Pender County Commissioners hear update on advertising cost with local paper, pass several other items

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Commissioners had a full agenda for their meeting on Tuesday night, including an update showing the financial impact of their decision to stop advertising with a local newspaper.

Last year, the commissioners voted to move advertising from the Pender Topsail Post and Voice newspaper to the Wilmington Star News.

This led to a lawsuit filed by the Post and Voice publisher, Andy Pettigrew, saying they infringed on his First Amendment rights…

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