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From Staff Reports The Post & Voice Pender County Candidates Forum is scheduled for Oct. 13 at the Pender County Government Annex in Hampstead. The forum will be held from 7-9 p.m. All candidates on the November ballot are welcome to attend the forum. “As in the past, we will focus on local elections,� said Post & Voice Editor and Publisher Andy Pettigrew. “We have county commissioners on the ballot this fall and that will be the focus of the forum. But anyone on the ballot is welcome to come and speak. This is your invitation to participate.� For mer Pender County Commissioner Jack Swann will serve as moderator for the forum. Written questions from the audience will be submitted for local candidates. Other candidates on the ballot will be given time to introduce themselves and speak.
afternoon of Sept. 6 along U.S. 421, about seven miles north of the plant. This caused water pressure to drop across the western part of the PCU water system and flooded the PCU office with calls about the problem. PCU Director Michael Mack says customers in the eastern part of the county probably didn’t notice a pressure drop due to the three water tanks that serve that part of the county. The Rocky Point area uses a single tank, located near Trask High School. “The eastern tanks were full and able to sustain the pressure there until the Wallace water was back in the
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on and he explained that the land had been purchased for a hatchery and that it would bring in 35 new jobs to the area. I asked him what else it would bring and he told me that the winds would be such that the houses nearby shouldn’t be disturbed. When I went online to get more information I read about flies, odor, and property values decreasing. I am here to seek answers or direction from my county commissioners on behalf of our community.� The property in question was confirmed to be zoned for agriculture so while that includes ground crops such as corn, soybeans and greens it also includes livestock and
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The Pender County Board of Commissioners listened to a citizen request for assistance regarding the development of a turkey hatchery in the Tuckahoe Road area of Atkinson. Maurice Hayes a resident of Halfway Branch Road and a group of nearby residents attended the Sept. 6 Board of Commissioners meeting. “We found out that there was going to be a hatchery of six buildings by seeing the Prestage Farms trucks going up and down the road,� said Hayes. “I finally went by the site and talked with one of the engineers for the developer. I asked him what was going
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The Trask Titans improved their history-making start to 4-0 with a big win over East Columbus last week. Read more about the Titans in sports beginning on page 8A.
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Wallace water spares Pender from dry days Emergency water from Wallace averted a crisis in Pender County after the 24-inch water main from the county water plant failed Sept. 6, leaving water customers in the Rocky Point water system with water trickling from their faucets. Pender County Utilities officials opened the old line from Wallace last Tuesday evening and water began flowing to customers again. The broken line was repaired and water was flowing out of the Pender plant Friday morning Sept. 9. The Pender water line, the main pipe out of the county water plant, broke late in the
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Volunteers served spaghetti at the Pender Humane Society's dinner fundraiser Sept. 9 in Hampstead. Volunteers from the G.E. plant in Wilmington worked the kitchen to help raise money for the organization.
Facility now expected to open in October
Holly Shelter shooting range costs rise, opening delayed By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer The Holly Shelter shooting range partnership between Pender County and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission just became more expensive to the county. Kyle Breuer Director of Planning and Community Development for Pender County, went before the Board of Commissioners Sept. 6, to request seven additional part-time Range Safety Officers, an additional $59,000 expenditure to the county. According to the site plan that was developed by N.C. Wildlife, there will now be an administration building at the front of the site that will need to be manned to collect the daily fees, register users of the range and have participants watch a safety video prior to being able to access the range area. Additionally
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commissioners, who noted that while it was a good strategic plan, the range hadn’t been completed yet. Chairman George Brown expressed his frustration with the increased expenses. “We went with a manned option, and we made an agreement with N.C. Wildlife that I don’t see the county going back on but I don’t want to start out by charging high fees to cover unplanned for costs. I have been really caught off guard by this.� Commissioner David Williams questioned why the range needed to open fully staffed until usage figures would accumulate and a better understanding of the time it takes to accomplish daily procedures was established. Commissioner David Piepmeyer said the facility is not yet complete, it was
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Hampstead couple charged with child pornography
From Staff Reports A Hampstead couple was arrested Sept. 11 and charged with numerous sex-related crimes. Ro g e r E dw i n H a re, J r and Loretta Lynn Hare were charged with crimes related to the possession of child pornography. Pender County Sheriff ’s investigators arrested the pair after receiving a tip that they possessed numerous images of child pornography at their Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew residence. Testing one’s nerve by leaping off a bridge into the river is Roger Hare was charged an often practiced summer pasttime in Pender County. with 10 counts of second de-
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there will be daily set up and tear down plus routine maintenance of the facility on the days that the range is closed. The range will be located near Shaw Highway and Highway 210. “We did not get this right at the time of the budget, “Breuer said. “The intention is to get the range self-supporting through daily passes, and we are using a similar range in Cleveland County as our example. We recommend that three staff members be present on-site at all times. Using their usage figures and our initial recommendation of a $5 daily pass, we may have to look at increasing the daily rate. If we get enough volume in usage the additional staffing should be covered by revenues. We are also planning on revenue from concessions, apparel, classes and shooting supplies which should offset expenses as well.� The request did not set well with the
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