Youth Awareness Day Planned By New Bern Police
The New Bern Police Department invites city children up to age 15 to Youth Awareness Day this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kafer Park on George Street. The free event features games a petting zoo fire trucks and displays with refreshments. Officer Rosa Bennett notes the annual festival honors local youths.
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New Bern
Kafer Park
George Street
Rosa Bennett
Police Department
Bennett
Coast rally day to back Gov Hunt budget in Raleigh
Environmental groups plan a coast rally in Raleigh led by Gov Hunt's proposed budget. Bus transportation costs 15 per seat with pickups in Pamlico and Craven counties. Participants meet at 7 a.m. and return by 6 p.m. Lunch at the capital mall followed by visits to legislators. Reservations required by two provided numbers.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Capitol
Jonathan Howes
State Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
DEM
Division of Marine Fisheries
North Carolina Coastal Federation
Neuse River Foundation
Pamlico
Craven County
Chevron
US 70
Airport Road
Capital Mall
Meat store hold up suspect sought by Craven deputies
Craven County deputies seek a white male in his 40s who robbed a meat store at gunpoint Thursday afternoon at 9350 Old Highway 70 West. He took 400 to 500 dollars, shoved clerks into a meat locker, and escaped as the clerks hid in a refrigerator. A composite sketch exists and Crimestoppers offers up to 1000 dollars for tips.
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New Bern
Craven County Sheriff’s Office
Highway 70 West
Bob Brown
Craven County
Sheriff's Office
Crimestoppers
Pamlico Community College holds graduation with GED award
About 200 family and friends packed Pamlico Community College for the ceremony as Faith Titus received a GED special award. Raskin-Carbonell urged graduates to pursue unknown futures while nursing graduates Roderick Merritt and Keith Cannon spoke with plans to work in hospitals and as a male nurse.
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Arapahoe
Sarah Bumgardner
Jamie Bunn
Faith Titus
Pamlico Community College
Bumgardner
Patricia J. Raskin-Carbonell
Raskin-Carbonell
Raskin Resources
Douglas Kearney Jr
Louise Muse
Pamlico County
North Carolina
Roderick Merritt
Keith Cannon
Merritt
Cannon
Downeast Covenant Church
Reelsboro
Department of Social Services
North Carolina urged to boost funding for community colleges
Rep. Robert Grady backs a $78 million yearly rise to expand access and training at community colleges. House and Senate proposals total about $436 million next year, with existing budget at $451 million and Gov. Hunt proposing $440.6 million. Grady would add five new company tied job training centers, bringing the count above 33, to sharpen workforce preparation across the state.
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North Carolina
Robert Grady
Jacksonville
House
Senate
Grady
Diane Tyndall
Craven Community College
Tyndall
Jim Hunt
Marines Ready to Bail Out UN Peacekeepers if Ordered
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Lejeune Cherry Point and New River would land in the ex Yugoslav republic within six hours of an order to evacuate UN troops from Bosnia. MEU Marines would provide a safe passage and could lift hostages using two dozen helicopters and landing craft. The unit has previously evacuated UN personnel in Somalia and joined Haiti intervention.
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Kearsarge
Clinton
U.N
Bosnia
U.S
Adriatic
24Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
MEU
Camp Lejeune
Cherry Point
New River
United Nations
Berndt
John Elliott
Gardner
N.D
New River Air Station
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
Marine Corps Air Station
Marine Wing
Marine Air Support Squadron
Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marine Tactical Control Squadron
2Nd
Marine Control Squadron
Marine Attack Squadron 231
HMM-263
New Hampshire
Pensacola
Nashville
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Ancona
Italy
Somalia
Haiti
Hollerin Contest Marks June at Spivey's Corner NC
Bruce Godfrey profiles the International Hollerin Contest in Spivey's Corner Sampson County where thousands attend each year since 1969. Ermon Godwin founder explains the event aims to revive a rural art once used to pass messages across fields. The festival runs 10 a.m. to 7:02 p.m. with the main competition at 3 p.m. and seeks national recognition as a holiday someday.
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North Carolina
Spivey’s Corner
Sampson County
Ermon Godwin
Spivey
Ermon
Godwin
Spivey’s
Charles Kuralt
Johnny Carson
Pat Sajak
San Francisco
Bruce Godfrey
Janeiro
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Grads
Pamlico College
Jesse Avery
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Yvonne Jones
Amber Hardison
Kimberly Ensley
Midway High School
Godfrey
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