Burgaw News Archives

Submitted by WWAY on 30 October 2009 - 4:07pm. Candidates for mayor of Burgaw discuss issues as race heats up Pete Cowan is running for a second full term as Burgaw mayor.

United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court on October 21, 2009, EVER JOSE CONTRERAS, 22, an illegal alien from Honduras and a known and confirmed gang member, pled guilty before United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, to conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, ...

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. A man from Honduras pleaded guilty in federal court last week to conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery at a convenience store in Burgaw and a store in Wallace, according to a news release from the U.S. District Attorney's Office.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. A man from Honduras pleaded guilty in federal court last week to conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery at a convenience store in Burgaw and a store in Wallace, according to a news release from the U.S. District Attorney's Office.

Burgaw Mayor Pete Cowan defends the town's acquisition of a $600,000 fire truck to protect an expected industrial plant that never materialized.

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. An interlocal agreement that gives Burgaw the ability to send its wastewater for treatment to a planned Wallace regional sewage treatment facility is expected to be approved by the town's board of commissioners on Thursday.

Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. Burgaw residents who say the town needs basketball courts and a recreation center were able to persuade Pender County Commissioners to consider various options at Monday's meeting.

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. Burgaw "Colored White Boy," a documentary about a Pender County family, will have a special screening at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pender County Public Library, 103 S. Cowan St.

Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. BURGAW Volunteers are needed to help in classes at Pender Early College, one day a week for one class period or more.

North Carolina's virtual high school is surging in popularity, broadening opportunities for students in the state's far reaches to control how, where and what they learn.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:37 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 9:37 a.m. Burgaw is a charming small town with a lovely courthouse square and people as friendly as any in the South, but foodie central it is not.

Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. Improving public safety and tackling drainage issues were among the top topics at the Burgaw Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday.

Republican Betty Fennell announced Friday she will challenge Democrat R.C. Soles for his state senate seat.

Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 3:57 p.m. If Burgaw posted signs advertising the top concerns of its residents, they would likely proclaim: Jobs wanted.

Published: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 2:54 p.m. A church van traveling on I-40 near the 393 exit Thursday night wrecked and flipped over, but officials said there were no serious injuries.

Ia TMve been working this week on a story about pimento cheese, a whipped creamy, cheddar sharp pimento cheese that has redefined my recipe for the Southern spread - and pizza.

Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. The following historical perspective, compiled from StarNews microfilm archives at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Randall Library, takes readers back to the Cape Fear region of years past.

Cara Nelsen of Calabash pets her dog, Steinway, one of the former shelter dogs trained by inmates in the New Leash on Life program at Pender Correctional Institution in Burgaw.

Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:23 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 12:23 p.m. The following historical perspective, compiled from StarNews microfilm archives at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Randall Library, takes readers back to the Cape Fear region of years past.