Pacu Fish Thought to Be Piranha Found in North Carolina Pond
A five pound 19 inch pacu was pulled from a neighborhood pond by Jason and Jery Popp in June. North Carolina biologists ruled it not a piranha, so it may be kept. Pacus are legal as pets but releasing non native species into state waters is a violation.
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Jery Popp
Popps
N.C. Wildlife and Fish Division
United States
Jeff Hale
Hale
North Carolina
Jones County hires two full time emergency medical workers
Jones County adds two full time EMS workers to back up volunteer crews during daytime hours in response to complaints of 20 minute delays. The paid staff will respond only after volunteers are unavailable or requested, aiming to relieve pressure on volunteers and keep coverage from Onslow Craven and Lenoir counties from being needed. Debbie Eubanks and Carol Tyndall will be based at the Civic Center with Jerome Rollins as a backup when needed.
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Jones County
Larry
Onslow
Craven
Lenoir
Carol Tyndall
Debbie Eubanks
Jones County Civic Center
Jerome Rollins
Sea Grant funds 391000 for oceanography study
The North Carolina Sea Grant College Program received a 391000 grant from NOAA to carry out the South Atlantic Bight Recruitment Experiment. The project studies how shelf oceanography wind waves and currents influence larval fish transport from offshore spawning grounds to estuary marshes to improve adult fish yield predictions.
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North Carolina Sea Grant College
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Meetings this week across multiple county boards
Jones County Board of Commissioners meets Monday at 9 30 a m in the county administration building with public hearings on Comfort Fire Department oath of office for a new commissioner and bear hunting restrictions plus a closed session on Reedy Branch purchase of Stately Pines force main bids. Neuse River Water and Sewer Board role Pamlico County Board of Commissioners Monday 7 30 p m at the county administration building with land values schedule and proposed adult establishments ordinance. Minnesota Beach Board of Commissioners Tuesday 7 p m at Town Hall. New Bern Board of Aldermen Tuesday 7 30 p m City Hall TM requests and petitions of citizens 1 Resolution honoring James C Delemar Sr Pollocksville Board of Commissioners Tuesday 7 30 p m Town Hall Dover Board of Aldermen Tuesday 7 30 p m Town Hall Cemntel Racine 658 Sete Sete Thursday 2 p m Pamlico administration building TM Director search status.
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Jones County Board of Commissioners
County
Comfort Fire Department
Reedy Branch
Neuse River Water and Sewer Board
Pamlico County Board of Commissioners
New Bern
Pollocksville landowners win 136000 in condemnation suit
A Jones County jury awarded the Jordan heirs 136000 for 67.8 acres condemned for the Pollocksville sewer site on Goshen Road. The town had offered 61000. Trial cited racial motivation claims, but town denies bias. Appeals possible. interest may accrue if unresolved. Proceedings spanned from October 1991 to verdict Friday.
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Jones County
Goshen Road
Jones County Superior Court
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Sam Jordan
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Jordan
Claire Lynn Brock
Brock
Henderson
Argu
Cornelius Jordan
Ventriloquist Duo Delights at Cherry Point Festival
Ventriloquist Steve Brogan and his duck Rodney Duckerfield drew laughs Saturday at the North Carolina Festival held at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. The one day event featured comedy storytelling music cloggers and rope jumpers entertaining visitors.
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Steve Brogan
Rodney Duckerfield
North Carolina
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Education, tax cuts among top state highlights
Area lawmakers cited $380 million in tax cuts and public education funding as major gains from the session ending July 29. Block grants will let Craven County schools spend more flexibly, while a proposed $1.8 billion state school bond and $500 million for construction failed to pass. lawmakers emphasized accountability and ongoing Smart Start support amid reforms spanning elementary, college, and university levels.
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N.C. Global Trans Park
Craven County
North Carolina
Craven Schools
Brad Sneeden
Beverly Perdue
R-Craven
Luther Jordan
New Hanover
Jones County
W.L. Wainwright
Dcraven
Pamlico County
Perdue
Senate
House
Repeal of NC intangibles tax eyed to lure business
Rep John Nichols notes North Carolina will repeal the intangibles tax to attract corporations and retirees, boosting expendable income and the economy. Legislation on Craven County occupancy tax and River Bend extraterritorial rights stalled, may resurface in May. Senate committee blocks River Bend bill.
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John Nichols
RC Raven
North Carolina
Craven County
River Bend
Senate
Eastern College
Neuse
Durham
Charlie Albertson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Lawmakers’ 1995 highlights ranked by leaders
Senator Beverly Perdue lists top three: education, prisons, hog waste rules. Rep. W L Wainwright cites education, prisons, hog waste regulations. Senator Luther Jordan highlights global TransPark funding, ports funding, education.
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W.L. Wainwright
D-Craven
Luther Jordan
New Haur
Wainwright posts district’s lowest voting percentage
Area legislators received attendance honors for the General Assembly session ending July 29. Sen. Charlie Albertson 97.4 percent voting 1,255 bills. Rep. Cindy Watson 96.9 percent voting 1,611 of 1,663. Sen. Beverly Perdue 93.6 percent voting 1,206. Sen. Luther Jordan 93.5 percent voting 1,204. Wainwright’s 66.2 percent came from 1,113 votes. He missed the final budget vote while en route from Detroit to Raleigh as the chamber adjourned.
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Charlie Albertson
D-Duplin
Rep
Cindy Watson
R-Duplin
Beverly Perdue
D-Craven
Luther Jordan
Drew Hanover
W.L. Wainwright
Craven
Wainwright
General Assembly
Detroit
Raleigh
Lawmakers weigh welfare reform and tax cuts
Edwards and Wainwright advocate repealing the food tax and welfare reform in later sessions. Perdue says a full session could cut $500 million from welfare, targeting home health care and nursing, as legislators judge the long session productive and reform minded.
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Wainwright
Sions
Perdue
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