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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1994
Page
3
Public Works Director Dan ny Meadows reports a four day holdup on the Middle Street project. Asphalt paving was set to start today but will begin Monday. White hexagonal pavers for sidewalks arrive July 15, delaying concrete work. A $400 a day penalty looms if completion slips past August 5.
Thomas Anthon Allen, 35, of Hampstead, escaped Newport Correctional Center during a painting detail at about 9:30 p.m. He was serving seven years for felony marijuana trafficking and had been at the minimum-security facility since June. Authorities warn he may be dangerous and urge anyone with leads to contact the prison or local police.
Sea Grant urges awareness of rip tides as swimming season begins. Lifeguards report drownings from swimmers overestimating abilities and fighting currents. Learn to swim across then shoreward, or ride out until dissipating. In North Carolina rips run 10 to 20 feet wide and 50 to 150 feet long before fading. Contacts: Spencer Rogers at (910) 458-5780 or Sea Grant Raleigh at (919) 515-2454.
Pamlico County may lack an animal control officer after commissioners cut the budget, despite health officials stressing the need for rabies control work led by officer Hilda Carmody. The board weighs using savings and private donations to fund the position, with a July 18 decision anticipated.
The New Bern Housing Authority receives 775,060 from HUD to continue modernization across 579 apartments at Trent Court and Craven Terrace. Executive director Joe George says he has not yet been officially notified, while assistant director Guy Smith outlines security screens, kitchen renovations, porch improvements, awnings, and lead paint abatement as ongoing components. Lead tests in 1991 showed small levels mainly on doors and wash-line posts.
The General Assembly approved a measure to block New Bern from annexing new territory across the Trent River without owner consent. The bill, signed June 30 by Mayor Tom Bayliss, preserves voluntary annexation while waiving a state satellite annexation cap for New Bern. A separate bill would let Township 7 vote in November on becoming the town of Neuse Forest.
Recent rains assist fire crews at Croatan National Forest ground blaze. J C Brown of the U S Forest Service says lingering dense smoke has cleared and traffic on Catfish Lake Road remains cautious. Fire could flare again. officials hope for further rain to extinguish it entirely.
The City Hall clock tower in New Bern shows 1 15 as all four clock faces are stuck since an early Tuesday motor breakdown. Public works director Danny Meadows says a replacement motor is ordered and expected in two to three days, with repairs dating back to 1991 or 1992 and a backup motor to be repaired.
The Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Command narrowed the Cherry Point outlying airfield search to nine locations in Carteret Beaufort and Jones counties not including Pamlico. Oak Grove, Bogue Field, and Atlantic airfields are among options with two more private parcels in Beaufort and Carteret counties under review.
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