Bridge wreck victim flagged as serious in Craven
Craven woman Martha Colucci 61 was upgraded from critical to serious after a single car crash at the Alfred A Cunningham Bridge in New Bern. Her husband Robert Colucci 62 remained in guarded but stable condition. They were wearing seat belts and were flown to hospital.
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New Bern
Martha Colucci
Sand Ridge Road
Alfred A. Cunningham
Trent River
Pitt Coun
Ty Memorial Hospital
Robert Colucci
Craven Regional Medical Center
State Highway Patrol
Volunteer Firefighters Fundraiser For Local Cancer Patient
Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department to host barbecue plates on August 11 to aid Moose Horne of Maysville. Horne, a former Goodson None Logging driver, retired due to illness. plates are five dollars each with delivery 11am to 2pm. Reserve at two local numbers or donate to First Citizens Bank Box 626 Maysville NC 28555.
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Belgrade
Moose Horne
Horne
Maysville
Goodson
Danny Dickerson
First Citizens Bank
North Carolina Nutrient Summit at NCSU in August
The UNC Sea Grant College Program will sponsor a two day water pollution conference titled the North Carolina Nutrient Summit at North Carolina State University on August 15 and 16. It features more than 20 speakers including Doug Rader and Jonathan Howes. Registration is 20 before August 10 and 25 after. For more information call Lauren Kolodis at 1 800 232 6210.
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UNC Sea Grant College
North Carolina
N.C. State University
McKimmon Center
Western Boulevard
Gorman Street
Raleigh
Doug Rader
N.C. Environmental Defense Fund
Jonathan Howes
N.C. Department of Environmental, Health and Natural Resources
Lauren Kolodis
N.C. Coastal Federation
Berry Rector named new PR chief for medical center
Leslie Berry-Rector, 29, will become director of public relations at Craven Regional Medical Center. A former WCTI-TV journalist and San Diego State University graduate, she replaces Linda Staunch who left after 12 years to start a PR agency. Gary White cites her broadcast experience and local media familiarity as assets.
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Craven Regional Medical Center
Leslie Berry-Rector
Wcti-Tv
New Bern
San Diego State University
Gary White
Berry Rector
Medical Center
Linda Staunch
Early 95 start for Craven County schools prompts block scheduling
School bells toll early as Craven County high schools begin classes Monday two weeks sooner than usual. Block scheduling accelerates the semester to finish before Christmas, with Havelock leading the shift and New Bern West Craven and Jones Highs adapting this year. Some students and staff worry summer was shortened.
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Tri-County
Craven County High Schools
Martha Lilly
Craven Schools
Brad Sneeden
Craven High School
Craven High
Jones Senior High
Havelock High
Craven
New Bern
West Craven
Jones High
Jones County
Pamlico
Craven County Schools Begin New Schedule With Long Day
Craven County schools launch a new block schedule with 90 minute classes and extended school days to boost credits from eight per year. A kickoff at New Bern High School features Wayne Bills of the Personal Effectiveness Institute promoting total quality in education.
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Gay Lea
West Craven High School
Craven County
New Bern High School
Wayne Bills
Winston-Salem Personal Effectiveness Institute
Lilly
Miracle odor abatement product targets hog farms in NC
Warsaw firm Technology for Industry acquires rights to EON 2000 an oil based odor reducer tested in Sampson and Duplin counties by New Bern’s Sam Jackson and local farmer Colon Quinn. Tests show ammonia odor reduction and a mild floral scent while researchers caution odor measurements vary.
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New Bern
Sam Jackson
Colon Quinn
Sampson County
Jackson
Sampson
Duplin
Quinn
George Upton
Sampson County Cooperative Extension Service
Upton
Mike Williams
North Carolina State University
Williams
NCSU
Craven cut property tax rate in nonrevaluation year
Craven County reduced its ad valorem tax rate to 50 cents per $100 valuation for fiscal 1995 96, while other area counties mostly held steady or raised rates. The cut came despite no revaluation, funded by trimming subsidies to three nonprofits and stopping increased trash landfill tipping fees, with Craven's budget rising to $49.1 million.
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Craven County
Wayne County
Craven
Cynthia Vandemere
Onslow County
Carteret
Washington and
Jones
Washington County
Jones County
Pamlico
Beaufort
Pitt
Lenoir
Orga
Carteret County
Gary Page
Wayne
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Greenville
Berry
Other Craven High Schools
Sun Journal
Tricounty
Sun Journa
Diana Harvey
Myrtle Beach
Grady McCotter
Angela Harris
West Craven High
Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center
N.C
MH Jackson
Warsaw
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