Hampstead News

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. When the new Topsail Regional Library is built, it will be on Pender County school system property next to its predecessor, the current Hampstead library.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. A Hampstead man on a solo fishing trip Monday was found dead by the Coast Guard at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the water about 12 miles east of New Topsail Inlet.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. HAMPSTEAD Melva Houston and her band will perform at Topsail High School, appearing with the Topsail High School Jazz Ensemble for a special opening number.

Faye Coombs shakes hands with District Attorney Ben David as District Court Judge John Carroll looks on from the bench at the Pender County Courthouse on Wednesday, Coombs took advantage of the Immunity Day at the Pender County Courthouse to settle her driving without her license charge.

Eastern North Carolina is getting two new waterfront access sites. After reviewing 16 applicants from the southern coastal area of the state N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will use money from the Waterfront Access and Marine Industry Fund for sites in Sneads Ferry and Hampstead.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:42 p.m. Hampstead More than 900 students spent the afternoon on the football bleachers Thursday when Topsail High School was evacuated after a gas leak.

Submitted by WWAY on 4 November 2009 - 6:11pm. READ MORE: A man turned himself in to Pender County law enforcement Tuesday after seeing a sketch of his face.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. Hampstead The Pender County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help identify a person seen fleeing the scene of a home break-in last month.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. Pender County Commissioner David Williams vowed Monday to find a way to buy land on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hampstead for a public access boat ramp even though a recent state grant likely won't be enough.

Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. Area children will get a chance to show off their costumes while raising food for those in need at Surf City's fall festival.

Submitted by WWAY on 19 October 2009 - 5:40pm. News Teen driving safety on the minds of many parents Few things in life are more unsettling for parents than watching their teenagers take off behind the wheel of a car those first few times.

Get a jump on some inexpensive holiday gifts during Shop for a Cure, which benefits Pender County Relay for Life , 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Pelican Reef clubhouse on Royal Tern Drive in Hampstead .

16 at The Soapbox. Hiya, and welcome to an online-only edition of Top Shows. As some of you may or may not know, a print version of Top Shows appears in the StarNews every Thursday, but the one I post to my blog is usually more detailed and often contains more listings than appear in print.

Submitted by WWAY on 15 October 2009 - 4:22pm. Whats Happening: October 16-18 This weekend you can get to know Bald Head Island all over again at the Harvest Homecoming.

Jeanette Runyon and Kyle Robinson chop green onions while preparing lunch in Kelly Painter's culinary arts class at Topsail High School Thursday Oct.

Garland Hilliard, a resident of Hampstead/ Surf City, was awarded two first-place blue ribbons and accompanying gold medals for his entries in the North Carolina Senior Games Finals 2009.

Drivers on N.C. 210 will have to soon ease up on the accelerator. The speed limit on N.C. 210 between U.S. 17 and N.C. 50 could be reduced to 45 miles per hour within a month, said Ben Hughes, the assistant traffic engineer with N.C. Dept.

Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:01 p.m. The Pender County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help them solve the mystery of how a retired mother of three ended up slain in the bathtub of her Hampstead home last month.

Brothers Shaquel and Aljhanod and their two sisters were plucked from squalid living conditions by a great aunt - and none too soon.

Published: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. HAMPSTEAD The Lions Club of Hampstead will offer screenings for cataracts, glaucoma and visual acuity Oct.