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Despite 'For sale' sign, Paul's Place is here to stay

Submitted by Bailey Hicks on Wednesday, June 12th, 7:20 am

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Despite the "For sale" sign, the owner of Paul's Place Famous Hot Dogs says the restaurant is here to stay.

David Paul says he is putting the 28 acres of land around the restaurant up for sale, but the actually business isn't going anywhere.

He says his family has been thinking about it for a while adding that he believes it would boost the business to put a second company next door.

"Two businesses on this corner would attract more traffic so it's a win -win, we hope it would let us stay in business another 85 years" said Paul. He says whoever buys the land would have the option of putting a building next to the restaurant, or putting in a new building altogether and making sure Paul's Place is a part of it.

He says so far people have said they are interested, but so far no decision has been made yet.

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Get a free doughnut Friday to celebrate National Doughnut Day

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013, 10:00am

Get a free doughnut Friday to celebrate National Doughnut Day

SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WECT) - Celebrate National Doughnut Day with a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme, according to a news release.

Stop by any participating Kripsy Kreme on Friday, June 7 for a free doughnut of any variety. No purchase is necessary.

Visit KrispyKreme.com to find a store near you.

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CFCC student veteran earns free tools to start new career

Submitted by David Hardin on Thursday, May 23rd, 9:27 am

WILMINGTON - One Cape Fear Community College student will be getting a head start on his career, thanks to a new grant program designed for student veterans who are preparing for jobs in the auto repair industry.

Kevin Young, an U.S. Air Force veteran who is studying collision repair at CFCC, was recently selected to receive $2,500 in tools from the "Hire Our Heroes" grant program sponsored by 3M and the Collision Education Foundation.

Young, who relocated to Wilmington from Chicago, enrolled at CFCC to prepare for a new career in automotive collision repair. Young said that automotive work seemed like a natural choice because something it's he has been interested in for years and the jobs are in high demand.

According to CFCC's collision repair lead instructor Shawn Dixon the job market is very strong for trained collision repair technicians.

"The jobs are definitely out there," Dixon said.

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Leaders sign resolution of support for film industry

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 3:52pm

Leaders sign resolution of support for film industry

BURGAW, NC (WECT) – The Town of Burgaw is voicing their support for the film industry.

The town’s board signed a resolution of support during their last meeting. They say the film industry has greatly helped them boos their economy.

Various projects have brought in more than $100,000 to the town alone since last July.

Revolution and Under the Dome recently spent time filming in the area. Tammy is slated to film in Burgaw next week.

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Pender Co. sees increase in sales tax revenue

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 11:10am

Pender Co. sees increase in sales tax revenue

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The county manager in Pender County says the area has seen an increase in sales tax revenue this year.

The manager believes the increase is a result of more and more people visiting the beach towns and spending money there.

He said construction is also up on the eastern side of the county.

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Tune into the 'Buzz' to hear what's going on at Penderlea Elem.

Submitted by Bob Townsend, Co-host of Carolina in the Morning

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 2:06pm

The next time you are in the vicinity of Penderlea school, flip your radio dial over to 89.5, to find out what the "buzz" is all about.

BURGAW, NC (WECT) - Penderlea Elementary School has installed something no other school in the county has, and it has become the "buzz" of their community.

Penderlea's principal, Diego LeHocky, now makes the morning announcements, not over a PA system, but broadcast over the school's new radio station.

Buzz Radio is on FM frequency 89.5. The "buzz" is because of the school's mascot, Hornets.

Ron Murphy worked in broadcasting before going back to school to get a degree in education. Today, he is a kindergarten teacher at Penderlea, but still has radio in his blood.

So, when Four County Electric offered their "Bright Energy" grant money, Murphy, along with band instructor Robbie Anderson and art teacher Douglas Lloyd applied for and got a $1,000 grant. The money was to buy microphones and a transmitter, and that is how WPLS was born.

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