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Pender County authorizes new plan for Abbey Nature Preserve, Rocky Point land purchase

Nikolai Mather

The July 10 commission meeting wrapped up a year's worth of discussion on Abbey Nature Preserve's future

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Pender County Schools receives grant to support mental health professionals

Rachel Keith

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has awarded a $274,000 grant to Pender County Schools to help support current mental health professionals who are pursuing a full license. It’s one of eight school districts in the state to receive the five-year grant.

Robots to Electric Cars: Pender County Science Programs Seek Mentors

Science instructor Jared Pinkston from Pender High School joined us to talk about science programs going on at Pender High-and in Pender County in…

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UNC Center for Civil Rights Study Highlights Racial Disparities in Public Education

Rachel Lewis Hilburn

A staggeringly high number of minority students in New Hanover and Pender Counties live near high-poverty elementary schools. That’s according to a…

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Pender Co. Schools Superintendent Now on the Job

Michelle Bliss

The new superintendent for Pender County Schools, Terri Cobb, is in her second week on the job.WHQR’s Michelle Bliss reports that Cobb has been touring…