BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – An educational kiosk about Bird Island will be on display in Sunset Beach later this month.

According to the Bird Island Preservation Society, the kiosk will tell visitors, “If you walk approximately 1.2 miles west down the beach, you will reach Bird Island, which stretches 1.4 miles, crossing the South Carolina state line and ending at Little River inlet.” 

The Town of Sunset Beach provided a location for the kiosk in the gazebo parking area on Sunset Beach Island.

“We hope visitors and residents alike will visit the kiosk and take that walk,” said BIPS Chair Bill Ducker.

Bird Island is the only remaining undeveloped barrier island system in the county. According to the preservation society, it is one of the few protected natural island areas in the mid-Atlantic region.

The kiosk will be on display March 22 at 11:00 a.m.

BELVILLE, NC (WECT) – The Town of Belville will collect your old electronics for two days free of charge.

According to the town, all Brunswick County residents can dispose of old electronics Wednesday and Thursday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the back parking lot of Belville Town Hall. (497 Olde Waterford Way, Suite 205)

Once electronics are collected, they will be taken to the Brunswick County landfill to be recycled at no charge.

Note that items with broken glass will not be accepted.

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Halloween may be over, but the recycling process is an ongoing event, and officials at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher are encouraging local residents and students to help by collecting used candy wrappers to recycle.

According to a news release from an aquarium spokesperson, folks and students from classes around New Hanover and Brunswick counties are invited to participate with the wrapper recycling.

Anyone is welcome to contribute, but any participating class with the most candy wrappers by weight to the aquarium Dec. 1 will win a free outreach program with a live animal presentation.