Craven commissioners attend Las Vegas county convention
Craven County Board of Commissioners meeting is canceled as most members travel to Las Vegas for the National Association of Counties convention. Attendees include Bleau Toon French Wright Godette and Assistant County Manager George Sawyer. County covers travel rooms and meals with seminars on welfare reform health care and economic development. Next meeting set for Aug 15 at 8:30 a.m.
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Craven County Board of Commissioners
Las Vegas
National Association of Counties
Gary Bleau
Albert Toon
Sydney French
Earl Wright
Ben
Godette
George Sawyer
Gwen Bryan
Board of Commissioners
Bryan
Meeting on Five Points loan pool for area revitalization
A 5:30 p.m. meeting in the Crisis Credit Office in the J.E.D. Room at 1226 Broad St discusses the Five Points Area Loan Pool Program. Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp and eight banks plus CPAs and SCORE members back a $1 million loan pool for existing and new downtown businesses bounded by Cedar Street Pollock Street Bern Street and First Street.
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Five Points
J.E.D
Crisis Credit Office
Broad St
Five Points Area
Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp
Cpas
SCORE
Cedar Street
Pollock Street
Bern Street
First Street
Cherry Point and Kinston receive EPA funds in eastern NC package
The Senate House conference committee approves a 170 million Eastern North Carolina installations bill. Cherry Point Marine facility gets 2.1 million for cryogenics and Kinston projects exceed 8.5 million including a National Guard armory. Fort Bragg Pope AFB and other bases receive most funds.
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U.S. Senate House Conference Committee On
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Kinston
North Carolina
National Guard
Fort Bragg
Pope Air Force Base
Sunny Point Army Terminal
Wilmington
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Air National Guard
Charlotte
Cottage deck collapse injures nine near Indian Beach
A second story porch of a rental cottage on NC 58 near Indian Beach pier collapsed Saturday night injuring nine and sending at least one to Carteret General Hospital. Police said the porch detached from the house and fell to the ground. No further details were available from Indian Beach Police this morning.
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NC 58
Indian Beach Pier
Carteret General Hospital
Indian Beach
Craven schools introduce Good Citizenship and Courtesy lessons
Craven County schools will start teaching a 50 topic plan on good manners in K-12 with Aug 15 as the first day. Superintendent Sneeden defends the curriculum as basic manners not morality, while some parents worry about school role and teaching methods.
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Craven County
Brad Sneeden
Sneeden
Pat Partin
New Bern
Sandy Loveland
Fairfield Harbour
West Craven High School
Airport growth fuels steady Craven Regional Airport expansion
Craven Regional Airport reports a 17 percent rise in business in 1994 with 73,628 passengers to date, up from 62,880 the prior year. Growth linked to retirees, tourism, and anticipated NADEP Cherry Point jobs, plus plans for a 37,000 square foot terminal and 6,000 foot runway, aiming for a 1998 opening. Local realtors note booming demand as airport activity increases.
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Pensacola
Fla
Craven Regional
John Price
Naval Aviation Depot
NADEP
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Price
Dot Fuss
Craven County Tourism Development Authority
Pollock Street
Mary Bullock
Kelso-Wheeler Better Homes and Gardens
Bullock
Craven Airport
Jim Hassel
Jim
Eileen Hassel
Long Island
N.Y
Newport
Craven
Electric sting puts 16 prostitution suspects on hold
Jacksonville police used electronic surveillance to cuff 16 suspected sex workers and seek 14 more as part of a weekend roundup. The mayoral or magistrate action aimed to deter the occupation while health concerns and entrapment rulings complicate prosecutions.
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Jacksonville
Roger
Halbert
Public hearing on health plan reforms at ECU Greenville
A hearing by the Benefits Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Health Planning Commission will run from 6 to 9 p.m. August 16 in Room 2040, Brody Building, East Carolina University, Greenville. Residents may voice views on health benefits to include in the state reform plan. The commission aims to draft a universal, affordable, comprehensive health care bill by February 1995.
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Greenville
Full
N.C. Health Planning Commission
Brody
East Carolina University
The
Health Planning Commission
North Carolina
Commission
Not Throwing the Baby in the Shower A Baby Shower Reflections
A personal reminiscence on pregnancy joy and baby showers. The narrator notes eating freely, receiving cute gifts, and the unexpected work after birth. Mothers in attendance share quiet amusement as the author recalls a past shower and the dynamics among friends.
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Eernyricade
Baby shower tale of plans and playful anticipation
Eileen Heaton recalls a baby shower that doubles as a pre delivery party. Friends joke about tiny items and big plans while a father to be teases at Lamaze class. The group jokes about home and future routines as delivery day approaches. Heaton notes her column runs weekly.
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Ana Dies
Eileen Heaton
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