Student's wreck injures Pamlico student in Pitt
A Pamlico County High School junior injured when his 1984 Pontiac Trans Am struck a stopped school bus on Scottstown Road near Grantsboro remained in critical condition at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Officials said the closed head injury appeared to worsen overnight after the crash Wednesday morning.
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Pitt
Pamlico County
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Ford
John Nyberg
State Highway Patrol
Scottstown
NC 306
Grantsboro
State tax help offered in New Bern through April 17
North Carolina Department of Revenue personnel in New Bern will assist with state income tax returns each Monday through April 17. The office at 703-B Professional Drive will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Filers should complete their federal return first and bring a copy.
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N.C. Department of Revenue
New Bern
J.W. Rhue
North Carolina
Department of Revenue Office
Federal grant funds police to add officers in area towns
A federal COPS FAST grant will allow Oriental and Vanceboro to double their police forces from one to two and three other area agencies to hire patrol officers. New Bern gained two officers for $143,149.50. Havelock and Craven County each funded one officer. Local share covers 25 percent of salaries for three years.
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Oriental
Vanceboro
New Bern
Havelock Public Safety
Craven County Sheriff’s Office
Havelock
Craven County
Craven board scraps retroactive 750 fee for new water customers
Craven commissioners overturned their January plan to retroactively charge a 750 capital reserve fee to new county water system users. The board cited conflict and irate residents over a form that could force payment, and they may still enact the fee after consulting an engineer.
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Craven Board
Craven
Gary Bleau
Rusty Hayes
Water Department
Transpark loans begin today in North Carolina zone
The Global TransPark Commission approved a policy to convert a five year motor vehicle tax into a revolving trust for development in member counties. Each county can borrow an amount equal to its tax receipts minus expenses at about ten percent below other sources. Applications may open in March with several counties ready to apply.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Commission
Doug Brinson
Pamlico County
School officials call fights isolated incidents
Sun Journal reports New Bern High officials deny discipline is out of hand after two violent incidents Friday and Monday. Eight students face charges including four in a lunchroom fight and four in a hallway assault. Police say one parent fought officers with a gun involved. the mother is charged.
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New Bern High
Brad Sneeden
New Bern
Ken Bumgarner
Sneeden
Bumgarner
Janice Mack Wilson
Howell Road
Wilson
Delton Jerome Wilson
Antoin Benjamin
Craven Terrace
Kenneth Antoine Tankson
Williams St
Janice Wilson
Corey Lendell Wilson
Country Club Drive
Barrington Jamon White
Fox Chase Village
Herman Shelton White
Washington St
Craven County District Court
Cops on campuses eyed as safety bill moves forward
Havelock Public Safety Chief Mike Campbell urges an officer at Havelock High to curb discipline issues and fears among parents. Craven and Jones County sheriffs seek officers for schools, joined by a bill offering 10 million dollars yearly to fund school resource officers, while New Bern Police Officer Chandler Powell already serves the tri-county high school.
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Havelock Public Safety
Mike Campbell
Havelock High School
Craven County
Jerry Monette
West Craven
Jones County
Charlie Albertson
D-Duplin
Ed Warren
D-Pitt
Albertson
New Bern
New
Divorce Barbie and exes in modern love and loss
A satirical tour through divorce culture cites Divorce Barbie, split-up anecdotes, and Ex-Husband Voodoo Dolls. It notes rising divorce trends, jokes about long marriages, and a column by Bruce Godfrey. The piece blends humor with observations on commitment and modern relationships.
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Bruce Godfrey
Janeiro
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