Vanceboro arsonist convicted in Craven County case
Timothy Lail of Vanceboro pleaded guilty to second degree arson for a 2018 fire at Craven Farms Road. The habitual felon was sentenced to up to eight years and ordered to pay $48,000 restitution to the property owner after investigators linked him to starting the fire with garbage debris while intoxicated.
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Craven
Vanceboro
Craven County
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Superior Court
John Nobles
Beaman Road blaze yields third homicide for sheriff
First term sheriff Chip Hughes reports a burned body found along Beaman Road about five miles west of New Bern after a brush fire call around 11 30 p m. The fire was confined to the area and a body was discovered near the Caswell Branch Bridge built in 1909 and restored in 2007 by the New Bern Preservation Society.
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Beaman Road
New Bern
U.S. 17
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Caswell Branch Bridge
Coffee With a Cop at Dunkin Donuts on Valentine’s Day
New Bern Police Department partners with Dunkin Donuts at 2315 Neuse Boulevard for a meet-and-greet event called Coffee With a Cop. The free coffee session runs from 7 to 9 a.m. on Valentine’s Day, offering a neutral space for residents to meet officers, ask questions, and discuss community policing.
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Havelock Board Discusses Four Way Roundabout Plan
Havelock City leaders debated a four sided roundabout at Lake Road and Miller Boulevard as a safer, efficient alternative to the current intersection along a hurricane damaged road. The NC Railroad indicated conditional acceptance pending right of way. Mayor William Lewis updated on progress with HNTB and NC DOT involvement.
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