Pender County, located north of Wilmington, NC, has experienced rapid growth in ... ll find each week in the Sunday newspaper. Sherry Jones is the StarNews executive editor. You can reach her ...

Pender County, North Carolina, has experienced rapid population growth in recent decades, nearly doubling from 2000 to 2020. The county is attracting younger families due to improvements in the ...

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A federal grant is being awarded to support youth substance use prevention in Pender County. The Pender County Substance Use Prevention Partnership has received a $ ...

Pender County has appointed finance director Meg Blue as the interim county manager, a county spokesperson confirmed. Silverman was hired for the position last April and began working in June 2024. A ...

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Substance Use Prevention Partnership has been selected as a recipient of a $125,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control ...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County Mosquito Control is preparing for treatments for the season and is asking beekeepers in the county to help protect their bees. Beekeepers should register the ...

A wildfire has burned about 450 acres in Pender County. According to a Facebook post from the Pender County Fire Marshal's Office on Saturday, April 19, the fire is between the 11000 block and the ...

We are devastated by her untimely and senseless loss,” the granddaughter of Bernice Pender said about the April 1 drive-by shooting in Franklin County.

Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White announced the arrest of two men in connection with the drive-by shooting death of Bernice ...

A North Carolina family is suing two sheriff's ... including vehicle registration information. The Pender and Lee County sheriff’s offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

A Pender County couple has sued the Lee County Sheriff ... Fourth and Fifth Amendments and Article 1, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution related to unreasonable search and seizure ...