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Highway 6

As construction wraps up on Howe Street ahead of the holiday weekend, Southport businesses are...

Highway 6: Howe Street reopens ahead of holiday weekend, NC Fourth of July Festival

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By Kassie Simmons
As construction wraps up on Howe Street ahead of the holiday weekend, Southport businesses are bustling with activity as they prepare for the North Carolina 4th of July Festival.

Cape Fear Cooking

Blueberry Crisp on Cape Fear Cooking

Cape Fear Cooking: Simple, Tasty Blueberry Crisp

Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 7:54 AM EDT
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By WECT Staff
Blueberry crisp is a great comfort food and a fun way to use some locally grown blueberries.

Pets

Aurora from the Pender County Animal Shelter

Pet of the Week: Aurora from the Pender County Animal Shelter

Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 6:55 AM EDT
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By WECT Staff
On this special edition of Pet of the Week, host Kim Ratcliff met Aurora from the Pender County Animal Shelter during the North Carolina Blueberry Festival.

Highway 6

North Carolina Blueberry Festival

Here’s the full schedule of events at the N.C. Blueberry Festival!

Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 12:37 PM EDT
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By WECT Staff
Due to the pandemic, the festival is returning as an in-person event for the first time since 2019.

Highway 6

North Carolina Blueberry Festival

Highway 6: The history behind the North Carolina Blueberry Festival

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:55 AM EDT
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By Zach Solon
The North Carolina Blueberry Festival returns to Burgaw this weekend.

Highway 6

Pender County courthouse officially reopened nearly three years after Hurricane Florence.

Highway 6: One year later, Burgaw’s courthouse more resilient than ever

Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 11:23 AM EDT
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By WECT Staff
The Pender County Courthouse is a landmark in Burgaw but over the last few years the historic building saw heavy hurricane damage but it reopened nearly a year ago. With heavy water damage from the storm and led paint removal, the repair process took nearly three years to complete and millions of dollars.

News

Burgaw Depot

Highway 6: ‘The groundwork is laid, I just want to build on that:’ Leaders and neighbors share their excitement for the growth in Burgaw

Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 10:45 PM EDT
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By Anna Austin Boyers
Burgaw may be a small town in Pender County, but you can’t deny that it’s growing. In the past 12 years, the population has grown over ten percent.

Highway 6

Creole Shrimp with Black Beans and Rice (Source: Paradise Provisions)

Highway 6: Paradise Provisions shares recipe for Creole Shrimp

Updated: Aug. 9, 2019 at 11:03 AM EDT
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By Ashlea Kosikowski
Paradise Provisions, a Holly Ridge-based business that creates meal kits, will show visitors to the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival how to serve up the shrimp they take home from the event

Highway 6

Davis Seafood is located on Davis Lane in Sneads Ferry. (source: WECT)

Highway 6: the Davis’ value nothing more than family and seafood

Updated: Aug. 9, 2019 at 7:34 AM EDT
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By Gabrielle Williams
Davis Seafood sells shrimp, crab meat, and fish to locals and has been since the 1940s.

Highway 6

Highway 6: How the Shrimp Festival came to be

Updated: Aug. 7, 2019 at 6:30 PM EDT
As the Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival comes up on it 49th year, we’re taking a look back at its history.
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