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Pender County News

Help 'Dare to Care for Children' assist families in need through online auction

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video Losing a child to disease is hard enough, but one in our area family is fighting to avoid that horror again. A local non-profit has stepped up to help them and other families in need, and you can help, too, by bidding on guitars signed by music legends James Brown and Whitney Houston Full story...
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FIRST ON 3: Rocky Point woman murdered; suspect in custody has history of violence

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videoA woman is dead, and a man is in jail after an early Saturday morning murder. Full story...
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Blueberries bring bunches to Burgaw

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Blueberries are the fruit of summertime and the inspiration behind one of the biggest festivals in southeastern North Carolina. Full story...
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Surf City insurance agent charged with embezzlement

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Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Nell Marie Griffin, 34, of 140 Douglas Drive, Holly Ridge; she is charged with one count of embezzlement by an insurance agent. Full story...
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One of world's worst weeds found in Pender County

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video If you are a gardener there are probably lots of weeds that top your list as being among the world’s worst. Plants like crabgrass and chamber bitter come to mind. One of the world’s worst is cogongrass, which was recently found in North Carolina for the first time near Burgaw. Full story...
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Marina closure leaves businesses, residents high and dry

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video A marina in Surf City is closing, but the tenants are not the only ones affected. As the Pender-Topsail News & Voice was first to report, Wells Fargo, which owns Surf City Beach House Marina, delivered the news to people who keep their boat there yesterday. Full story...
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Pender Co. Schools on one-hour delay Thursday

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Pender County Schools will operate on a one-hour delay for students and staff except emergency personnel Thursday. Full story...
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Historic Wilmington Foundation releases annual list of threatened sites

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The Historic Wilmington Foundation announced its seventh annual list of the most threatened historic places in the Cape Fear. Full story...
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Pender County Board of Commissioners hold public hearing on cemetery relocation

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It's a small piece of land, but it is stirring strong feelings. The Atkinson Cemetery in Pender County is the final resting place for about 50 souls; some for more than 100 years. Now the owners want to relocate graves, effectively clearing the property. Full story...
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Single deer causes two accidents, one death on NC 53

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video According to the Highway Patrol, a couple was driving toward Jacksonville on NC 53, when a deer ran into the road and hit them. The deer then catapulted off the couple's car, and into the windshield of another car that was traveling the opposite way. Full story...
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Woman accused of robbing a convenience store

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A woman is accused of robbing a Scotchman store in Maple Hill with a metal file. It happened around 4:00 a.m. Full story...
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House fire kills 82-year-old, granddaughter escapes

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An elderly woman is dead after an early-morning house fire, but her granddaughter made it out safely. Full story...
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Woman says ad for TV antenna misleads consumers

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video How would you like "Free TV with no bills?" That's what a newspaper ad boasts, but it's leaving some consumers feeling misled and tricked. Full story...
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Another principal resigns from Pender County schools

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The Pender County school board will be searching for not one, but two new principals for the start of the 2012 school year. Full story...
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Millis wins 16th District Seat in NC House

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Republican Chris Millis took nearly 70 percent of the 4,885 votes cast in the race for North Carolina's 16th District House of Representatives seat. He beat fellow Republicans Tim Thomas and Jeff Howell. Full story...
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