PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Topsail Annandale Elementary School on Thursday, June 8.When it was built in 1955, .
It's been five years since the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Pender County Board of Commissioners named a section of US 17 after former Ambassador Mattie Sharpless. Saturday afternoon, Manhollow Missionary Baptist Church, located in Hampstead, hosted this 5-year commemoration honoring Ambassador Sharpless. Upon retiring in 2006 and after 41 years of dedication to U.S. Foreign Service's, Ambassador Sharpless still remains active in the community. Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, Phyllis Gorham, said Ambassador Sharpless has been and will forever be an inspiration to her and all who she's mentored.