Rains Trigger Hog Farm and Sewage Overflows Across Neuse Basin
Heavy weekend rains caused a Johnston County hog farm to discharge about 40 gallons a minute into a creek before the overflow was stopped. Seven towns including Raleigh, Clayton and Garner reported sewage overflows into Neuse tributaries Sunday and Monday. State inspectors found the hog lagoon near capacity but no fish kills or obvious environmental effects yet.
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Neuse
Johnston County
Raleigh
Clayton
Garner
Bill Parrish
ECU Offers Graduate Courses Via Internet From Home
East Carolina University announces online graduate classes in Industrial Technology. The 12 week courses include Occupational Safety and Health Law Hands on the Internet and Project Management. Each course costs 270 dollars and registration begins by phone with 1 800 numbers.
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Department of Industrial Technology
East Carolina University
Abandoned newborn girl found in Brunswick Hospital lobby
A newborn girl weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce was abandoned in a pillow case behind a trash can in Brunswick Hospital lobby. A hospital employee heard cries and took the infant into state custody. The baby is stable in the neonatal unit as authorities pursue leads on the mother.
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Brunswick Hospital
Velma Babson
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office
Associated Press
DOT Warns Holiday Drivers As I 40 Tunnel Closes
Haywood County portion of Interstate 40 faces a temporary tunnel closure at milepost 3.7. Traffic is limited to one lane per direction with a 20 mph speed limit in the eastbound lane. Reopening is expected in October. Signs will guide motorists at exit 433 Knoxville and exit 45 Asheville. Highway advisory radio 530 AM will provide updates.
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Haywood County
State of Transportation Works
Knoxville
Tenn
Asheville
Craven County funds Swiss Bear after wrangle
New Bern officials granted Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp. a five thousand dollar budget increase after a 45 minute meeting. The nonprofit faced a fifteen thousand dollar cut last year, leaving a thirty thousand dollar county allocation halved and triggering concerns over long term funding and county relations.
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New Bern
Downtown Revitalization Corporation
Craven County
Alex Badger
Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp
Swiss Bear
Badger
Lee K. Allen
Allen
Chuck Tyson
Tyson
Motorist Tracks Hit-and-Run Suspect Near Havelock
Quick-thinking motorist Terry Horn used his cell phone to summon police after a hit-and-run in Havelock. Henry Lester Moore Jr. fled in a damaged 1985 Cougar, led officers through Webb and Brown Boulevards, and was later found in a Pine Villa apartment complex. Moore, 36, was charged with felony hit and run and driving while license revoked and released on a $1,000 bond.
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Havelock
Marshell Lavoie
Havelock Public Safety
Terry Horn
Arizona
NC 101
Horn
Henry Lester Moore Jr
Pine Villa Apartments
Moore
Webb Boulevard
Brown Boulevard
Lavoie
Legal aid could face cuts in funding and access
Pamlico Sound Legal Services, serving indigent and elderly clients in 10 counties, warns proposed federal cuts could shrink by 35 percent and block class actions, lobbying, and attorney fee collection. In 1994 the office handled 2,000 civil cases. two attorneys may depart if funding dries up.
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Legal Services
Congress
Willie Dawson
New Bern
Dawson
General Assembly
David Voerman
Voerman
Durham
Raleigh
Craven County
Pamlico
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Smithfield
Lon Reuter
Division of Environmental Management
ECU
Internet
Greenville
Mary Ludwick
Eddie Greer
Technology Reinvestment Project Office
Jacksonville
Ronald Lewis Smith
Burgaw
Cordelia Johnson
Pender County
Smith
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Pender Memorial Hospital
DOT
Angie Binkley
Craven Ups
Board of Commissioners
By Robyn L. Davis
Sun Journal
Jesse Avery
Doris Gaskins
Craven County Veterans Council
Benjamin Harrison
New Bern National Cemetery
Legal Aid Office
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