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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher
Dale and Kelly Smith of Rocky Point.
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Port City Q serves up tasty pork Port City Que, a food truck restaurant based in Rocky Point, is wellknown locally for serving their delicious barbecue. Owned and operated by husband and wife Dale and Kelly Smith, the food truck is seen regularly at various places such as Cape Fear Community College’s North Campus, Eagle Island and local events and festivals. Their schedule is flexible
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enough that they are always available for catering, as well. All of Port City Que’s meats are slow-cooked and smoked using hickory and oak wood for its distinct flavor. In addition to pork barbecue, meats offered include brisket; baby back ribs and country style ribs. All meats are cooked using a dry rub and served with Dale’s own homemade barbecue sauce. Sides such as Kelly’s mac and cheese, baked beans, potato salad and cole slaw are avail
By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer
able as well. The couple first started the business as a weekend job. Dale was doing construction and Kelly was a continuity arbiter for Walmart. They wanted to make a change and do something they could enjoy doing together. Not long after they started their business, their plans expanded. “When we got the trailer at Christmastime about a year and a half ago,
Pender County Commissioners praised the Pender County Board of Education for openness in budget talks. Commissioner Jackie Newton complimented Superintendent Dr. Steven Hill and the Board of Education. These comments are in stark contrast to the BOC/BOE budget process from a few years ago when the Board of Education filed a lawsuit against commissioners regarding the budget, saying the county was not adequately funding schools. “They have presented us with a budget and made themselves available to have workshops and discuss this with us,� Newton said. “After all, these are our children and we want very much to see they have what they need. Dr. Hill is very through and we appreciate all that was done to present their budget needs in a manner that we could best assist them with.� Commission Chair man George Brown said it was a good process between, Dr. Hill, the Board of Education, and commissioners. “I appreciated the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with them about their budget before they came
George Brown and presented it to us,� Brown said. “A lot of questions were answered and we knew what they wanted and what they were asking for. I appreciated the candid conversations about extra funding for teacher’s supplements.� “We can’t go to the school system, give them money, and tell them what to do with it,� said Commissioner David Williams. “But the meeting we had with them (School Board) was in good faith where they said if we give them a certain amount of money, they would give the teachers a supplement. I hope we can do that.� Brown said Dr. Hill indicated a supplement for teachers was a high priority in the budget.
Problems with Surf City School’s water line By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Problems with the water line to the new Surf City School could delay progress on the project. Commissioners were told at their May 21 meeting the Surf City contractors extending the town’s water line to the school made a mis-
take in their work. Assistant County Manager Chad McEwen said the incoming water line was constructed deeper than the county’s existing water line to which the new line will tie into. The county waterline serves 28 customers.
Latest hurricane forecast calls for near to above normal storms By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer
The national Climate Prediction Center released its hurricane forecast for the 2018 season today (Thursday), and the news isn’t good. Meteorologists and specialist with the CPC said there is a 75 percent chance this year’s season will be near to above normal. The CPC is a division of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The official hurricane season lasts from June 1 until Nov. 30, but storms can occur as early as March. One sub-tropical low off the Florida coast is currently being watched for potential development, and another plume of tropical moisture has been
drenching the Carolinas since early last week. Forecasters said there is a 70 percent chance that the Atlantic basin will see 10 to 16 named storms, with five of those becoming hurricanes, and one to four of those being major. A typical season averages 12 storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. There is a distinct possibility of a weak El Nino developing, along with near-average sea surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, both strong factors in hurricane development. Atmospheric and oceanic conditions conducive to hurricane development are also in line with models that have been producing
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