Four migrant workers struck by lightning at tobacco farm
On Arthur Farms along Old Airport Road, a lightning bolt struck a tobacco combine at about 10 am, tossing four migrant workers. Roberto Guillen 21 Hector Pimenteo 21 Rene 24 and Armando Guillen 19 from Mexico were treated at Craven Regional Medical Center. three remain in stable condition while Armando escaped injury. Katarina Guillen, father of two injured workers, described pulling them to safety and guiding them to walk to an ambulance.
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Arthur Farms
Old Airport Road
Roberto Guillen
Hector Pimenteo
Rene
Craven Regional Medical Center
Armando Guillen
Katarina Guillen
Roberto
Armando
Mexico
Katarins Guillen
New Bern
ASMFC votes moratorium on weakfish harvest in meeting
In Philadelphia the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission backed a proposed moratorium on weakfish harvest while awaiting a stock assessment due end August. The NMFS proposed rule would ban fishing for Atlantic weakfish in federal waters. Weakfish range from Florida to Canada, mainly fished from North Carolina to New Jersey, with ASMFC regulating near shore waters. Bob Peele of the North Carolina Fisheries Association criticized the vote as premature without full information.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
ASMFC
National Marine Fisheries Service
Exclusive Economic Zone
Eez
Florida
Canada
North Carolina
New Jersey
ASMEC
Bob Peele
North Carolina Fisheries Association
Greene County man believed to intend death by own actions
Murphy King Jr. 52 sought to die by his own hand Tuesday morning. His girlfriend Robin Blount said he warned they would both die as they drove across Edwards Bridge. King then left the car, headed toward Contentnea Creek, with a bystander reporting a man neck-deep in water. Deputies and other agencies searched the area while Blount was helped to call for help.
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Greene County
Murphy King Jr
Robin Blount
Ted D. Sauls
Blount
King
Edwards Bridge
Sauls
Contentnea Creek
Earl Sessoms
Sessoms
Greene County Sheriff's Deputies
Cold storage firms weigh NC Global TransPark site
Two cold storage companies are considering locating facilities at the N C Global TransPark in Kinston. Discussions are in early stages. no announcement is planned yet. Officials say there is definite interest from at least one firm in the cargo airport complex.
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NC Transpark
N.C. Global TransPark
Kinston
Jim Sughrue
GTP Authority
GTP
My Await Shipping
Body of 71 year old man found off Wrightsville Beach
The body of Oscar Sewell, 71, of Wrightsville Beach, was recovered about 10 yards off Banks Channel near Wrightsville Beach at 11 30 am by Coast Guard crews. He was last seen Monday at dusk, missing around 10 20 pm, and next of kin have not identified the body. The death cause is under investigation. Coast Guard units searched six hours Monday night.
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Banks Channel
Wrightsville Beach
Coast Guard
Oscar Sewell
Waterway Island
Sewell
Elizabeth City
Elderly housing complex planned in Craven County
City aldermen approved rezoning 7.34 acres owned by Vera L. Davis for 48 units, 47 for low income elderly residents and one live-in manager, under HUD 202 through Volunteers of America Elderly Housing in Columbia. Construction could begin after approval, with an advisory committee to aid design and residency applications opening months before opening.
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Craven County
New Bern
Vera L. Davis
Volunteers of America Elderly Housing
Columbia
S.C
Pepper Schales-Elkins
VOA
HUD
Schales-Elkins
The
Volunteers of America
Housing and Urban Development Program
Hay House authentic restoration at Tryon Palace tour
Tryon Palace plans to open the Hay House on Eden Street as a faithful 19th century site. Archeologists uncover the kitchen floor and portico base while researchers confirm original yellow color and brick kitchen flooring.
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Tryon Palace
Hay
White House
Eden Street
Robert Hay
New Bern
Nancy Carney
Green
Council of Friends
Ewen
Matthew
John Wright Stanley
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Combine
Fisheries Commission
Snow Hill
Wrightsville
South Carolina
Housing Authority
Joe George
New Bern Towers
Kensington Park Drive
Bayview Nursing Center
Kensington Apartments
Booker T. Jones
Twin Rivers Opportunities
IND
Washington Post
Kensington
Charlie Peek
Sun Journa
John Green
ECU
Charles Ewen
Janet Garrison
David Burn
Garrison
Burn
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