Counties Ready to Begin Inoculations In North Carolina
County health departments outline plans for vaccine distribution as FDA approval nears for Pfizer and Moderna shots. North Carolina expects 85 000 Pfizer doses for Phase 1 frontline workers and nursing facility residents and staff. Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern to receive 975 doses on start, with more shipments as storage and approvals align. The two dose schedule means full protection comes weeks after initial inoculation.
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FDA
North Carolina
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
KFF. Org
Moderna
Pfizer
Carolina East
New Bern
Lenoir County
Pamela Brown
Shell building approved for Craven Industrial Park expansion
Craven County Board of Commissioners approved selling six acres to Bayfront Development for 120000 to build a 20000 square foot shell building, expandable to 40000. Bayfront plans a 1 million investment, mirroring Craven 100 Alliance’s 2019 project to attract new jobs and tax revenue, with infrastructure grants aiding park expansion.
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Craven County
Craven County Board of Commissioners
Bayfront
Jeff Wood
Craven 100 Alliance
Carolina Gse, Inc
Carolina Gse
Wood
Shell
Economic Development Department
Todd Wetherington
SUN Journal
Donations to date boost Empty Stocking Fund drive
The Empty Stocking Fund in New Bern raises substantial money for the Salvation Army each year with Sun Journal involvement for over 50 years. Donations can be made at the Salvation Army main office 1402 Rhein Ave 8 30 am to noon and 1 30 to 4 30 pm Monday through Thursday. Checks mailed to Salvation Army Drawer E New Bern NC 28563. Today’s featured family includes a mother who lost her daughter and now cares for two grandchildren.
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Salvation Army
Sun Journal
Rhein Ave
New Bern
Koch among astronauts for next moon missions
NASA named 18 astronauts to the Artemis Team to push toward the 2024 moon landing and sustained lunar presence by the end of the decade. Christina Koch, a Jacksonville native and spaceflight record holder, is among them. flight assignments will come later.
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Koch
Jacksonville
NASA
Christina Koch
Moon
Artemis
Bill Stafford
JSC
Houston
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