BURGAW- For decades, tourism has trailed agriculture as the second leading industry in Pender County. The friendly rivalry between the Pender County Extension Office and the Pender County Tourism Office has been good-natured. The county extension director, Mark Seitz, serves as an ex-officio on the Pender County Tourism Development Authority Board. “When I reviewed the figures of our agriculture and timber...
The Public is Invited from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. In the early 1900s, when schools were segregated the community of Canetuck petitioned the county school board three times for a school building. The families, mostly sharecroppers, and laborers raised $1,226 toward a school building. Benjamin Franklin Keith and his wife, Lily, donated four acres to the school. Philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, of the Sears and...
CURRIE – The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, the first victory for the Patriots over Loyalists to England’s King, happened in the darkness of February 1776. On Nov. 19 visitors can journey back to that dark morning of the Revolutionary War as the staff of Moores Creek National Battlefield presents its annual Candlelight Tour. “Hear the history from John Grady, Colonel Caswell, Flora McDonald, and...
Tickets are on sale now BURGAW – Tickets to the Burgaw Holiday Tour of Homes are on sale now, the Pender County Historical Society announced today. The Burgaw Holiday Tour of Homes is set for Dec. 3, from 3-7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per adult and $5 for children ages 5 and under. “We will feature eight homes, the Burgaw Train Depot Museum, and a church on this year’s tour,” said Jeanette...
There’s no need to drive to Raleigh to see quality performances. On Nov. 5, Diamond Rio’s tour will stop in Surf City to kick off the inaugural Surf City Live concert. With major sponsorship from Corona Seltzer and a variety of local sponsors, Surf City Live “will bring concerts back home,” said Surf City Councilman Jeremy Shugarts. “Surf City seeks to expand events during the months...
