Craven County Raises Home Health Service Fees
Craven commissioners unanimously boosted per visit ceilings for skilled nursing from 81 to 83 dollars, medical social workers from 100 to 125, and home health aides from 46 to 47. Nursing director Jane O Neal said most clients won’t pay the maximum and that the increases align with Medicaid allowable charges to head off future caps.
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Pamlico cuts first school day for teacher funeral
Pamlico County School System will dismiss students at 12 30 p m on Tuesday to allow attendance at the funeral of Robert Jones a longtime teacher and bus administrator who died Friday He served about 23 years in the schools and taught social studies at Pamlico County High School He was a retired Marine and a member of the Oriental Volunteer Fire Department His wife Helen also teaches at the high school
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Pamlico
Robert Jones
Cynthia Delamar
Russ Cotten
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Pamlico County High School
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Police Break Up Loud Party and Charge 49 in Fight
Police responded to multiple noise complaints near Morning Dove Trail and found a home brawl with 45 adults and four juveniles charged. An assault claim led to mixed confessions, while fighters reportedly fled. ages ranged from 14 to 27 with some charged for underage drinking and aiding a juvenile. Court dates vary, most within two months.
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Morning Dove Trail
Hearing on two way access at Berne Square canceled
A public hearing on adding a two way access drive at the Grace Avenue exit of Berne Square shopping center has been canceled. Alderman Robert Raynor says residents’ opposition prompted the drop, amid traffic congestion concerns at Clarendon Boulevard.
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Perdue pushes Hunt for inspectors in eastern NC
Sen. Beverly Perdue urges Gov. Hunt to hire immediately 10 more animal waste inspectors for the DEM. She seeks funds, a meeting with pork producers, and greater task force involvement as eastern North Carolina faces lagoons overflow and job shortages. Hunt tours the region this week with a cabinet meeting in New Bern.
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D-Craven
Jim Hunt
North Carolina
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Hunt
Division of Environmental Management
New Bern
General Assembly
DEM
Raleigh
Iowa
Protecting a 100-year-old Kress Building with eco friendly lead paint removal
Mel Beaver hired Contaminant Control of Fayetteville to strip lead paint from the 100 year old Kress Building on Middle Street using a baking soda process. The firm encloses the work area, collects runoff, and vacuums lead from water, avoiding sewer runoff and yielding minimal waste. The method costs more but preserves the structure and environment.
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Contaminant Control
Mark Vestal
Contaminant Control of
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Charlotte
Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Vestal
Beaver
Prestige Development
New Bern
Kress
Middle Street
Nine year old stalking case returns to court in Craven
A Craven County jury may begin deliberations this week in a civil case involving Sam Ferebee and Tammy Hardison, tangled since 1986. Hardison seeks over 10,000 in punitive and compensatory damages plus a permanent restraining order after claiming Ferebee stalked and assaulted her in three criminal cases. Ferebee, self represented, defaulted. witnesses include Hardison and a doctor noting worsened medical conditions and PTSD.
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Craven County
Sam Ferebee
Tammy Hardison
Hardison
Ferebee
First Presbyterian Church
Kellum
Ferebee Charged in Second Stalking Case
Samuel Ferebee, 55, of Metcalf Street, faces another stalking charge after arrest on Saturday for allegedly stalking a 17 year old Lowe's employee on Clarendon Boulevard from April to August. The Craven County case follows prior warnings by Sheriff Jerry Monette. He was released on a written promise to appear in Craven County District Court scheduled for September 5.
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Metcalf Street
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Lowe’s of
New Bern
Clarendon Boulevard
Craven County
Jerry Monette
Monette
Craven County District Court
Autumn musings spark questions from brain growth to bumper stickers
Sandy Lemans of Oriental offers reflections on fall ponderings from evolution and brain size to why people tape hurricane windows and doors during storms. He riffs on bumper sticker origins, public messaging, and the pace of autumn thinking with a light, personal voice.
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New Bern
Sandy Lemans
Oriental
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