Fire department seeks promised help on septic tanks dispute
Florence Whartonsville Volunteer Fire Department units face forced septic tank upgrades amid unfulfilled promises from North Carolina State University. Seth Daniels urged Pamlico County Board of Commissioners to intervene, noting a 1985 health letter about ground limitations and delays. State health officials said the system is under review and could be approved by early July.
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Seth Daniels
Pamlico County Board of Commissioners
Daniels
Florence
Whartonsville
North Carolina State University
Bill Rice
Pamlico County Department of Health
Doug Brinson
Howard House
Brinson
N.C. State
Environmental Health Office
Two Inmates Escape from Carteret County Facility
Two inmates from Southmont, Kevin Singleterry and Ricky Rice, escaped from Carteret County Correctional Facility shortly after 6 a.m. They serve 10 year sentences for common law robbery and breaking. Authorities warn they are dangerous felons and likely fled with girlfriends. Singleterry is 29, five foot six, 145 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Rice is 28, five nine, 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
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Carteret County Correctional Facility
Kevin Singleterry
Ricky Rice
Southmont
Singleterry
Rice
Daughtry
New Bern man charged with 57 counts of credit card fraud
Travis Lamont Hall of 2003 Chestnut Ave is accused of using a friend’s access to personnel files at Naval Aviation Depot Cherry Point to apply for two credit cards. He faces 57 felony financial card fraud counts and two credit card theft charges after $5,662.18 in charges. Police say another man’s name was used to open cards and that investigators tracked the fraudulent activity to a vacant residence. Hall is held on 5,000 dollar bond pending district court appearance.
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New Bern
Naval Aviation Depot
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Travis Lamont Hall
Chestnut Ave
Hall
Troy Horne
Havelock boy protests smoke free baseball fields
Eleven year old Jeremy Maxik and his mother rallied at Havelock City Park along US 70 to push for smoke free baseball facilities. He carried handmade signs and cited asthma as his reason while targeting Little League officials and city safety staff. The case ties to a 1993 city policy prohibiting smoking on fields and near facilities with 75 foot separation to non smoking zones.
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Havelock
Jeremy Maxik
Havelock City Park
US 70
Barbara
Jeremy
Havelock Public Safety
Little League Board
Barbara Wilkinson
Steve Fox
Wilkinson
Fox
Barbara Maxik
Mike Campbell
Havelock Public Safety Director
Maxik
Board of Commissioners
League
Campbell
Joe Huffman
Appeals court backs state on federal pension tax
A federal appeals court in Richmond ruled that North Carolina did not owe refunds to federal pensioners who claimed due process rights were violated by a 30 day refund request window. The decision upheld lower court rulings and centered on 1985 to 1989 tax payments and state procedure notices.
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Richmond, Va
North Carolina
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
James M. Sprouse
Two New Bern suppliers plan merger of long standing family firms
Askew's and New Bern Building Supply, two 125 year old plus family businesses, announce a planned merger to form a larger entity with locations in New Bern and Jacksonville. The deal aims to expand into the Jacksonville market, retain all current locations, avoid layoffs, and blend retail traffic with contractor business while preserving management.
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New Bern
Askew's
J.W. Williams
New Bern Building Supply
Jacksonville
Williams
Askew’ S
Rick Askew
U.S. Navy
Askew’s
North Carolina
US 17
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Askew
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