Millions of people will be celebrating Earth Day - the annual celebration of Earth - around the world on Tuesday, April 22. Although many people have nothing to do with the holiday, many others hold it in such high regard that it is arguably the...
Editor's note: Leading up to the 2008 Pender County Relay for Life event, which will be held at Topsail High School's track on May 2 and 3, Relay for Life presents a series entitled "Survivor of the Week," first-hand survivor stories from brave...
There is a sniper in Sneads Ferry! The "Sniper" is just one of the specialty coffee drinks offered by Tom and Anna-Marie Daley, the proprietors of Sneads Beans, the new coffee shop in Sneads Ferry. "'The Sniper' is drip coffee with a shot (or...
More business and restaurants are going smoke-free and smokers might get to feeling a bit put out. With the opening of the Smokers Post and Cigar Lounge in Sneads Ferry, smokers have a place to call their own. Chris and John McGinley, who own...
Editor's note: Leading up to the 2008 Pender County Relay for Life event, which will be held at Topsail High School's track on May 2 and 3, Relay for Life presents a series entitled "Survivor of the Week," first-hand survivor stories from brave...
Topsail High School senior Grant Gates is not going to school on April 25 or any of the next four days after that. But don't call the truancy officer yet. Grant will be in Atlanta representing DECA at the International Career Development...
Editor's note: Leading up to the 2008 Pender County Relay for Life event, which will be held at Topsail High School's track on May 2 and 3, Relay for Life presents a series entitled "Survivor of the Week," first-hand survivor stories from brave...
Oysters Favorite for PenderWatch Speaker Some of Troy Alphin's favorite creatures are oysters. "We are speaking for oysters because they don't speak for themselves," said the senior research associate for the Benthic Ecology Program at UNCW's...
Poplar Grove Plantation's Herb & Garden Fair is taking place this weekend in Ogden, off Highway 17N. The fair is packed with so much to do that, garden enthusiasts will be able to see more than they want without being able to see it all. There...
HOLLY RIDGE - When it comes to scrap metal, it's getting harder to tell the good guys from the bad guys, according to the Holly Ridge Police Department. "A lot of these people that are stealing metal are in the business of cleaning up properties,...