Father and son rescued after three days adrift at sea
Billy Ray Locklear and his 15 year old son drifted 70 hours in 15 foot Atlantic swells after losing a propeller near Cape Fear River. They were rescued 45 miles east of Wilmington aboard the luxury yacht Triumphant Lady and taken to Brunswick County Coast Guard station. The elder, 45, faced storms on deck with no navigation or radio and lacked life jackets.
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Billy Ray Locklear
Cape Fear
Atlantic Ocean
Wilmington
N.C
Coast Guard
Brunswick County
Delilah Locklear
Billy
Ray Jr
Brandon Brewer
Fifth Coast Guard District
Locklears
Locklear
Morning Star
Associated Press
Commerce secretary to visit North Carolina TransPark site
U S Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown will visit the North Carolina Global TransPark site on Thursday to receive an update and address reporters at 5 40 p m at the Community Arts Center in Kinston A business and government leaders reception follows from 6 7 p m The visit was arranged by U S Rep Eva Clayton to understand the project which aims to create up to 48000 jobs in eastern North Carolina.
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U.S
Ron Brown
North Carolina
Brown
Community Arts Center
Kinston
Busi
Ness
Eva Clayton
D-N.c
Mosquito War Rages In Pamlico County
In Pamlico County a summer mosquito battle continues as rain winds and poor equipment hinder control efforts. Supervisor Billy Tripp asked commissioners to act as middleman to supply residents with lawn mower spray tanks at about $20 per container, noting the need to repeat cycles due to weather. Commissioner Adrian Wharton pledged action but no measure was approved as County Manager Bill Rice awaits guidance.
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Pamlico County
Billy Tripp
Pamlico
Tripp
Adrian Wharton
Wharton
Bill Rice
Legislature weighs district elections for Superior Court judges
A Senate committee approved a compromise constitutional amendment to shift appointive and retention practices for appellate judges. It would remove statewide elections for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges, while electing Superior Court judges by district. Voters would later retain appellate judges after a set term, with appointments from the same party if vacancies occur.
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State Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Senate
House
Sen
Roy Cooper
D-Nash
Supreme Court
Ore Age
GOP
Craven County Seeks Relief With New Sewer Plan
Craven County proposes a revised sewer strategy after scrapping Ramada plant expansion. Tim Broome outlines increases to lagoons and Stately Pines capacity, land purchases, and a new land spray system, aiming for completion within a year pending DEM review and a revised special order of consent.
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Craven County
Craven
Division of Environmental Management
DEM
Don Reuter
Ramada
Tim Broome
Broome
Reuter
Harold Blizzard
Bay River district advances countywide sewer plan and prison site
Bay River Metropolitan Sewerage District and Pamlico County move to form a regional sewer system joining Oriental. The plan redirects wastewater to a spray irrigation site near Pamlico Community College as a $5 million project with a potential $1 million state grant and additional loans. A private 500 bed prison site is also backed by Pamlico officials pending state approval.
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Bayboro
Bay River
State Division of Environmental Management
Jim Krauss
Bay River System
Oriental
Bay River Board
Edward Spencer
Spencer
Maurice Benton
Benton
Pamlico County
Pamlico
Mill Pond Road
Bay City
General Assembly
Krauss
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Long Beach
US Commerce
Transpark
Raleigh
Stately Pines
Craven-Jones County Line
Pines
Neuse River
Township 7
Township 6
Con
Jesse Avery
Sun Journal
Ryan Rhodes
Spencer Avenue
Eighth Street
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