Snow hits region with school bus crash delays
A bus with six students had a crash amid icy roads and light snow. A boy on the bus complained of a shoulder ache while a non student was injured. Craven and Pamlico counties reported snow with risky driving conditions. Jones County had light or no snow. Local schools varied with two hour delays in Jones County while Craven schools opened on time. The National Weather Service warned of a coming Arctic chill as temperatures drop to the teens tonight.
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Havelock High School
Debated CRAC removal stuns Pamlico County officials
Pamlico Allen Propst told county commissioners he contacted Nick Santoro to replace Evans on the 47 member CRAC advisory board. The board voted to remove Evans but tabled a replacement, while real estate interests warn changes could erode the county economy.
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CRAC
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Evans
Coastal Resources Commission
North Carolina
CRC
Richard Hargitt
Hargitt
Propst
Chris Mackle
Pamlico County
Allison Davis
Gene Tomlinson
Mackle
Court weighs marina easement amid public trust concerns
The General Assembly may enact measures to protect public trust lands and waters as a proposed Oriental marina with 148 boat slips on four floating docks encircles about 5.9 acres of waters and would excavate nine acres of land. The case, delayed while CRC decisions stand, moves to Pamlico County Superior Court with further petitions challenging public trust issues. The $3.5 million project has faced multiple permit actions and three prior court appeals since inception five years ago.
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Raleigh
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Evers' widow runs for NAACP chair amid infighting
Je Evers Williams widow of slain civil rights leader Edgar Evers seeks NAACP chair as leadership battles continue since Benjamin Chavis firing and a large deficit. She has long served on the NAACP board and urges unity to restore the group’s civil rights mission. The election is set for February 18 in New York with current chair William Gibson among major contenders.
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Oregon
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Benjamin Chavis
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Evers-Williams
Mississippi
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New York
Los Angeles
Bakker to preach at memorial service Sunday
Former televangelist Jim Bakker will deliver a sermon Sunday afternoon at a memorial service for his friend and fellow clergy member, marking his first pulpit appearance since serving more than five years in federal prison.
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Pollocksville resident crafts Craven Foundry restoration
People Wolf, a Pollocksville resident who enjoys basketball and hunting, works on restoring the old Craven Foundry. He comments that he prefers mild weather, saying under 50 is too cold but around 70 is comfortable.
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Pollocksville
Craven Foundry
Lemmon at 70 Bright Despite Grumpy Title
Jack Lemmon turns seventy and says he feels fantastic, planning a golf round to celebrate. The Oscar winner for Mister Roberts and Save the Tiger looks ahead to Grumpier Old Men with Walter Matthau, set to begin after his party.
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Jack Lemmon
Shakur Receives Maximum Term in Sex Assault Case
New York judge sentences Tupac Shakur to 4 1/2 years in prison for sex abuse after a trial alleging he groped and forced oral sex on a 20 year old woman in a Manhattan nightclub. He must serve 18 months before parole eligibility. Shakur apologizes to victim and youth of America while maintaining innocence.
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Manhattan
Carter's Poems Find Print Run After Publisher's Doubt
Former president Jimmy Carter discusses publishing delays and initial rejections for his poetry collection Always a Reckoning. He notes a small advance and a rapid fifth printing, with publishers now seeking a second volume. Carter credits his Georgia boyhood for much of the verse and says he has avoided writing about his late brother Billy.
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Georgia
Billy
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Sports idols exposed as flawed real people in Royko column
Mike Royko argues sports reporters shield athletes from true flaws, recounting off the record tales of trades, inappropriate behavior, and hidden misdeeds. He notes the press box lacks cheering, while fans hear selective, sanitized stories about athletes’ conduct.
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Chicago
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Bears
Budget funds for Cherry Point and New River questioned
A reader call-in poll asks if snow and cold Wednesday inconvenienced residents and if Clinton's budget, including 27 million for Cherry Point and New River construction, is enough. Call lines invite yes or no votes amid local concerns.
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Cherry Point
New River
BRAC
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