Mardi Gras and Run With Your Heart Weekend Events
Weekend events feature the Run With Your Heart charity race in Jacksonville at Riverwalk Crossing with 5K 10K or 15K options from 9 a.m. to noon and a finish festival plus a virtual option. Packet pickup is March 1 at Staybridge Suites. Also in New Bern the 4th annual Mardi Gras parade and all day celebration on Spencer Avenue begins at 11 a.m. with a 3 p.m. parade. Kinston hosts the Krewe of the Neuse Mardi Gras Yall Crawl starting 7 p.m. with a wristband entry and a nighttime parade.
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Riverwalk Crossing
Court St
Jacksonville
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Staybridge Suites
Cobra Court
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New Bern
Tryon Palace
Spencer Avenue
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Kinston
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Herritage Street
Woodington Middle School
Couple convicted of heroin trafficking in Craven County
Johnathan Rice and Shirley Bramer pleaded guilty to heroin trafficking in Craven County Superior Court. Investigators found heroin and drug paraphernalia during a May 2018 warrant service at the New Bern residence, with items including cutting agents scales Suboxone and hundreds of dollars.
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Johnathan Rice
Newport
Shirley Bramer
Havelock
John Nobles
Scott Thomas
Craven County
Rice
New Bern
Bramer
City of New Bern builds disaster resiliency plan
City officials say New Bern is moving from Hurricane Florence recovery to resiliency planning with NEMAC and FernLeaf. City Manager Mark Stephens notes Florence’s impact and aims to lessen future storm effects through a public private partnership.
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New Bern
Mark Stephens
NEMAC
FernLeaf Group
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Craven County Tax Department
Florence
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SUN Journal
Three warrants yield six arrests in Pamlico County
A months-long investigation into heroin and other drugs led Pamlico County deputies to Martha Bond Phillips at 1236 NC Highway 306 Grantsboro. Authorities served a warrant on the property and seized heroin packages, marijuana and digital scales. Phillips faces felony charges for maintaining a place and a vehicle for controlled substances.
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Grantsboro
Pamlico County
Sheriff’s Office
Martha Bond Phillips
NC Highway 306
Pamlico
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