Three Extraterritorial Areas Zoned Residential by Board
Havelock City commissioners unanimously rezoned three extraterritorial areas to single family residential use with 10000 to 20000 square foot minimum lots. Areas include between NC 101 and US 70 east of Havelock, along Slocum Road north of US 70, and Westbrooke subdivision. Cher ry Point Marine Corps Air Station area not zoned. Tax concerns noted. only city residents face ad valorem taxes. Commissioner Gene Smith absent.
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Havelock
NC 101
US 70
Slocum Road
Slocum Creek
Cher
Ry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Westbrooke Subdivision
Eva Sermons
Gene Smith
Trail of Marine in Forest Fire Delayed to August 7
The arraignment and trial of Camp Lejeune Marine Lance Cpl. Darrin York Hackett, 25, accused of arson in the Croatan National Forest fire, have been postponed to August 7. Three co‑defendants accepted plea bargains. two Marines pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of a vehicle.
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Camp Lejeune
Croatan National Forest
Lance Cpl
Darrin York Hackett
Hackett
Raleigh
Black Swamp Road
Jones County
Russia
Ett
Samuel Edward Perry
Jack Melvin Knouse Jr
U.S. District Court
Elizabeth City
New Bern
Nicotine Tied to Infant Deaths in SIDS Study
Duke University researchers say nicotine may link to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome based on the first laboratory evidence of a cause and effect. The study notes nicotine alters stress hormone production, affecting a newborn's ability to recover from oxygen deprivation.
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Duke University
Duke
North Carolina House approves toll bridge plan for Corolla
A bill to form a state bridge authority to build and run the Outer Banks toll bridge in Currituck County won tentative approval 93 to 12. The more than two mile bridge could charge up to ten dollars, linking Corolla, a northern Outer Banks fishing village, by road for the first time.
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Corolla
Banks
State House
Currituck County
North Carolina
Library to use Equifax in drive to recover overdue books
Wayne Modlin of the Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library plans to enlist Equifax to locate and bill patrons with long overdue books. The policy targets items overdue by weeks, with fines and potential credit reporting if unreturned, aiming to reduce a $50,000 backlog from the rebuilt library opened in 1992.
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Craven-Pamlico- Carteret
Wayne Modlin
New Bern-based
Equifax Credit Information Services
Credit Bureau
Craven and
Carteret Counties
Modlin
Equifax
Craig Emmerich
Emmerich
Havelock weighs trash bag rule and curb container idea
Havelock commissioners discussed requiring curbside trash containers with lids and nighttime placement, but the plan stalled for lack of support. County and ARS contract changes, increased sticker fees, and possible contractor shifts were also explored.
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Havelock
Board
Beth Martin
Kathy Townsend
Craven County
Waters
ARS
North Carolina lowers weakfish size limit to 10 inches
The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission reduces the minimum weakfish size for all anglers in state waters to 10 inches, matching commercial rules and aiming to counter a federal proposal to close the EEZ to weakfish harvest. The 7-5 vote followed disputes over 12 inch limits and federal actions.
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North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission
Jerry Schill
North Carolina Fisheries Association
National Marine Fisheries Service
North Carolina
North Carolina Aquarium
Manteo
Schill
Atlantic
Correction corrects filed float plan location
A Thursday Sun Journal correction clarifies that boaters must file float plans with a specified party or family member before embarking. The notice fixes previous misstatement about where to file the plans and reiterates the proper contact person.
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Sun Journal
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Trail of Marine
Cpl
David Edward Hamann
Camp Lejeune Marine
Washington, D.C
Hamann
U.S
General Motors
Durham
Jesse Avery
Mike
Jamal Evans
Newport
Havelock Board
Townsend
Jess Hawkins
the Marine
Hawkins
National Marine Fisheries
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