Obituaries List for Trenton and Morehead City
George Lewis Coombs Jr. ,95, of Trenton, died December 18, 2020. No services planned. Arrangements by Kahlert Funerals and Cremations, Maysville. Leon Jenkins, 69, died December 23, 2020, at Carteret Health Care. Arrangements announced by Noe Funeral Service, Beaufort.
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Trenton
George Lewis Coombs Jr
Kahlert Funerals
Maysville
Morehead City
Leon Jenkins
Carteret
Noe Funeral Service
Beaufort
Grinch Arrested in Lumberton Christmas Capers
Robeson County deputies aided by four SWAT members arrest the Grinch at Lumberton City Hall after he attempted to steal gifts during a Christmas celebration. He surrendered on video and faces charges of stealing gifts and intruding on a Christmas carol. Video posted by the Robeson County Sheriff's Office shows carolers, Santa, and a festive scene ending with the arrest. The Grinch remains jailed with bond set on a growing heart.
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Lumberton
Lumberton City Hall
Robeson County
Burnis Wilkins
Mount Crumpit
Whoville
Wilkins
Santa Claus
Grinch
Santa
Mr. Grinch
Cape Fear
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Fayetteville
Sheila Hanrick
Garden
North Carolina
Buddy the Elf
Myron B. Pitts
Fayobserver
Robeson County Sheriff’s Office
Courts split over Smithfield funds and state treasury
The dispute centers on whether Smithfield funds are public or private. A NC Court of Appeals split ruling sends funds to the state treasury, potentially limiting how the money is spent and leaving broader distribution to the legislature. Attorneys warn impacts to environmental grants and school projects.
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New Hanover County Board of Education
N.C. Supreme Court
Smithfield
General Assembly
N.C. Court of Appeals
House
Todd Miller
N.C. Coastal Federation
Miller
Federation
Confederate monuments at Park Service sites spared in spending bill
The fiscal 2021 spending package excludes House provisions to remove Confederate monuments from National Park Service sites such as Gettysburg. Senate approval came despite opposition from Democrats and President Trump, with critics calling the move a temporary truce and vow to pursue action under the Biden administration.
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Washington
National Park Service
House
Donald Trump
Senate
House Interior Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
Betty McCollum
D-Minn
Trump
McCollum
Biden
Congress
Gettysburg
Nancy Pelosi
Capitol
Robert E. Lee
Housing Authority moves to buy city land for affordable housing
In October 2018 the Housing Authority told the New Bern Board of Aldermen it would buy 8 acres of city land for 200000. After Hurricane Florence 108 of 218 Trent Court units were damaged 12 buildings closed and slated for demolition. Applications will open next spring with relocation priority for flood affected residents. Steve Strickland called the project a new investment in affordable housing for New Bern.
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Housing Authority
New Bern Board of Aldermen
Florence
Trent Court
Carolina Avenue
New Bern
Steve Strickland
Board of Commissioners
New Bern Towers
Carolina Avenue Apartments
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Duplin County
Starnews
Park Service
Cindy Hyde- Smith
House Appropriations Committee
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Hyde-Smith
Camp Douglas
Chicago
Ill
Scott Olson
GETTY
Tribune News Service
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