Sea Turtle Hospital News Well, it was nice while it lasted. We should have known better than to think that those above-average temperatures would continue until spring. And if we thought for even one minute that this was maybe, just maybe the year we wouldn’t be seeing an influx of NC cold-stuns in late January and early February our hopes were just that - hopes. We recently admitted seven little greens, all...
2021 Virtual New Year’s Eve Blueberry Drop Receives Awards BURGAW – Town of Burgaw’s event is a recipient of two awards from the North Carolina Association of Festivals and Events (NCAFE). The 2021 Virtual New Year's Eve Blueberry Drop was recognized as 2021 Excellence Award Winners from the NC Association of Festivals & Events during their Annual Virtual Show Fest 2021 Event Innovators...
Sea turtle hospital names new executive director The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (KBSTRRC) Board of Directors and Staff are pleased to welcome our new executive director, Kathy Zagzebski. Clearly, no one person will ever be able to fill the very large footprint of our Founder and current Executive Director, Jean Beasley. But after more than four decades in the “turtle business”...
National Plan for Vacation Day, Jan. 26 Join us and US Travel in celebrating National Plan for Vacation Day, Jan. 26 National Plan for Vacation Day, celebrated on the last Tuesday of January, is a day to encourage Americans to plan their time off. Save the date: National Plan for Vacation Day is January 26, 2021. Thousands of organizations join this annual, nationwide event to encourage Americans to plan their vacation....
BURGAW – Pender County’s GIS mapping department pulled together a wealth of information from Pender County Parks and Recreation and Pender County Tourism to create an interactive Web-based map. The map shows parks, trails, natural areas, community centers, and places of public interest managed by different agencies. “Whether you want to swim, go boating, see a museum, or experience some history,...
