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Initially Sound Waves was a
monthly newsletter that started in the 1980’s and was written and
produced by
community residents. It was a single mimeographed sheet that was
distributed to
each residence by the directors of the home owners association. As the Brandywine community grew from a few
dozen households to
several hundred the paper expanded and continued to be staffed by
volunteers.
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In 2002 the newsletter
became a tabloid community newspaper published
by Freedom Press in New Bern.
The publisher had nearly a dozen area community newspapers under its
control
including the Sound Waves of Brandywine Bay and the Shoreline covering Pine Knoll Shores.
The new format meant that the volunteer staff now had professional
assistance
in production of the paper and the addition of a community telephone
directory
By 2010 Brandywine was largely
completed as a development with nearly 2,000 residents and 900 homes.
The
original plan for a retirement community had long since been replaced
by a
diverse community of young working families, as well as, senior
citizens. The Sound Waves had
also changed
dramatically and now often ran to 32 pages. During this time the paper
was
edited by BJ Ellyson who decided to pass the responsibility to a new
editor in
the fall of 2010.
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In November 2010 Freedom
Press, largely for financial reasons, notified
the paper that they were ceasing publication of the Shoreline and Sound Waves
as of the January 2011 issue. Fortunately, both papers were able to
secure the
Carteret Publishing Company, the publisher of the local paper the News-Times as a replacement.
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Today, the Sound
Waves is
embarked on its fourth decade of existence and is looking forward to
expanding
its content and welcomes new thoughts, volunteers who are interested in
writing, reporting, or otherwise contributing to its success. If you
want to
learn more drop us a line at soundwaveseditor@gmail.com
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