PENDER COUNTY/BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY-TV) — Two county commissions in the Cape Fear region are considering new measures to identify and protect cemeteries as development continues across the area.
In Pender County, commissioners are discussing ways to better identify burial grounds and protect them from damage during construction.
The issue gained attention after Gretchen Kozen, a Burgaw resident, raised concerns about a 12-acre cemetery near Horse Branch Road and Malpass Corner Road…