Craven County forms wastewater task force
Craven County commissioners begin appointing members to a short term wastewater task force. Chairman Gary Bleau namesDon Dye Pete Monte James L. Spock Jr. Robert Mills and Don Beaver with others to follow. About 14 members expected after remaining appointments. State University scientists urged broad community involvement.
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Craven
Craven County
Gary Bleau
Republican Party
Don Dye
Don Phillips
Pete Monte
Chuck Tyson
James L. Spock Jr
Earl Wright
Robert Mills
Bleau
Havelock
Don Beaver
Lee K. Allen
North Carolina State University
Two Asheville men charged in fatal Grace Apartments fire
Investigators in Asheville say they plan to try two suspects within a year for arson and murder in the Grace Apartments blaze that killed 27-year-old David Cotton and left 24-year-old Alison Kafer seriously burned. Jamie Smith and James Davidson face multiple counts. a witness says a speeding car left the scene at 3:23 a.m.
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Asheville
New Bern
David Lawrence
Phillip” Cotton
Alison Kafer
Kafer
Winston-Salem
James Damon Davidson
Hillside Street
Harley Shuford
Buncombe
Jamie Lamont Smith
Merriman Avenue
Davidson
Smith
Grace Apartments
Cotton
Boulder
Colo
Craven County Sets August 14 as First Day of Fall Classes
Craven County schools will start on August 14 marking the end of Summer Vacation 1995. The school board approved the date as the foundation for the upcoming calendar to be developed in the coming weeks. Jones County and Pamlico County boards are awaiting further timetable decisions on scheduling and calendars.
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Craven Schools
Craven County
Jones County
New Bern woman extradited after cross country forgery spree
Yolanda R. DeHring, 35, of Lot 19 1712 Hwy 17 North, charged in Craven County with two counts of forgery and uttering for cashing two $900 checks from a stolen purse at BB and T on Neuse Boulevard. She fled to California and led authorities on a three week cross country return trip, later spending six days in a Utah jail during extradition.
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New Bern
California
Yolanda R. DeHring
Hwy. 17 North
Craven County
Bb&t
Neuse Boulevard
DeHring
T. R. Dunn
North Carolina
Craven County weighs bigger convention center and tax hike
Craven County backed plans for a larger convention center stall amid higher costs and funding questions. The New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce and Craven County Hospitality Association push for a larger site and a staged occupancy tax increase to fund the project and related tourist improvements.
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Chamber
Bern Area
Hicks
TDA
New Bern
Tryon Palace Drive
Denise Johnson
Craven County Hospitality Association
Chamber of Commerce
Craven County
General Assembly
Johnson
Craven Evaluation seeks new identity as regional authority
Craven Evaluation and Training Center, a 24 year old program serving five counties, aims to become a self supporting authority separate from the Craven County Board of Education. Executive director Roy Evans says the move would broaden contracts with government entities and allow county oversight, with 1993 94 figures showing 187 clients and a 2.1 million budget.
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Craven Evaluation and Training Center
Roy Evans
Jones
Pamlico
Craven County Board of Education
Board of Education
CETC
Evans
Craven County
Carteret County
Jones County
Lenoir County
Pamlico County
Craven County School Board
Brad Sneeden
Sneeden
Cherry Point
Board seeks more control over planning board appointments
Bayboro area county officials schedule a public hearing for February 20 at the courthouse to consider amendments that would let the board appoint and remove planning board members without fixed terms. The move follows past removal of Gary Harrison and calls for accountability, with an apology offered by commissioners to Harrison and his family.
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Bayboro
Planning Board
Pamlico County
Jim Sugg
Sugg
Linda Fodrey
Gary Harrison
Fodrey
Mary Ann Harrison
Harrison
Pamlico
Fee
Doug Brinson
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al Toon
Parker
Toon
Judy Romick
Cross
Dunn
Laurie Gengenbach
Sun Journal
Heilig-Levine
Craven County Progress Center
Gone
Steve Hicks
The
New
Food Service
Pandora Parker
Craven Evaluation
Said Evans
Pleasant Hill
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