Lawmakers urge Trump to sign year-end relief bill in Florida
Lawmakers pressed President Donald Trump to approve the year-end COVID relief and spending package as unemployment aid expired. The package would fund vaccine distribution, transit, and eviction protections, but Trump’s demand for larger relief checks risked a government shutdown when funds lapse at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
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Craven County leader Johnnie Sampson dies after COVID battle
Craven County Commissioner Johnnie Sampson, a longtime black community icon, died at home November 5 after a month with pneumonia and COVID-19. His daughter Betty said the death was peaceful and he was tired. Sampson, married to Rev. Ethel Sampson for over 60 years, had pushed civic and political work for seven decades. His funeral was at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center with many attendees despite COVID restrictions.
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Wreaths Placed Across 5121 Graves at New Bern Cemetery
Veterans are honored as 5121 wreaths blanket New Bern National Cemetery for the holiday season in the 11th year of Wreaths Across America efforts. The event, sponsored locally by the Veteran Enforcers Motorcycle Association under Craven County Veterans Council, faced pandemic changes with a reduced, staged kickoff and limited public participation.
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