Bridge wreck snarls downtown New Bern traffic
A five-vehicle collision on the John Lawson Bridge over the Neuse River stalled traffic for over an hour. Westbound US 70 Business backup extended past the overpass, with gridlock on East Front Street and Broad Street. State Highway Patrol reported one minor injury.
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John Lawson
Neuse River
East Front Street
Broad Street
New Bern
James City
Queen Street
State
Highway Patrol
Jerry Monette
Body found in river IDed as drowned woman
The body of 31 year old Leanne Gray of Winston-Salem was identified Monday as the woman who drowned Saturday after jumping into the Neuse River near Northwest Creek. After a three day search, the body was recovered about 400 yards from the anchored boat of John P. Weyerhaeuser. An autopsy was planned for Tuesday.
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Neuse
Winston-Salem
Leanne Gray
Bob Brown
Craven County
Weyerhaeuser
Gray
Pedro
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Gary Smith
Bridgeton Rescue Squad
Marine Fisheries schedules several meetings this month
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries set multiple meetings before July ends. Melba Edwards calls a Thursday 10 30 a m meeting at the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in Beaufort. An appeals panel meets Friday at 9 a m in Morehead City’s Crystal Coast Civic Center to review license moratorium denial petitions. Curtis Donaldson says the Law Enforcement Committee meets July 25 at ECU Regional Development Services at 6 p m.
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North Carolina
Morehead City
Crystal Coast Civic Center
Curtis Donaldson
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission
East Carolina University
Arapahoe Opposes Wastewater Spray Site Near Town
About 40 residents of Arapahoe attended a Monday night meeting with Pamlico County commissioners and project engineer Tim Baldwin of McKim and Creed. They questioned the NC 306 land application site for treated wastewater from regional districts Bay River and Oriental, fearing a storage lagoon and odor, while officials say the lagoon replaces river dumping and the plan supports county growth. The Arapahoe Town Board had already opposed the site, and residents seek proof that no better county site exists. The project, funded by state grants and loans totaling about 4.3 million, could start before 2000 and raise monthly bills to around 28.50.
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Bayboro
Pamlico County
Arapahoe
Tim Baldwin
McKim and Creed
NC 306
Pamlico Community College
Baldwin
Marion Altman
Oriental
Bay River
Bay
Neuse
Phil Prescott Jr
Board of Commissioners
Prescott
Leo Brinson
Brinson
Bill Rice
North Carolina
Erage
Pamlico
Altman
Heat concerns push jail upgrades at Jones County
William, a jailed man, complains the Jones County jail is hot and poorly lit. A $25,000 improvement package including a new heating and cooling system, window replacements, and lighting upgrades is planned. The state jail inspector urged staff to hire more jailers and ensure two per shift.
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Trenton
William
Jones County
Reynolds Mason
Mason
Judy Smith
Frank Brown
Brown
Outdoor Life
Newsweek
Senator McCain backs Cherry Point NADEP against 60 40 law
Senator John McCain said the Naval Aviation Depot at Cherry Point is the nation s most efficient and that scrapping the 60 40 private labor rule would not hinder it. He noted ongoing talks with Representative Walter B Jones Jr to protect Cherry Point while attending a Craven County fundraiser.
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U.S
Walter Jones Jr
R-N.c
Doug Edwards
Craven Regional Airport
John McCain
R-Ariz
Jones
Naval Aviation
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Craven Regional
U.S. Senate
McCain
U.S. House
Walter B. Jones Jr
New Bern
Trawick
Buzzy” Stubbs
Craven County
Craven County Board seeks dismissal of Parker suit
The Craven County Board of Commissioners plans to ask Craven County Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit by former member Gerald Parker who resigned after a federal drug conviction. The suit targets five commissioners who voted for Parker’s June 5 resignation resolution, alleging improper action at a meeting without agenda notice.
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Craven County Board of Commissioners
Gerald Parker
Parker
Trawick “Buzzy” Stubbs
Craven County
Stubbs
Jimmy Baker
Airport Road
Baker
County Water and Sewer Board
Reedy Branch
Craven-Jones County
Neuse River
Township 7
Township 6
William Griffin
Centura Bank
Clarendon Boulevard
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State Highway Patrol
Monette
Trent River Bridge
Carson Toler
Toler
Northwest Creek
Fairfield
Marine Fisheries
Bruce Freeman
Division of Marine Fisheries
Ing
Martie Peen
By Robyn L. Davis
Sun Journal
Larry Meadows
Meadows
Angela Harris
Senator
Nadep
Clinton
Jesse
Helms
Jim Martin
Walter
Washington
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