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Pender County board approves naming new K‑8 campus J.H. Lee after public requests
Summary
After extensive public comment urging recognition of a local family business, the Pender County Board of Education voted to suspend its location‑based naming policy and approve J.H. Lee Elementary and J.H. Lee Middle School for the new Hampstead K‑8 campus.
The Pender County Board of Education voted on May 13 to name the district’s new Hampstead K‑8 campus J.H. Lee Elementary and J.H. Lee Middle School after receiving multiple public appeals to honor the Lee family.
Community members filled the public‑comment period with memories of the family’s seafood business and long local philanthropy. “He worked hard for his community. He made a successful business. He helped a lot of people,” said Elton Tucker during public comment. Dorothy Lee Medlin, who identified herself as a granddaughter of Joseph Hampton “J.H.” Lee, described…
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