Navy jet crashes in marsh near Hobucken
A Navy F-14A Tomcat from Oceana NAS crashed in a marsh northeast of Cherry Point during a routine training mission, burning about 35 acres. Both pilots ejected safely and were treated at Cherry Point and released. Firefighters battled the marsh blaze for about two hours. cause under investigation.
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Navy
Oceana
Naval Air Station
Hobucken
Jeffrey Daus
Kevin Martin
Naval Hospital
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Public Affairs Office
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Steve Whittemore
N.C. Forest Service
New Bern
Whittemore
Pamlico group seeks Smart Start funds for preschool program
The Pamlico Partnership for Children advances its Start application to Pamlico County commissioners for approval on Sept 6 with a Sept 8 Raleigh deadline for Gov Hunt’s Smart Start funds. The non profit plans countywide child care access for under five, aiming to serve over 800 eligible children.
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Pamlico
Warren Gulko
Pamlico Partnership
Gulko
Fort Macon Cutter Rescues 245 Cubans in One Day
The Staten Island from Fort Macon Station rescued 245 Cubans Thursday in the Florida Straits as part of Operation Able Vigil. Since Aug 19 the 110 foot cutter has saved 576 migrants, with 16,385 total rescues reported, as 25 cutters and five Navy vessels take part. Admiral Kramek called it the most Cuban interdictions since 1980 Mariel.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Staten Island
Fort Macon
Florida Straits
Cuba
Florida Keys
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Mariel
Adm
Robert Kramek
Pitt tax collector's office audit triggers SBI probe
Pitt County district attorney asked the State Bureau of Investigation to assist in an audit of the county Tax Collector's office amid allegations of embezzlement. Tax collector Janie Leggett and assistant Marion Hall Jr. were placed on administrative leave. no charges filed. District Attorney Tom Haigwood says the case involves mishandling tax receipts.
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SBI
Pitt Tax Collector’s Office
Pitt County
State Bureau of Investigation
Janie Leggett
Marion Hall Jr
Tom Robinson
Tom Haigwood
Gill nets must be tended in restricted fisheries
The Division of Marine Fisheries enforces gill nets with less than five inch mesh in designated Neuse Bay Pamlico and Pungo river zones. Fishermen must stay within 100 yards of all nets at all times. North River Carteret County shrimp and crab trawling closes one hour before sunset to curb harvest of small white shrimp. Call 919-724-7021 for exact coordinates.
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Robert Jamieson
Division of Marine Fisheries
Neuse
Bay
Pamlico
Punge
North River
Carteret County
Ohio man Rollins to enter plea in concealed weapon case
James William Rollins 30 faces a fourth class felony for carrying a loaded .32 caliber pistol under a front seat in Norwalk Ohio. Police question his extortion claims in New Bern and doubt his military background while FBI Interpol checks continue.
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New Bern
Ohio
James William Rollins
Norwalk
Huron County
David Satting
Willard
Rollins
Paul Cushion
Greenwich
Cheryl A. Steinman
Night owls work the graveyard shift in New Bern scene
The Sun Journal profiles nocturnal workers in New Bern from radio DJ Amy Lynn to drawbridge keeper Ed Bailor and nurse Laura Shaver. Night shifts, late meals, and quiet hours shape routines for hospitality staff, cops, and service workers as they cope with fatigue and limited sleep.
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Wsfl 106
Amy Lynn
Lynn
Peter Frampton
Rev
Otis Turnage
Daddy Cab Co
Billy
Turnage
New Bern
Broad Street
Ramada
Sharon Zamenski
Sheraton
Zamenski
Shaver
Brewer
Dalrymple
Hill
WSFL
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Pamlico Group
Greenville
Morehead City
Cushion
Stephanie Stackhouse
Wilmington
Kevin R. Bluhm
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bluhm
Stackhouse
Irish Republican Army
New York
Satting
Ireland
England
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Interpol
Ben Bold
Sun Journal
Ed Bailor
Bailor
Trent River
Ernie Hill
Tony Dalrymple
Moon Faucets
Billy’s
Neil Young
Frampton
Alfred A. Cunningham
Charlie Peek
Mamie White
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