Planning board again backs land rezoning near Church Road
The Havelock Planning Board recommended rezoning two lots along Church Road and Miller Boulevard from residential to highway commercial for W.S. Harrington. The vote advances to the city commissioners after a public hearing at 7 15 p m September 12 at City Hall. The board also discussed a potential new highway commercial zone limited to professional uses, a concept not yet developed, to be studied further at the September 6 meeting.
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Havelock Planning Board
Church Road
Miller Boulevard
W.S. Harrington
Havelock
City Hall
Planning Board
Vira Watson
Watson
County OKs Purchase of Refrigerant Recovery Unit
Pamlico County commissioners approved buying a refrigerant recovery unit for 1973 dollars from a state grant of 50 000 to support a pilot mixed paper recycling project. The device will reclaim CFCs from discarded refrigerators and air conditioners and provide training to county staff.
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July Bolin
Recycling and
State Department of Environment
Blizzard Receives 5000 Raise for Performance
Craven County Manager Harold Blizzard was granted a retroactive eight percent raise to 67500 annually, effective July 1, following a July evaluation by the county commissioners. The lump-sum July pay increase will be taxed, and Blizzard notes his status as an at pleasure appointee means standard probation does not apply.
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Craven County
Harold Blizzard
Blizzard
Board of Commissioners
Navy secretary warns Haiti strike not a piece of cake
Secretary Perry at Camp Lejeune cautions against easy invasion of Haiti to restore President Aristide. He says even if action is necessary, conventional wisdom of an easy win is wrong as 24th MEU troops return from Caribbean duty.
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Navy
Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
William Perry
Camp Lejeune
Perry
MEU
Caribbean
Craven Community College allocates funds for job hunting program
Craven Community College trustees approved a 1995 budget of 13.05 million dollars up 6.2 percent with no tuition increases. A new $100,611 Human Resource Development program under Continuing Education aims to teach students interview skills and punctuality to improve employment outcomes. Faculty and staff get raises between 4 and 8 percent as state funding rises to support growth and salaries.
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Craven Community College
Diane Tyndall
Tyndall
Craven
General Assembly
Craven County
Hobucken Post Office Faces Closure Sparked by Rent Dispute
Hobucken residents scramble as the U.S. Postal Service considers closing the Hobucken post office after lease price demands jump from 1380 to 3300 dollars annually for 516 square feet. A public hearing is set for Aug 30, and residents offer to rent the town center to keep window services and delivery.
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Hobucken
U.S. Postal Service
Joe Phillips
Postal Service
Vandemere
Mike Whitford
Havelock
mid-North Carolina
Phillips
Hobocken
Whitford
Hilda Watson
Jones Island Hunt Club
Hobucken Coast Guard
Wat Phillips
Coast Guard
Kenneth Osburn
S. 1
Service Road
Charlotte
N.C
Lowlands
Beaufort County
Wat
Fishermen found safe after night aground off Hobucken
Two fishermen missing Tuesday were found wet but well in Pamlico County. Wesley Davis of New Bern owner of the 23 foot Sea Ox and passenger Arthur Hotchkins of Arapahoe were located aboard the stranded boat at about 7:30 a.m. by Dave Holloman of Whartonsville. Coast Guard teams from Hobucken Elizabeth City and Cherry Point aided a search that began Tuesday night and briefly paused in the early morning hours. Davis had steered into Swan Creek but a closed gate forced grounding in the marsh. The couple spent the night aboard the vessel after a call from Davis’s sister Gail Scott.
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Wesley Davis
New Bern
Arthur Hotchkins
Arapahoe
Dave Holloman
Whartonsville
Lane Marshburn
Hobucken Coast Guard
Marshburn
Davis
Swan Creek
Gail Scott
Scott
Paradise Shores
Coast Guard
Multimedia Lab Aids Craven College Science Classes
Craven Community College moves toward multimedia labs to teach physics chemistry and anatomy. Instructors showcase video simulations dry labs and computer programs to replace cadavers and reduce chemical hazards while noting field labs depend on weather and sky conditions.
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Bellittiere
Jonathan Pharr
Pharr
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