Earthquake Insurance Rare Among Pamlico Residents
Staff reports note most Pamlico residents lack earthquake coverage. The Aug 7 quake near Merritt measured 3.6 on the Richter scale and caused little damage. Nationwide in Bayboro says only a few of about 1,500 insured have it. endorsements cost around 65 to 70 dollars yearly for typical homes, with higher costs for brick houses.
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Pamlico County
Merritt
Tommy Boyd
Nationwide Insurance
Bayboro
Boyd
Pamlico Insurance Services Inc
Alliance
Campaign signs on public property banned by city ordinance
Craven County candidates must remove all campaign signs from city property by 8 a.m. September 1 or risk removal and destruction. The city prohibits signs on telephone poles electric poles traffic control signs or trees along streets and sidewalks. Signs may be placed only on private property within the city.
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Craven County
Neuse River access block slated for closing
New Bern aldermen plan to approve a resolution tonight to close a 10 by 200 foot waterfront strip on Change Street between East Front Street and the river. A public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall with Alderman Julius Parham backing the move to keep the area residential and avoid future public use.
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New Bern
Neuse River
Change Street
East Front Street
City Hall
Julius Parham
Havelock zoning hearing delayed again for Harrington request
Havelock officials delay a public hearing on rezoning two Church Road properties from residential to highway commercial. Council cites missing legal descriptions and miscommunications. Harrington must resubmit to the planning board with a proper description. earliest Oct. 4, with potential November decision.
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Havelock
Church Road
W.S. Harrington Jr
Harrington
Troy Smith
Smith
Planning Board
Gaines Townsend
Miller Boulevard
Townsend
Vira Watson
Watson
New Bern weighs sewer sale to troubled Township 7
New Bern eyes selling access to its sewer lines to Township 7 as a stopgap to the Neuse River Water and Sewer District moratorium. A 400,000 gallon per day capacity could aid growth at Cherry Point and unlock developments with electrical hookups, though critics warn it solves little and could raise rates. County estimates show costs near 918 thousand dollars with monthly sewer bill increases, while alternatives like Croatan spray irrigation face about 867 thousand in costs.
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New Bern
Craven County
Township 7
Neuse River
Division of Environmental Management
Harold Blizzard
Colonial Engineering
Rick Dove
Neuse River Foundation
Bill Hartman
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Hartman
Neuse Forest
Rick Pendleton
Pendleton
Croatan National Forest
Arthur’s Farm
James City
Ramada
Blizzard
Croatan
Lauren Hillman
Accidents Bring Baltimore Youths Home After Tournament
Four Baltimore residents remain in area hospitals after a Sunday crash on NC 55 near Fort Barnwell. A car driven by 77 year old Mary Wesley pulled into the path of a church van, sending it down an embankment and into a tree. Eleven in the van were injured. Dorotha Turner in critical condition, with others in serious or fair condition. The group had been returning from a Peace in the Streets basketball festival sponsored by the New Bern Police Department and a Baltimore church. Charges pending.
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Baltimore
State Highway Patrol
Mary F. Wesley
Asbury Road
NC 55
Fort Barnwell
Dorotha Turner
Donta Drake
Paul Howell
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Lenoir Memorial Hospital
Kinston
Artemus Neil
Neil
Chandler Powell
New Bern
Powell
Annapolis
North Carolina
Charles Owens
Larry Jackson
Jury to be chosen in sentencing for former Fort Bragg soldier
Philip Wilkinson, 27, pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree murder for the 1991 killings of Judy Hudson and her son at their Fayetteville apartment. A sentencing hearing could bring the death penalty. Wilkinson expressed guilt and requested a swift end as jurors were formed.
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Fayetteville
Fort Bragg
Philip Wilkinson
Judy Hudson
Larry Jr
Larry McGlothlin
E. Lynn Johnson
Johnson
Hudson
Wilkinson
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Jimmy Sanders
Neuse
Dove
Emanuel Monaney Jr
Owens
Faye Willingham
Angela Harris
Sun Journal
Ar Ieniasan
WTVD
Star
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