PENDER COUNTY – A new video highlighting a few attractions in Pender County was released this week by the Pender County commissioners and tourism office. The video was written, directed and produced by NCA Productions, based out of Wilmington. “A visit to the Wilmington Business Expo resulted in this professional video,” said Tammy Proctor, director of tourism. “We dropped a business card...

Each week the tourism office gives a quick wrap-up of happenings and a look ahead. Click here to read this week's Tourism Update. Subscribe to our weekly update and calendar of events by emailing tproctor@pendercountync.gov.

Our summer interns have scattered back to various parts of the country after winding up their three month program with an action packed week. Our turtle vet, Dr. Craig Harms came down from CMAST (Morehead City) on Tuesday with a long “to do” list: turtles to examine, treatments to update, blood to draw and radiographs to shoot and review. Our regular hospital volunteers were all back on deck as of last...

Last month TripAdvisor named Topsail Beach as one of 14 of the nation's best little beach towns. This week, readers on TripAdvisor voted Topsail Beach "The Best" Small Beach Town. Click here for more tourism news in our weekly update.