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Catching Elvis After noticing a stray hound at an abandoned house, a Burgaw woman began to feed and care for the dog. Read about Elvis the hound and his story on page 1B.
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Football Friday Following the Pender County Football Jamboree last week, the regular football season begins this week. Read about football and more in sports on page 8A.
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Suspect arrested after foot chase From Staff Reports A shooting Saturday in Burgaw resulted in three hospitalized and one arrest. Burgaw Police responded to a report of shots fired at the Seven Oaks Apartments on Progress Drive Aug. 13 at approximately 8:15 p.m. Officers observed a black vehicle leaving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was later found to be transporting the shooting victims to Pender Memorial Hospital. The alleged gunman, Thomas Frederick Green Jr., 31, of 216 Newkirk Road Burgaw, was located a short distance from the scene of the shooting after fleeing on foot. The firearm used in the incident was recovered in the wooded area where Green was arrested. Green was charged with three counts of assault with
Thomas F. Green Jr. a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, one count of discharge of a weapon into an occupied dwelling or vehicle, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. Green was placed in the Pender County Jail under a $750,000 bond with a court date of Aug. 16.
Actors needed for Ghost Walk By Tammy Proctor Pender Tourism Director Special to the Post & Voice Audition for a haunting role as a ghost from Pender’s past. Rochelle Whiteside and Gaylene Branton will conduct auditions for 15 to 20 roles at the Arts Council building, 108 E. Wilmington St., Burgaw Sept. 12 from 6-8 p.m. Males and females are needed for several roles, including a Civil War re-enactor. Actors
age 16 and older are needed. Actors will need to be available for the Ghost Walk on Oct. 22 and one dress rehearsal. The Ghost Walk is set for Oct. 22, 6-9 p.m. The familyfriendly event will tour ghosts with local lore and legend – from pirates to World War II soldiers. Tour guides are also needed. Storytellers welcomed. For more details contact the Pender County Tourism office at 910-259-1536.
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Penderlea School band director David Farrior leads his band in a program of songs at the Penderlea Farm Festival Saturday. Inside the Rotary Club building, vendors offered their wares, including face painting. See more photos of the event on page 4B and on Facebook.
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ing to discuss a future project to improve the intersection of U.S. 421 and N.C. 210. The meeting took place Aug. 3, at Johnson’s Corner Grocery and Grill located at the intersection to be improved. The proposed project is a part of the Governor Pat McCrory’s 2016 $50 million dollar initiative to improve road safety around the state. The Pender County intersection would be redesigned to make turning and crossing Highway 421 safer with $1,540,000 allocated to the improvements in the initiative. The proposed project involves using “synchronized street” concepts with traffic on N.C. 210 traveling west making a right turn at the intersection and traveling north to a left U-turn lane then U-turn back to NC 210 to proceed along NC 210.
Traffic on US 421 South would still be allowed to make a left turn onto NC 210. While there was no formal presentation by the DOT the public meeting was called by Commissioner David Piepmeyer. “I didn’t want this to become a done deal and the citizens of the area not be informed or able to comment on what was happening. We had a great turn out for such a short notice, and we have had 40-50 public comments already submitted. I wanted to make sure that money wasn’t being spent if the outcome may not be effective,” Piepmeyer said. The DOT was not in favor of putting a four way stop light at the intersection, and the citizens of the area questioned whether closing off the intersection will make it
From Staff Reports Pender County Sheriff ’s Office Vice and Narcotics agents arrested Louis Charles Webb, Jr. of Hampstead Aug. 12 at his residence following a month long investigation
related to the sale and delivery of heroin. Webb is charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and/or delivery
strips, and there was discussion about a blinking light versus a stop light. There is a pretty significant bend in the road right before the intersection so people will need to be aware of any changes,” said Piepmeyer. Commissioner Fred McCoy emphasized that safety would have to be the main focus, not necessarily public opinion. “Not everyone is going to agree, we have to look at the whole situation over there and make sure the roads are safe,” McCoy said. When asked what the outcome of the meeting was Commissioner Piepmeyer said that it appeared that the DOT would be “going back to the drawing board” before making any determination on the design of the intersection.
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The JDRF Baseball Tournament for a Cure was held Aug. 13 at Kiwanis Park. The event, started by Angela Moore of Surf City, was held to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation after her son Jackson was diagnoised with the disease. The event raised more than $4,600. Three local 12U baseball teams participated and the Sandlots were the winners. Pictured above left to right are Heat Players Jack Lambert and Tatum Hayden, Angela Hayden, Amber Dail, and Rich Cavanaugh.
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