Brunswick Today Newsletter: Pickleball, piers and protecting trees

Hello and welcome to the Brunswick Today newsletter brought to you by me, StarNews reporter Jamey Cross.

It's no secret that pickleball is taking the world by storm. Even I've fallen victim to the addictive hobby — here's the love letter I wrote to pickleball earlier this summer .

Communities with populations of retirees, like ours, are especially seeing the impacts of the sport's growth. Brunswick County has continued to see the expansion of pickleball, with a growing indoor facility and courts going in as amenities in new housing developments.

Most recently, county leaders approved a rezoning that will make way for an outdoor pickleball facility in the county. Here are the details .

Thanks for starting your week with us. Here's the latest in Brunswick County news.

Here we grow again

Gov. Roy Cooper was in Wilmington last week, celebrating the recently announced $242 million in federal grant funding that will help cover the cost of replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Here are the details on the funding and what's next on this crucial project .

The Holden Beach Fishing Pier has been closed to the public since 2022 and plans to restore it are finally moving forward, again. Here's the latest .

The town of Leland is looking to address problem areas among its streets and roads, with help from grant dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Here's how you can share your thoughts .

An amendment to Shallotte’s unified development ordinance (UDO) will allow the town to better protect trees amid continued development in the area. Here's what to know .

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This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Brunswick Today Newsletter: Pickleball, piers and protecting trees