
Wrightsville Beach to hold press conference on police probe
Murder trial slated to start on Monday
Matthew Baber, 28, is charged with felony conspiracy to commit murder, felony murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling or moving vehicle
Sex offender pleads to possessing child porn
Matthew Bryan Warford, 21, possessed images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct
Murder-for-hire suspect in custody
Father asks judge to release daughter until the federal trial
Report - SUV going 85 mph before deadly crash
The SUV on Forest Hills Drive had been going an estimated 85 mph, police said.
Assailants rob cab driver at gunpoint
The men used a handgun to force the Checkers Taxi driver to pull over in a school parking lot.
Wilmington fugitive arrested in Mississippi
James Wesley Lee is facing charges of statutory rape.
Man assaulted, threatened with knife, on Carolina Beach
Wilmington man gets prison in heroin sales

Wilmington Star-News Obituaries, Death Notices: Wilmington, North Carolina
Bass, Juanita Buckholts
59, of Rose Hill, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, .....
Boswell, Helen Hilburn
72, of Chadbourn, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. .....
Bowling, Kenneth
85, of Carolina Shores, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. No formal funeral services will be held. Lee Funeral Home, Little River, S.C. .....
Brooks, Emma Spicer Holmes
EMMA SPICER HOLMES BROOKS HAMPSTEAD, N.C. -- Emma Spicer Holmes Brooks passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 19, 2012, after a courageous .....
Burney, Fannie Lee
84, of Ivanhoe, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Burgaw. .....
Capers, Louis
72, of Riegelwood, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter, Wilmington. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. .....
Capers Jr., Louis
72, of Riegelwood, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter, Wilmington. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. .....
Casteen, Betty Brown
68, of Burgaw, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at .....
Casteen, Betty Brown
BETTY BROWN CASTEEN BURGAW -- Betty Brown Casteen, age 68, a devoted, loving and joyful wife, mom, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully .....
Cottle, Elwood "Woody"
of Boone, formerly of Wilmington, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Duke Hospital, Durham. Arrangements by Andrews Mortuary, Market Street, Wilmington. .....
Crane, Ward A.
90, of Durham, formerly of Ocean Isle Beach, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at Durham Regional Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, .....
Grossman, Richard Leonard
66, of Wilmington, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at home. Services will be private. Andrews Mortuary, Market Street. .....
Johnson, Virginia P.
100, of Willard, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Willard Chapel Baptist Church, Willard. Burial .....
Jones, Mamie Harker
91, of Wilmington, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, .....
Kahoe, William E. "Bill"
79, of Wilmington, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at noon Friday, Feb. 24, at Andrews .....
Kahoe, William E. "Bill"
WILLIAM E. "BILL" KAHOE William E. "Bill" Kahoe, 79, of Wilmington died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Bill was .....
Kirkland, Jack F.
73, of Southport, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Southport Presbyterian Church, Southport. Atlantic .....
Knight, Eugene
49, of Wilmington, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Andrews Mortuary, Market Street. .....
Lambe, Sandra Olivia
51, of Leland, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at New Han­over Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at .....
Lane, Donna Kutz
51, of Wilmington, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Oleander Memorial Gardens. Burial will be .....
Lane, Donna Kutz
DONNA KUTZ LANE Donna Kutz Lane, 51, of Wilmington NC, lost a hard-fought battle on February 19, 2012. Donna was born in Fayetteville, NC .....
Lennon, Lorenza
63, of Whiteville, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at home. Arrangements by Peoples Funeral Home, Whiteville. .....
McMillan, Melvin D. "Duke"
31, of Scotts Hill, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at UNC Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, .....
Mishoe, Doris
of Wilmington, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at .....
Pearsall, Leon Franklin
74, of Burgaw, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter. The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, .....
Richardson, Thelma Viola Fink
91, of Concord, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at Morningside Assisted Living, Concord. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. .....
Schwantes, Frances Katheleen (Casteen)
Frances Katheleen (Casteen) Schwantes - beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister - died at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 8, .....
Shepard, Duffie B. Graham
76, of the Canetuck community, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. .....
Thomas, Eleanor Wilson
ELEANOR WILSON THOMAS PITTSBORO -- Mrs. Eleanor Wilson Thomas, 95, died February 18, 2012 at Twin Rivers Independent Living. Survivors include her daughter and .....