HAMPSTEAD – Olde Point Country Club has been a staple of the Hampstead community and with new ownership it will become the Country Club destination it was always meant to be. The New Olde Point is committed to becoming the social center of Hampstead to golf, gather and dine. After the sale on Jan. 19. 2017 the remodeling and course improvements began. New paint, floors, and improvements have been made...
4-H Summer Fun Days - 2017 To register for ALL 4-H camps you must make an appointment with Reatha Hoffman - Extension Admin Secretary, to set up your registration time. Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 25, 2017 by 6:00 PM. You will not be able to reserve any camps until you have made payment and filled out the registration packet.Please do not mail your payment or registration form. You must set up an appointment...
Jean Beasley, founder and director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, was one of a trio of tourism leaders who were welcomed into the "Winners Circle." The award, from Visit North Carolina, the state tourism agency, originated in 2004. Previous recipients include Richard Petty, charter member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame; Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers; and Hugh...
ROCKY POINT – There are two hospitals in Pender County that offer care to injured endangered species – the sea turtle hospital and the Cape Fear Raptor Center. Both are dedicated to health of a species. Both stress education of the human population. Both are the efforts of volunteers. Both are dedicated to returning their patients into the wild. The Cape Fear Raptor Center is dedicated to compassionate...
This week we’re covering the basics of rehabilitation – getting sick and injured sea turtles back home. Most of the sick and wounded coming through our doors can generally be grouped into a few categories: predatory (shark or other natural enemy), human interaction (boat strike, prop wounds and fishing gear entanglement), pollution of their habitat (plastic waste, litter, toxic chemicals, balloons), cold-stuns...
