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Northward of Fall Brook neighborhood, a stubbed road will eventually be connected to an adjoining development of 750 homes. The Pender County Board of Commissioners chairman lobbied the developers to keep traffic out of Fall Brook, at least for a time. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon) PENDER COUNTY — A 35-house neighborhood is the sticking point for a 300-acre rezoning request, and the 750-home development to follow, in Pender County.  While most large Pender County developments in recent y...

Directly north of Kure Beach, the town of Carolina Beach enforces paid parking from the beginning of March through the end of October. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough) SOUTHEASTERN N.C. – Some of the few remaining beach towns in the area without paid parking are reassessing the option as a revenue generator ahead of the upcoming tourist season. Two municipalities are considering paid parking as a way to collect funds for their beach-specific needs, and a third is preparing to launch its ...

PENDER COUNTY — According to Pender County officials, a discrepancy in the total Covid-19 case count — when comparing state-level reports — arose from a backlog of case reports, compounded with the all-hands-on-deck vaccination effort consuming the county’s public health staff.  Health and human services director Carolyn Moser said a number of factors contributed to the low count on Pender County’s dashboard, which as of Monday night showed about 600 fewer confirmed cases than the s...

The NC Department of Commerce website tells those filing unemployment benefits it will take 14 days to receive payment, but it is still “awaiting guidance for issuing those payments” from the federal government. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough) SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. — As part of our countdown to 2021, Port City Daily is revisiting some of its biggest stories of 2020. Coming in fifth is a breakdown on how to navigate the state’s unemployment system, published as hundreds of thousands o...

After a post-closing transition period, the public authority will own and operate a wide network of assets, including the mainland and island marina, 36 acres of mainland vehicle parking, a 2003 and 2006 catamaran, two aluminum monohulls built in 1987, a 2017 tug boat, deck barge, and all of its 12-seat trams. ‘The Alamo’ It’s not every day the legislature creates a brand new government agency. “I think that’s maybe what attracted me to take this appointment,” BHITA Chair, Susan Ra...

Wilmington District Attorney Ben David has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after a Wilmington visit with Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Johhny Jennings, Judge Elizabeth Trosch and Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather. (Port City Daily/Mark Darrough) The story below is courtesy of Port City Daily’s media partnership with WECT, written by anchor Frances Weller. The video can be viewed on WECT’s website as well. WILMINGTON—District Attorney Ben David said h...