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The annual Cape Fear BBQ Festival is June 4-5 at Old River Farms. There will be plenty of barbecue, vendors, live music and much more. See the ad on page 1B for more information.
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The Big Show The Topsail High baseball team will return to the state 3A championship with a trip to Burlington this week. The series begins June 3. Read more in sports on 8A.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Volume 45, No.35
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Memorial Day weekend busy at the beaches
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Tropical storm threat could have kept some people away, official says By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Memorial Day weekend proved to be busy at Pender County beaches, despite the threat of bad weather from Tropical Storm Bonnie. Heavy national media coverage of the early season tropical system may have kept some vacationers away from the beach. But Bonnie proved to be a bust as a weather system locally. “We feel that some people who live a distance away may
have not come to the beach because of the threat of the storm,” said Surf City Mayor Zander Guy. “But we had a lot of people here over the weekend. I think a lot were daytrippers from close by.” Guy said some of the beach businesses were likely affected on the traditional opening of the summer season by fewer customers due to the storm threat. “I think all in all we had a lot of people here and a good weekend,” Guy said.
Holly Ridge man charged in Hampstead hit and run From Staff Reports A Topsail High School junior was struck and killed by a hit and run driver along U.S. 17 in the Scotts Hill community May 25. The N.C. Highway Patrol arrested James Williams Jr., 30, of Holly Ridge May 29 and charged him with felony hit and run death, and driving with a revoked license. Williams was held in the Pender County Jail under $50,000 bond. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, the body to Tomas Hall Green, 17, was found by a passing motorist just after 6 a.m. near Whitus Road. Troopers found found a Razor scooter at the scene of the accident. Trooper M.W. King
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said the initial investigation determined Green was hit in the northbound lane by a vehicle that fled the scene.
State finishing up office, restrooms
Holly Shelter shooting range nearing completion By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Shooters waiting for completion of the new range facility in the Holly Shelter Gamelands won’t have to wait much longer, according to Pender County Planning Director Kyle Breuer. Breuer says the range could open in July. Breuer says the state is working to complete the project by finishing the range attendant’s office and public restrooms. The shooting stalls and shelters are finished. “Wildlife officials met with the Health Department last week and identified a location for the septic system, so the office and the restrooms will be
at the front of the range at the welcome center,” Breuer said. “You will be required to stop at the office and register when you arrive, sign a waiver, and watch an instructional video. Once we get the welcome center finished and have a place for the attendant to work, we will be up and running.” The shooting range, which will be accessed off Shaw Highway near the N.C. Wildlife Depot facility, will feature an archery range with multiple stations, as well as firearms ranges for 50 and 100-yard distances. Breuer says other counties in the state have partnered
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Pender High School JROTC commander Lt. Col.(R) Willie L. Themes (above left) was the speaker at the Memorial Day service on the Courthouse Square in Burgaw Monday. With Themes is American Legion Post 165 commander Lonnie Davenport. Burgaw Post 165 sponsors the annual event. The Hampstead American Legion Post 167 color guard (right) leads the opening procession at the Memorial Day program held at the Hampstead Village gazebo May 28.
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IRS phone scam hits Pender County From Staff Reports The Burgaw Police Department has received numerous telephone calls from citizens in reference to an IRS scam demanding payments. These telephone calls are part of a large telephone and internet scam. According to the IRS, they
will not call anyone who owes taxes without sending a bill/ documentation in the mail. They will not demand immediate payment or ask for a credit card or debit card number over the phone. The IRS will not demand that you pay taxes and not allow you to question or appeal the amount you
owe. They will not threaten to get law enforcement or other government agencies involved if you do not pay. (For more information provided by the IRS, you can visit www.irs. gov/uac/irs-urges-public-tostay-alert-for-scam-phonecalls) If you receive one of these
telephone calls, don’t give any information and hang up immediately. Report the telephone call to the IRS and the North Carolina Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by calling 1-8775NO-SCAM or online at www.
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From Staff Reports The Pender County Board of Education appointed Rochelle Whiteside to represent District 1 effective July 1 during a special meeting held May 23. Whiteside holds a bachelor’s degree in arts and education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned an associate degree in fine arts from Virginia Intermont College. She will retire
from teaching theater arts at Pender High School effective June 30 after more than 25 years of teaching in Pender County. “I am very excited, honored and humbled to have the opportunity to continue serving the children of Pender County as a member of the Board of Education,” Whiteside said. “I feel my insight as an educator who has been in the
trenches will be an asset to the Board.” Whiteside was bor n in Burgaw and graduated from Burgaw High School. Her civic involvement includes founder and co-chair of the Pender Spring Festival and president of the Pender Arts Council. This spring, she was named the Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce’s Volunteer of the Year.
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