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🌱 How Southport residents helped win a high-tech waterfront rescue device

Southport, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Southport! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Southport residents helped win a high-tech waterfront rescue device
  • How seven new workforce homes could reshape housing options in Southport
  • What Southport neighbors should expect from next week’s gas flare work

Also on today's calendar: Reenactment of the First 4th of July Celebration... and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
  • Friday: Nice with radiant sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Southport earns water rescue device in 2026 'Save A life' raffle (wect.com) — Southport has received a new remote-controlled water rescue lifebuoy after residents helped the city win FPTower Inc.’s 2026 “Save A Life” raffle. The device will boost waterfront safety by letting first responders aid swimmers without entering the water themselves. City officials plan a special presentation at Waterfront Park later this month, with exact details still to come.
   

2. Small workforce housing project advances in Southport (portcitydaily.com) — A seven-unit workforce housing project in Southport has cleared its first permit hurdle, moving closer to providing more affordable options for local workers near E. 11th Street. Backed by Brunswick Partnership for Housing, the development targets residents earning 60% to 80% of area median income and will sit beside the nonprofit’s already full transitional housing complex, with final planning board review set for June 18.
   

3. Visible flare, natural gas odors possible during Southport utility work (wwaytv3.com) — If you live or work near East Moore Street in Southport, expect loud noises, visible flames, and natural gas odors from June 3–12 as Piedmont Natural Gas conducts routine maintenance. Crews will use a flare stack to safely burn off gas, which may create a tall, visible flame. Officials stress the work is planned, monitored, and poses no public danger, though weather could shift the schedule.
   

4. Jeff Register, 60 (portcitydaily.com) — Southport is mourning the loss of longtime resident and educator Jeff Register, a beloved carpentry teacher and golf coach at South Brunswick High School who passed away on May 26. Friends, former students, and neighbors are remembering his deep faith, love of family, and easy way of making everyone feel like a friend.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday June 3
  • Bike to School Day
    Carolina Beach Elementary Carolina Beach, NC 28428
    7:15 am
  • WBHS Spring Graduation
    South Brunswick Middle Football Field - WBHS, 550 Whiteville Rd NW, Shallotte, NC 2847
    8:30 am
    • Thursday June 4
  • Blyskal Awards
    Carolina Beach Elementary Carolina Beach, NC 28428
    8:15 am
  • NBHS Spring Graduation
    South Brunswick Middle Football Field - NBHS, 114 Scorpion Rd, Leland, NC 28451
    8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • SPEEDING
    TODAY , I WAS DRIVING OVER TO THE ST JAMES COMMUNITY CENTER. FOR THE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING .I ALMOST DIDN’T MAKE IT THERE . AT 3:25 PM. I HAD… (Nextdoor St. James Plantation)
  • I've had it.
    There's little I enjoy more than enjoying a meal on our back patio and reading by the fire. But tonight was the last straw. I'm declaring war on… (Nextdoor Arbor Creek)
  • Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Leader in Southport. Apply here.
  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Southport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southport here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Southport

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