BURGAW – Pender County Tourism will host the 2023 Pender County Business & Trade Show. The 2023 Pender County Business & Trade Show is scheduled for Thursday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be held once again in the Gymnasium and Family Life Center of the Hampstead United Methodist Church located at 15395 US-17, Hampstead. “This one-day event will allow networking with area businesses...

Burgaw, NC – After a three-year hiatus, the North Carolina Blueberry Festival Association is happy to host its annual blueberry pancake breakfast fundraiser once again. The breakfast will take place at the Burgaw Fire Station, located at 109 N Walker St., on Saturday, Feb. 25. Blueberry pancakes, sausage, and a beverage of choice will be served from 8 – 11 a.m. for $8 per person – children under the...

Sea Turtle Hospital News There’s a famous Pete Seeger 1955 song titled “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” that was covered by many folk groups in the 60’s. Today a re-write of that song might be “Where Does All the Plastic Go?” At our hospital we see first-hand where some of it ends up. Right before Thanksgiving, we got a call that a turtle had been stranded in North Topsail Beach....

Currie, NC- The staff and volunteers of Moores Creek National Battlefield would like to thank the members of the Cape Fear Revolutionary War Round Table (CFRWRT) for their recent donation to the park. The Cape Fear Revolutionary Round Table is a group of people, men and women, united by a common interest in the Revolutionary War era with an emphasis on Southeastern North Carolina. The CFRWRT is donating funds to...

Currie, NC- On Saturday, Feb. 25, and Sunday, Feb. 26, Moores Creek National Battlefield will be commemorating the 247th Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge. Park staff, park partners, volunteers, and other living historians will be offering a variety of programs and demonstrations throughout the weekend. The event will begin with a Wreath Laying Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday the 25th. Demonstrations...