News in Jacksonville, North Carolina

Endoscope Aids Jacksonville Veterinarians
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC-- - A Jacksonville animal clinic has found a way to get a better look at the delicate organs that enable patients to hear. Animal Hospital of Onslow County is employing advanced medical ...

"A Smile as Big as the Moon" debuts on WWAY, extras from Jacksonville
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:37:02 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- The Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "A Smile as Big as the Moon" debuted on WWAY Sunday night. The family film was shot in Wilmington and many of its extras are from Jacksonville. Family and friends rolled out the red carpet for their special night on Sunday. From the network to Jacksonville Country Club, these special extras enjoyed their night in the spotlight. "It was ...

Extras celebrate role in locally-shot 'A Smile as Big as the Moon'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:52:11 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- The Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "A Smile as Big as the Moon" debuted on WWAY Sunday night. The family film was shot in Wilmington and many of its extras are from Jacksonville. Family and friends rolled out the red carpet for their special night on Sunday. From the network to Jacksonville Country Club, these special extras enjoyed their night in the spotlight. "It was ...

Jacksonville residents react to Marine web video
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:24 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- The recently surfaced web video reportedly shows Marines from Camp Lejeune urinating on dead Taliban bodies. A Marine Corps official said today the four men in the video were members of the Camp Lejeune-based third battalion second marines. The video was reportedly taken during a deployment to Afghanistan. After showing it to folks in Jacksonville, where most either ...

MLK event benefits NC museum for 1st black Marines
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:42:18 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (AP) -- Proceeds from a luncheon in Jacksonville celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. will benefit a museum that honors the first black Marines. The Daily News of Jacksonville reports that the luncheon is being held Monday at the Montford Point Marine Museum aboard Camp Johnson, where the first black Marines trained. Proceeds from the $25 tickets will support the museum. Speakers ...

Man who smuggled gun into NC jail not injured
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:57:28 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (AP) -- Authorities say medical officials found no signs of injury during an exam of a man suspected of smuggling a handgun into a North Carolina jail. Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown told The Daily News of Jacksonville that a medical exam on Friday showed that 22-year-old Michael Leon Ward of Canton, Ga., had suffered no injuries. Deputies said last week a gun was found inside ...

TRBL Adds Teams, Releases Schedule
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:06:38 -0800

The TRBL has announced that 3 new teams have been added to play in the 2012 season. The teams include the Queen City Express from Charlotte, NC, Big Texas from Jacksonville, NC, and Team Macleem, an exhibition team sponsored by Macleem Sports Wear (www.macleem.com).

Man allegedly assaulted by Marines dies
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:57:18 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- A man allegedly assaulted by two Camp Lejeune Marines outside a Jacksonville bar earlier this moth has died, according to WCTI NewsChannel 12 in New Bern. Jimmie Senn died over the weekend at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He had been in critical condition for nearly a week after police say he was severely beaten by two Marines outside Duck's Grille & Bar on Gum ...

Wife of beaten Marine feels compassion for husband's killer
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:42:18 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (WCTI) -- A Marine's wife says she feels nothing but compassion for the service member who investigators say fatally wounded her husband. Staff Sergeant Jimmie Senn, 34, died from severe head trauma Saturday, days after police say he was punched by fellow Camp Lejeune Marine, 22-year-old Brandon Cotter (above, left). Senn was a motor transport maintenance chief at Camp Johnson ...

Marines in urinating video from Lejeune; USMC commandant responds
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:57:24 -0800

JACKSONVILLE, NC (WWAY) -- An official has told the Associated Press that the Marine Corps has identified at least two of the four Marines in an internet video that purports to depict them urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan. The Marine official told the AP that the four were members of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, which returned to their home base at Camp Lejeune last fall after a ...