02 Sept 2010

We are gearing up for Hurricane Earl to hit tonight,

it is a Catagory 4 Hurricane and should be treated with LOTS of respect

please secure your trash cans, lawn furniture, etc and make sure your neighbors are ready too.

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Village e-news

If you would like to receive the Village e-news to know what's going on in YOUR Village, please e-mail VILLAGEAMBASSADOR@CENTURYLINK.NET and he will gladly add you to the list.

The Village e-news: Is sent to about over a 1000 people including local news media, news papers, TV, HOA's, Churches, County Commissioners, Local Business's, State Senators, State Representatives, surrounding Town's Officials, lots of weekenders, and of course to the great people of Sneads Ferry.

Guidelines for the Village e-news:

One page: Simply send me your news in "Print layout" on one page or I can generate one for you. Print layout is needed so your news can easily be printed and posted on one page.

No attachments: It clogs the system and there are always bounce backs which will have to upload back into my home computer.

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Eligibility: Our town is founded upon Village Volunteers so that comes first, corporate / business soliciting is OK but limited.

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Village Volunteer

There are lots of ways that you and your family can volunteer for YOUR Village.

Community Council, Shrimp Festival, 4th of July Jubilee (cancelled for 2009), Memorial Day Parade and the list goes on and on, so get involved in YOUR Village

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This web site will give you a brief history of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, detail the active participating Community Council Organizations & Clubs in our quaint seafood village, and give you a calendar of events. To read more about the Organization or Clubs, click on the bar above.

Population: As reported by Onslow County Tourism, is 2248 as of 10 November 2003.

Seafood: Our seafood village annually catches over 385 tons of shrimp, 25 tons of flounder, and approximately 493 tons of other delicious seafood like clams, scallops, oysters, mullet, spots, grouper, soft shell and hard shell crabs, sea bass, etc. Information obtained from the NC Marine Fisheries, March 15, 2005. To learn more about our local fish & shrimp docks please click see the Fish Houses below.

American Shrimp: Of course our town is a strong supporter of American Shrimp, that's why we are creating a page of links to direct you to the plight of American Fishermen and American Shrimp, for now please check out www.shrimpalliance.com.

Other Interesting Shirmp Information: Please click here to find information out about Suspicious Shrimp.

We honor our local fishermen with the annual Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival the 2nd weekend every August at the Community Festival Grounds, meetings are held the 1st Wed. of every month at 7pm at the Community Center.. For more information and directions please click on the bar above. We also proudly support our Fisherman annually with the Blessing of the Fleet.

Sneads Ferry has a strong Community Council, meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm in the Community Building, located on Park Lane in beautiful, sunny, downtown Sneads Ferry (click here for directions) and all meetings are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For further information please call the Community Building at 910-327-3335.

Your Community ideas and suggestions are very welcomed at either meetings. Please show your support for your community, attend the meetings and get involved in how your community works.

Sneads Ferry has adopted a ZERO TOLERENCE policy towards drugs and has set up a toll free hotline 1-866-239-8067 to help make Sneads Ferry drug free.

The Sneads Ferry Community Theatre is currently working on their own website, check it out at: http://www.sneadsferrycommunitytheatre.com/

Community Calendar: Is a monthly calendar of local events and events within 50 miles of Sneads Ferry, as well as few meeting dates & times, to view the calendar please click on the bar link above.

Community Center Rental Calendar: Is a monthly calendar showing dates the center has been booked and a quick way to see which days are available for rental. (click here to view)

History of Sneads Ferry: We need historical data for inclusion in our Community Website, if you have a list of Sneads Ferry Bridge Tenders, other historical information or photos please call Tim Supple 910-327-2707.

Legends of Sneads Ferry: If you know something that should be considered a Legend of Sneads Ferry, please call Tim Supple 910-327-2707.

**NEW ** Streets of Sneads Ferry: Do you know how some of the streets in Sneads Ferry got their name ?? Peru Rd; John Everett Rd: Old Breece Rd; Old Folkstone Rd; Poverty Point; Soft Crab Lane; Crab Shell Lane; etc. If you know how roads in SF got their name please let me know for a new section in YOUR COMMUNITY WEBSITE.

**NEW**Graves of Sneads Ferry: Do you know of any graves in Sneads Ferry ?? I know of at least 5 inside of Fulchers Landing, I would love for someone to do a short study story on all of the Grave yards in Sneads Ferry. Most are kept clean but some are unknown, over grown, obscured and neglected, like the one on my neighbors property where you can't even see the stones through the over growth. There's another one located in the back woods off of Hwy 210 near Dixon Elementry School that still has slave markers. Lets have a page on our community website that lists all of the grave yards and lets keep them clean. If your interested in helping with this project, please contact Tim at 910-327-2707.

Web site sponsors: If you would like to become a sponsor please call Tim Supple 910-327-2707.

Community Building & Grounds: to rent the 7000 sqft community building and 7 acre park (click here) or call 327-3335 you can also click to see (available dates.)

Save the Inlets: http://www.fryingpantower.com, then click on the save the inlets icon. This site also has great nautical information for Boaters, Anglers, Buoy info, Weather, Reef locations, etc, etc, etc, it's a great site.