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Thursday, September 28, 2017

In this edition... The Wilmington Baptist Association continues to work on homes damaged nearly a year ago by Hurricane Matthew. Read more on page 1B. Pender county sports teams are well into their respective conference schedules. Read more in Sports on page 8A.

The Media of Record for the People of Pender County

Volume 47, No. 51

Spot Festival time in Hampstead

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Candidates Forums begin next week Topsail Beach forum first on schedule Oct. 5

Staff photos by Andy Pettigrew

Another basket of fresh, hot spots comes out of the fryer Saturday afternoon at the Spot Festival in Hampstead. Topsail High students (right) worked the prep line to get the plates ready for the tasty little ďŹ sh. Sales of spot plates were scheduled to stop at 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon, but the line was so long, Pender EMS and Fire volunteers kept the ďŹ sh cooking to serve everyone who came for a plate. See more photos of the festival on page 4B and on Facebook.

Muller to begin work in State House next week

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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

more time with family. Muller retired as Pender GOP Chairman Mar. 27 after 13 years in the position. Millis was in Raleigh this week with former Rep. Carolyn Justice meeting with House leaders and learning the ropes with Justice – who know her way around the town.

Former Pender County Republican Party chairman Bob Muller was chosen to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Chris Millis, who resigned Sept. 15. Millis resigned after two ter ms in Raleigh to spend

Former county Republican chair Muller tapped to fill Millis’ seat

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Rep. Chris Millis congratulated Muller at his retirement as Pender GOP chairman Mar. 27.

“I appreciate the opportunity to represent the people of the 16th House District, and I plan to continue the conservative leadership that Chris Millis provided to keep making North Carolina a great place to live, work, and do business,� Muller said. Muller received calls from the N.C. Speaker of the House after his appointment, along with long-time Republican leader Robin Hayes, who is currently head of the state Republican party. Muller was chosen to fill the unexpired term of Millis last week at a meeting of the county executive committee, with about 50 in attendance. Muller was nominated by Millis, and elected by aclimaton when no other nominations were offered. Muller, who hails from upstate New York, came to Hamptead after retiring from IBM while working in Research

Triangle Park. Muller worked with IBM at locations around the world, retiring from the RTP location. The 16th House District

includes Pender County and a small portion of Onslow County. Muller will serve in the house until the November 2018 election.

From Staff Reports The first of three Candidates Forums for Pender County municipal Elections will be held Oct. 5 at the Topsail Beach Assembly Building at 6 p.m. The forum for Burgaw is scheduled for Oct. 12 at the Depot, and Surf City Oct. 28 at the town Welcome Center. All candidates on the November ballot in the three towns are invited to participate in their respective forums. “These are not debates, but forums which gives each candidate the opportunity to share who they are, why they are running, and talk about the issues that are important in their town,� said Post & Voice Publisher Andy Pettigrew. The format of each forum is the same as past events, with each candidate given ample time for an opening and closing statement, and questions are submitted by citizens in attendance to the moderator. “As the moderator, I look for questions that are relevant to each town, and questions that can be answered by all candidates. I don’t take questions that are specific to a particular candidate, since all candidates can’t answer such a question,� Pettigrew said. “I like for candidates to arrive a little early and plan to stay after the forum to talk with voters who may have questions. If you are running for a seat on a town board, you should be able to explain why you are running and what you would like to do if elected.� The Topsail Beach forum will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Assembly Building. All candidates are invited.

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