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🌱 See what’s coming to Bishop Rayford Hankins Memorial Park this year
Good morning Burgaw! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See what’s coming to Bishop Rayford Hankins Memorial Park this year
- What sentence did Burgaw’s former finance officer receive in court?
Also on today's calendar: Pender Fields of Faith.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 68.
- Sunday: Not as warm, becoming breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Burgaw celebrates groundbreaking of community splash pad (wect.com) — Burgaw has officially broken ground on a new GAF Community Splash Pad at Bishop Rayford Hankins Memorial Park, funded largely through private donations and in-kind support. The Town of Burgaw handled utility upgrades under a repayment plan, while longtime local employer GAF and several regional companies contributed money, materials, and services to create a new family-friendly gathering spot. 
• Former Burgaw finance officer pleads guilty to assault, DWI in hit-and-run case (wect.com) — A former Town of Burgaw finance officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and DWI tied to a 2025 hit-and-run that led to his firing. He received a 75-day jail sentence plus additional DWI penalties and probation, while Burgaw officials emphasize their commitment to staff accountability and have declined further comment on the personnel matter.
📸 Around Burgaw
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Annual Spring Plant Sale - Pender County Extension Master Gardener volunteers
N.C. Cooperative Extension | Pender County Center, 801 S Walker St, Burgaw
11:00 am
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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Pender Fields of Faith
Pender High School , 5380 NC-53 , Burgaw
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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All County Chorus
Cape Fear Elementary Rocky Point, NC 28457
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Heide Trask Titans vs Southwest Onslow Stallions
Heide Trask Senior High School , 14328 NC-210 , Rocky Point
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Pollinator Palooza
Pender County, NC Calendar , 586 Sloop Point Loop Road , Hampstead
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Pickleball - Open Gym
Pender County, NC Calendar
2:00 pm -
CFMS Volleyball at SCMS (Away)
Cape Fear Middle Rocky Point, NC 28457
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CFMS Baseball at SCMS (Away)
Cape Fear Middle Rocky Point, NC 28457
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Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Pender County, NC Calendar , 805 South Walker Street , Burgaw
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Basketball - Open Gym
Pender County, NC Calendar
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Heide Trask Titans vs Clinton Dark Horses
Heide Trask Senior High School , 14328 NC-210 , Rocky Point
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CFMS Volleyball against PLE (Home)
Cape Fear Middle Rocky Point, NC 28457
4:30 pm
Friday April 17
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I volunteer at a dog rescue called Monty's Home in Burgaw, NC.
For the past 15 years Monty's Home has been pulling dogs from Pender Shelter and sending them to Pender Correctional where the dogs live and are… (Nextdoor Pom-mom) - We receive numerous calls here at the Wildlife Commission during the growing season from panicked landowners who have “a bunch of little bees hovering over the ground.
” We are here to help! Believe it or not, most of the more than 500 native bee species in North Carolina nest underground. (Hopefully you haven’t… (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Cashier/Cook Early Morning and Lunch $12.50/hour in Burgaw. Apply here.
- Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Specialty Merchandise Associate in Burgaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burgaw here.
🗞 Nearby News
Castle Hayne
- Skywatch Bird Rescue hosts a yard sale fundraiser and baby bird baby shower (wwaytv3.com)
- Cape Fear Habitat Women Build 2026 to construct home for single mother (wect.com)
- Why a proposed quarry expansion in Castle Hayne is raising concerns (starnewsonline.com)
Wilmington
- Roy Cooper visits Wilmington as part of his 'Make Stuff Cost Less' tour (wwaytv3.com)
- What Wilmingtonian's name is on the Declaration of Independence? (starnewsonline.com)
- Show about the Wright brothers soars, and your Wilmington weekend (starnewsonline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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