Runaway 9 Year Old Returns Home After Eight Hour Search
Pamlico County deputies and the Cherry Point search helicopter combed Merritt for Bran don Jones after a dispute over a report card. The 9-year-old returned home around 3 a.m. He hid behind his house during the search and may face juvenile run-away charges. Deputy Sheriff Danny Miller noted the lengthy efforts and the child’s fear of the lights and commotion.
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Pedro
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Brandon Jones
Merritt
Danny Miller
Miller
Jones
Sheriff's Office
Alleged cocaine distributor also charged in Tennessee
California man John William Brooks, 28, Hawthorne, is jailed in Craven County on conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He faces Tennessee charges with a $500,000 Craven County bond and a $30,000 Tennessee bond. Chattanooga police link him to a May 1994 cocaine shipment. murder charges are under investigation with no filing yet. Brooks is to appear in Craven County District Court today.
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Craven County
Tennessee
John William Brooks
Hawthorne
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Brooks
Chattanooga
Tenn
New Bern
Perdue objections end ferry toll plan in state
State Board of Transportation dropped a proposal to raise over 3 million dollars yearly by tolls on ferries after Senator Beverly Perdue noted about 10 percent of riders are commuters from her district who currently pay nothing for the Pamlico River crossing.
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Dcraven
Pamlico River
Cape Hatteras
Currituck
Sound
Perdue
Senate Appropriations Committee
Board of Transportation
Jerry Gaskill
State Ferries
Financial aid workshop rescheduled for Monday at New Bern High
The financial aid workshop for two college students canceled January 23 due to bad weather has been rescheduled for Monday in the New Bern High School lecture room at 7 p.m. Parents and guardians of high school students are invited to attend for information on changes in federal aid qualifications.
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New Bern High School
Water board turns down request for Northwest Craven water
The Craven County Water Advisory Board rejected a motion to extend county water to 226 Northwest Craven households within three years. Only Dimick and Lancaster supported the plan. Johnson, Taylor, and Mills opposed, citing the need for more information and a revised county priority list. Residents with rusty well water pressed for service, while officials noted required density and potential looping to raise pressure.
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Northwest Craven
George Dimick
Ernul
Jim Johnson
Bill Taylor
Mike Mills
Dimick
Mills
Lancaster
Board of Commissioners
Johnson
The
Water Board
Craven
Roswell Cox
Reola
Coxes
Wilmar Road
Area Quiz Bowl set for Saturday at Craven college
Five local high school teams from New Bern West Craven Pamlico East and West Carteret will compete in the 16th annual Quiz Bowl at Craven Community College Orringer Hall. The eight member squads answer curriculum and general knowledge questions as Linda Muir notes this event leads to the District Quiz Bowl in Wayne County in March and the state finals in April. Pamlico County High School has won the last five years advancing to the 1991 state finals.
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New Bern
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Pamlico
East and
West Carteret High School
Linda Muir
Wayne County
Pamlico County High School
Inner city development plan gains cross government backing
Craven County Commissioner Gerald Parker reports strong support from county commissioners and New Bern aldermen for a dedicated inner city development authority aimed at Five Points and Duffyfield. The plan seeks to lure businesses, create jobs, and reduce crime with input from residents and existing agencies.
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Craven County
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Barbara Lee
The
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Tom Bayliss
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Five Points
Duffyfield
Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp
Queen and Broad Streets
Papa Bear’s
Susan Moffat
Swiss Bear
Moffat
Craven Commissioners
Gary Bleau
Bleau
Gerald
Questions That Pile Up In A Friday Column
A self referential column lists a barrage of questions about public figures media topics and everyday quirks. The writer riffs on Rush Limbaugh Hillary Clinton Anita Hill O J Simpson Jimmy Carter Susan Lucci Joycelyn Elders and more while musing about taxes stamps schools and signals from drivers. The piece ends noting the weekly Friday appearance.
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