🌱 How the St. James Gators clinched back-to-back county titles

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• How the St. James Gators clinched back-to-back county titles

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, temps: high: 66, low: 38.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. James Gators repeat as county champions (stateportpilot.com) — St. James residents can cheer the Gators, who just repeated as Brunswick County Senior Softball Division-B champions after winning both the spring and fall playoffs. The team, made up of players from St. James, Oak Island and nearby communities, powered through a big semifinal win and then edged Winding River 14–12 behind strong defense and clutch hitting.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Harper Library Presents: LegoMania
  Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library , 109 W Moore St , Southport
  4:00 pm
• Town Creek Middle School (MS) vs Leland Middle
  Town Creek Middle School , 6370 Lake Park Dr SE , Winnabow
  4:00 pm
• Cedar Grove Middle vs Shallotte Middle
  Cedar Grove Middle School , 750 Grove Trail SW , Supply
  5:00 pm
• Planning Board December Meeting
  Southport Community Building , 223 E Bay St , Southport
  6:00 pm
• APA Boys Varsity Basketball @ South Brunswick
  South Brunswick High School , 280 Cougar Rd , Boiling Spring Lakes
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• 2026 Election Candidate Filing Ends at noon
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar
• Seafood Night
  8 Maritime Way , Bald Head Island
  10:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Cliff and Garret Wheeler
  Ocean Crest Fishing Pier , 1409 E Beach Dr , Oak Island
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve – Closed
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar Bolivia, NC 28422

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day – Closed
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar Bolivia, NC 28422

Friday December 26

• Day After Christmas – Closed
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar Bolivia, NC 28422

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🗞 Nearby News

Southport

• Pender County loses hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraud scheme (whqr.org)
• People Live Their Whole Lives in North Carolina and Somehow Miss These 5 Places (onlyinyourstate.com)

Bolivia

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