Sunset Beach Trading Company took on it’s current name in 1991. Locally owned and operated by John and Tracy Hobgood, the couple moved to Brunswick County in 2005 and began working for the county after returning from Korea. They helped Tracy’s parents, Cliff and Lynn, operate the business until pursuing the venture full-time in 2009. […]
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South End Surf Shop: A Local Resident’s Lifelong Dream
Jeff DeGroote opened South End Surf Shop in June of 2010. After working in different retail sectors, he moved back home in 2008. It was then that he saw an opportunity in a vacant historic property, left unoccupied for over four decades. He combined his […]