Vets urged to attend meeting on mobile clinic changes
Craven County veterans council chairman Doris Gaskins notes proposed changes to the VA mobile health clinics include no walk-in service no eye doctors and possible permanent satellite clinics. She calls for at least three clinics to ensure accessibility and affordability urging attendance at a 7 p.m. meeting at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City. Carteret officials favor keeping the status quo and have asked congressional representatives to intervene.
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Carteret Council
Carteret County Board of Commissioners
Rock Creek roads eyed for state upkeep by DOT
Jones County commissioners sent a resolution to the state Department of Transportation urging East Rock Creek Road and Rock Creek Lane in the Rock Creek Farm subdivision be added to the state system. West Rock Road action is postponed after a resident poll and a petition of six signatures. There are 13 homes and 23 parcels along West Rock Creek Road.
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Rock Creek Lane
West Rock Road
Sondra Riggs
West Creek
West Rock Creek
Meadows
Commissioners Restore 1000 Donation To Council on Women
Craven County commissioners voted 5 to 1 to allocate 1000 from the contingency fund to the Craven County Council on Women after removing the program from the budget two years ago. The council provides counseling and legal help for sexual assault victims lacking insurance or funds.
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Pamlico County Sioners
Craven County Council On Women
Tiaw
Craven
Pamlico
Jones Counties
Sherry Jones
Jones
Plan to end moratorium approved for Craven County district
The Neuse River Water and Sewer District will be taken off the state moratorium by January 1997 at the latest, following a Division of Environmental Management approval of a special order of consent amendment. Tim Broome notes key milestones including land application expansion and new wastewater capacity, while officials discuss allocating 50 to 69 taps and pursuing a Reedy Branch site for spray.
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Craven County
Neuse River
Trent River
State Division of Environmental Management
Stately Pines
Harold Blizzard
DEM
al Hodge
Hodge
Blizzard
Vernon Harris
Gary Bleau
Board of Commissioners
Private's trial to start today at Cherry Point
Jefferson Clements Adams a 21 year old Marine private from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station faces a court martial for attempted murder of a military policeman and assault with intent to commit murder after allegedly trying to run down Cpl Jason P Erlemann with his car during a January 29 incident. He then allegedly rammed through a base gate and held officers at bay for hours before surrendering. He faces multiple charges including resisting arrest destruction of government property aggravated assault drunk and disorderly and violating a lawful order.
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Cherry Point
Jefferson Clements Adams
Marine Wing Support Squadron 274
Marine Corps Air Station
Adams
Jason P. Erlemann
Bland eyes 3rd District Congress seat
Former Craven County sheriff C W Bland, 60, contemplates challenging Rep Walter Jones Jr for North Carolina’s 3rd District seat. He eyes the U S Marshal position but faces a stalled Senate blue slip, while backing tobacco defense, military jobs, health care reform, and stricter criminal penalties. Bland’s career spans New Bern PD, Craven County sheriff from 1978 to 1994, and FBI Academy graduate.
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Craven County
C.W “Pete” Bland
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North Carolina
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U.S. Senate
Bland
Walter Jones Jr
Rn.c
U.S. House of Representatives
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Naval Aviation Depot
Cherry Point
Bill Clinton
New Bern
Lenoir
FBI Academy
Clinton
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