Opening arguments set in Skeels murder trial in Craven County
Prosecutors and defense aim to agree on two alternates before opening in the capital case of Michael Skeels. Jurors will decide if Skeels, who admits killing Elbert Stokes, is responsible for the 60 year old Goldsboro man. Investigators allege kidnapping, murder, and theft of a 1981 Ford pickup after a two day search. Skeels may claim intoxication and impaired memory.
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Michael Skeels
Craven County
Skeels
Elbert Rosevelt
Sam” Stokes
Goldsboro
Stokes
Lake Road
Carteret County
FOP and Blue Knights Sponsor Road Block 95 Car Show
The Tri-County FOP and Blue Knights No 1 sponsor Road Block 95 at Craven County Fairgrounds starting 1 p.m. Saturday. Registration is 15 dollars preregister or 20 dollars day of show. categories include compact car and truck, classic, full-size truck, street car, and three motorcycle classes. Open to public with free admission. For preregistration call Jeffrey Fink at 919 745 4005 or 919 633 5389.
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Tri-County Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Blue Knights No. 1
Craven County Fairgrounds
Jeffrey Fink
Lecture on Louisiana TEDs and skimmer trawls at N C Aquarium
Bob Hines of the University of North Carolina Sea Grant will lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday in the N C Aquarium teaching lab in Manteo, explaining TED rules and the skimmer trawl device. The talk covers bycatch reduction, legal framework, and test results showing skimmers release more bycatch alive and speed retrieval reduces fish stress. Contact Wayne Wescott at (919) 473-3937 for more information.
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Bob Hines
University of North Carolina Sea Grant
N.C. Aquarium
Manteo
Sea Grant
Wayne Wescott
Neuse River Foundation to host hog farm meeting
The Neuse River Foundation schedules a quarterly meeting at 2 30 p m Sunday in Craven County Library New Bern inviting the public to hear four speakers on hog farming issues. The lineup includes Robert Mor ty former U S senator Wilmington Bill Holman Raleigh Jonathan Phillips Craven County ECU Greenville and Don Webb Stantonsburg with topics from water quality to environmental legislation and the IBP plan in Cove City.
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Neuse River Foundation
New Bern
Craven County
U.S
N.C. Ping
Robert Morty Wilmington
Bill Holman
Raleigh
General Assembly
Jonathan Phillips
Ecu-Greenville
Don Webb
Stantonsburg
Association of Responsible Swine Industry
IBP
Cove City
Jones County eyes 500000 upgrade for water system
Jones County commissioners consider a 500000 investment to upgrade the water system aiming to improve reliability and allow expansion. A study by McDavid and Associates would assess need and feasibility for more wells and a new 250000 gallon storage tank, with funding hoped from Rural Development loans and grants if monthly charges reach about 21 dollars per user.
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Trenton
Jones County
Larry Meadows
Maysville
Meadows
McDavid and Associates
Charles Joyner
Horace Phillips
Causey
Jones Water System
Watts blitz builds aid from former New Bern resident
Reggie Gustus, 45, a former New Bern resident, travels to Watts for a Habitat for Humanity blitz build with the Jimmy Carter Work Project. He helps volunteers construct homes, sharing his story of returning to repay the debt of giving back. Graciela Gonzalez and her husband with five children will move into one of the 21 homes as 1,200 volunteers work. Gustus, who bought a Rancho Santa Margarita home in 1991, credits Habitat with changing his life and even raised funds this month at Western Digital in Irvine.
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Los Angeles
New Bern
N.C
Reggie Gustus
Watts
Jimmy Carter
Habitat For Humanity
Gustus
Graciela Gonzalez
Max Roth
Wayland
Iowa
Habitat Project
Western Digital
Irvine
Calif
Habitat
Transpark earns praise from federal officials in Kinston briefing
In Kinston at the Community Arts Center, U S Commerce Dept officials and a U S Agriculture trade official heard North Carolina showcase the Global TransPark plans. Siddhartha Ray India's ambassador to the U S praised NC progress and vowed to relay the message to his government. The briefing highlighted goals of foreign trade zone status and an educational training center for the 15 300 acre site at Kinston jetport.
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Kinston
N.C
Jim Sughrue
Authority
Sughrue
Transpark
Good Help Hard to Find In National Soapbox Rant
Bruce Godfrey vents at the woes of modern labor and leadership from his Janeiro home. The column riffs on security guards, surgeons, executives, and politicians, noting high profile blunders and the difficulty of finding reliable help. He cites Wilder v RDU and other gaffes, lampooning the era of big jobs and quick fixes.
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Raleigh-Durham
Virginia
L. Douglas Wilder
Guv
RDU
Usair
Globe Security Systems
Wilder
Kizzoner
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
Carolina
Bruce Godfrey
Janeiro
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O.J
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Transportation Secretary
FBI
John Doe
Godfrey
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