SOUTHEASTERN NC (WECT) – Eleven schools in the Cape Fear region have been awarded $5,500 in grant funding, thanks to Scotchman Convenience Stores and the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program.

According to a news release on behalf of VPS Convenience Store Group, Scotchman and school officials worked together to get the grants, which will go toward math and science education.

The following schools that were chosen for the grants include:

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Coty Plant went on the auction block in November and officially has a new owner.

Rocky Point Ventures, LLC owned by Topsail resident David Barnes purchased the plant.

Barnes said he will divide up the property into three or four different sections and then lease each part. His hope is to boost the economy by providing more jobs.

According to Barnes, each section will be leased to companies that offer employment opportunities.

The Coty Plant shut down in 2011, forcing hundreds of people to lose their jobs.

Copyright 2013 WECT. All rights reserved.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia-based restaurant firm says suspicious computer files have been found at some of its locations, prompting it to warn customers about the potential for fraud.
    
Zaxby's Franchising Inc. said in a statement that the suspicious files may have resulted in unauthorized access to credit and debit card information at more than 100 stores.
    
The Athens-based firm says the affected stores are in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia.

According to the company's website, both Wilmington locations (Gordon Rd. and 17th Street) are on the list of affected stores.
   
Company officials say the issue involves malware files, which could have been used to export guest names and credit and debit card numbers.