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33 min ago | StarNewsOnline.com

Rep. Carolyn Justice files bill to fund CFCC annex campus in Pender County

State Rep. Carolyn Justice has filed a bill that would provide $150,000 in the coming fiscal year to help Cape Fear Community College establish the Alston W. Burke Annex Campus to provide economic development and educational opportunities to eastern North Carolina.

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Fri May 25, 2012

StarNewsOnline.com

Wilmington's unemployment rate tumbed in April

An improving economy helped the Wilmington-area's unemployment rate drop significantly in April as the Port City only trailed Charlotte in adding new jobs, according to state statistics.

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Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC

Thu May 24, 2012

WECT-TV Wilmington

Proposed bill creates friction in Pender Co.

The majority of commissioners in Pender County support a bill that gives them more power, and it's already creating some friction.

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WECT-TV Wilmington

Property dispute could cause Memorial Day weekend tie-ups

A Memorial Day weekend mess is what folks visiting Topsail Beach are facing if a property dispute isn't solved.

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Related Topix: Topsail Beach, NC

Wed May 23, 2012

WECT-TV Wilmington

Questions about hurricane season? Come to Wilmington StormFest

Wilmington Stormfest is making a return in 2012! And it's serving as the kick-off to hurricane season.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, New Hanover County, NC, Weather

WECT-TV Wilmington

Sea turtle hospital hosts Annual Turtle Physical

All hands were on deck Wednesday at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital as part of the Annual Turtle Physical event.

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Topsail Advertiser

'Going Coastal Against Cancer'

Raising more than $60K toward cancer research from this year's Relay For Life event is ample reason to celebrate - and that's exactly what Pender County Relay For Life teams did on Tuesday, May 22 during their annual Relay Wrap Up celebration and awards ceremony at the Carolina Cafe in Hampstead.

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Related Topix: Hampstead, NC

WECT-TV Wilmington

Burgaw man charged with assaulting a woman, false imprisonment

A 27-year-old man from Burgaw was charged with assault last Wednesday, according to the Pender County Sheriff's Office's weekly intake report.

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Related Topix: Burgaw, NC

Tue May 22, 2012

WECT-TV Wilmington

Severe thunderstorm warnings now in effect

PENDER, NC A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 4:15 p.m. for northern New Hanover and southern Pender counties.

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Related Topix: Lake Waccamaw, NC, Natural Disasters, Hailstorm

Mon May 21, 2012

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Pender County Board of Commissioners hold public hearing on cemetery relocation

The Atkinson Cemetery in Pender County is the final resting place for about 50 souls, some for more than one hundred years.

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WWAY-TV Wilmington

Single deer causes two accidents, one fatality on N.C. 53

Pender County, NC (WWAY -- One person is dead and two others injured after a deer ran into traffic on N.C. 53 last night.

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Related Topix: Jacksonville, NC

WECT-TV Wilmington

Pender Co. schools will play by the rules, hold students back if needed

WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather & sports Wilmington, NC Pender Co. schools will play by the rules, hold students back if needed PENDER COUNTY, NC Notes taken in a recent school meeting in Pender County seem to indicate students at Topsail Middle School will move onto the next grade, regardless if they are ready.

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WECT-TV Wilmington

Commissioners to decide the fate of nearly 50 gravesites

Residents in Pender County will have an opportunity Monday night to voice their concerns about a proposal to move over 40 graves.

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WITN

Jacksonville Man Killed In Crash With Deer

A Jacksonville man is dead after his car collided with a deer Sunday night in Pender County.

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Related Topix: Jacksonville, NC

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Deer on Highway 53 causes fatal crash

Pender County, NC (WWAY -- One person is dead and two others injured after a deer ran into traffic on Highway 53 last night.

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Related Topix: Burgaw, NC

Thu May 17, 2012

WECT-TV Wilmington

Notes indicate Pender school will promote students -- pass or fail

PENDER COUNTY, NC - WECT.com has obtained notes taken in a recent school meeting in Pender County which seem to indicate students at one school will move on to the next grade whether they are ready or not.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Wed May 16, 2012

StarNewsOnline.com

Spotted in the halls of the Legislature...

Pender County Sheriff Carson Smith met with state Rep. Carolyn Justice, R-Pender, Wednesday morning in her legislative office.

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Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC

WECT-TV Wilmington

Town manager hopes to wash away fears about beach showers

The project would only cost between $1,000 and $2,500 and would be funded through the town's occupancy tax.

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Related Topix: Topsail Beach, NC

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Law enforcement takes Special Olympics torch on the road

The runners set off to carry the Special Olympics Flame of Hope from the Wilmington Police Department to the Pender County line, where they handed it off to another team.

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Related Topix: Hampstead, NC

WECT-TV Wilmington

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Several runners and cyclists left WPD Headquarters around 8:00 a.m. They headed toward Market Street to run all the way to Pender County.

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Related Topix: New Hanover County, NC, Wilmington, NC

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