County weighs 16.3 million bond for Havelock middle school plan
County commissioners vote to place a 16.3 million bond before voters to fund a new Havelock middle school and three other projects. If the bond fails, a lease purchase option at about 11 million could be pursued. The budget request totals 12.6 million, aiming to support repairs renovations and a junior ROTC program at West Craven High School.
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Havelock
Hemphill
Blizzard
West Craven High School
Portsmouth chosen as temporary storage for radioactive acid
The U S Department of Energy designates Portsmouth as a staging site for 183000 gallons of nitric acid used in nuclear weapon production. Two shipments have arrived at Sea Land Services Portsmouth Marine Terminal for transfer to ships bound for Britain while Baltimore and Port Elizabeth may also receive acid. Environmental groups oppose the plan amid a two year proposal.
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Portsmouth
U.S. Department of Energy
Larry D. Romine
DOE
Hanford
Washington State
U.S
Great Britain
Romine
Baltimore
Port Elizabeth
N.J
Romaine
Sierra Club
Clayton urges elderly to participate in lawmaking
U S Rep Eva Clayton visited about 50 residents at George Street Senior Center to hear concerns on Medicare Medicaid deficit and elderly care. She urged active citizen input and noted possible Medicare cuts while praising letters to Congress and Meals on Wheels defense.
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Clayton
U.S
Eva Clayton
D-N.c
North Carolina
George Street
United Senior Services
Lenoir County
New Bern
Congress
Capitol Hill
Thelma Chadwick
United Senior Services, Inc
Washington
Chadwick
Shannon Wilson
Craven Aging Planning Board
Service
Wilson
Janice Cole
Elizabeth Small
George Street Center
New Bern phone firm unveils 5.355 million upgrade plan
Sprint Carolina Telephone announces a 5.355 million project to modernize New Bern area equipment with fiber optics and digital switching. The program aims to boost reliability and prepare for expanded local calling within a 40 mile radius, without rate changes. Users will access longer calls via seven digit numbers to a broader local area including Kinston and Greenville.
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Sprint Carolina Telephone
New Bern Area
New Bern
Dudley
Havelock
Bayboro
Oriental
Aurora
Pollocksville
Trenton
Vanceboro
Kinston
Greenville
Bath
Grifton
Newport
Washington, N.C
Ayden, Beaufort, Belhaven
Marshallburg
Morehead
Accident Kills Whittington In Craven County Lot Crash
Deborah Franks, inside paying her phone bill, watched as Whittington's car careened 45 yards, struck a parked Toyota, and became airborne. Whittington died after rescue efforts at Craven Regional Medical Center. Officer Cindy Eubanks aided CPR.
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Whittington
Casassa
Deborah Franks
Franks
New Bern
Cindy Eubanks
Craven Regional Medical Center
Parker appealing conviction after Craven County charge trial
Parker, a Craven County commissioner sworn in Dec, faces sentencing in a conspiracy and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance case. Whitted seeks counts dismissed over timing gaps between indictment and testimony, with LeCraft and Bryant as key names in the disputed conspiracy links. U.S. District Judge Boyle flagged possible appellate trouble over dates and co conspirator references.
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U.S. District Court
Raleigh
Whitted
Parker
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Elizabeth City
Craven County
U.S
Douglas McCullough
Robert Leon LeCraft
Rhein Avenue
LeCraft
Donald Gaskins
Florida
Terrence W. Boyle
Boyle
Berry Cordell Bryant
Bryant
Gaskins
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Dexter Harris
Justice Department
Theaoseus
Harris
Cole
Lauch Faircloth
Walter B. Jones Jr
Angela Harris
Sun Journal
George Dudley
Morehead City
TOPAZ
Pollock
Chicago Cutlery
Jacksonville Mall
Jacksonville
Twin Rivers
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