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🌱 How will Pender’s big EMS merger affect Rocky Point’s fire coverage?
Rocky Point, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Rocky Point! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Pender’s big EMS merger affect Rocky Point’s fire coverage?
Also on today's calendar: DEQ to hold public hearing on water impacts from proposed Castle Hayne Quarry expansion and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 100, low: 74.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Details of New Pender County, NC, Fire, EMS Merger Announced (firehouse.com) — Rocky Point’s fire department will remain independent as Pender County consolidates most other fire and EMS services into a single county-run system starting July 5. County officials say response times and station locations won’t change immediately, while equipment is gradually rebranded and a new emergency services director oversees fire, EMS, and emergency management operations. 
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Forest Families Meet-Up: TURTLES →
Millers Pond Park, 12762 US-117, Rocky Point
10:00 am
Tuesday July 14
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Independence Day →
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Planning Board →
Pender County, NC Calendar
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DEQ to hold public hearing on water impacts from proposed Castle Hayne Quarry expansion →
Heide Trask Senior High School, 14328 NC-210, Rocky Point
6:00 pm
Saturday July 4
Tuesday July 7
Tuesday July 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Independence Day 2026
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 1 Estell Lee Pl, Wilmington, NC 28401 -
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The LBC Bottle Shop, 15670 US-17, Hampstead
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Structural Pest Control - Registered Technician School →
New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
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Board of Education Meeting
Belville Elementary The Center of Applied Sciences and Technology (The COAST), 1109 O
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Small Business Coalition - 1 Million Cups
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce UNCW CIE: 803 College Rd G, Wilmington, NC 28403
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Board of Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting →
New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Government Center Dr Conference Rooms 137-139, Wilmington
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2026 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Blue Heron Root Canal Specialists →
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 7971 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28411
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NHC Commission on African American History Heritage and Culture Meeting →
New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington
4:00 pm
Saturday July 4
Tuesday July 7
Wednesday July 8
Thursday July 9
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- McDonald's posted a job opening for Cashier/Cook Early Morning and Lunch $12.50/hour in Rocky Point. Apply here.
- Trillium Staffing posted a job opening for CNC Machinist in Castle Hayne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Point here.
🗞 Nearby News
Castle Hayne
- CF Habitat advances largest development to date with $950K from Endowment (portcitydaily.com)
- 1025 Pampas Grass Dr Lot 319, Castle Hayne, NC 28429 - 4 beds/2 baths (redfin.com)
Burgaw
- New principal announced for Heide Trask (portcitydaily.com)
Hampstead
- Hampstead Clinic Offers Spinal Decompression and 9 Other Non-Invasive Treatments (kdhnews.com)
- 14 recent restaurant openings and closings in the Wilmington area (starnewsonline.com)
- 176 S Bandwheel, Hampstead, NC 28443 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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