New York teens arrested with cocaine at New Bern bus station
Two allegedly trafficked cocaine from New York aboard a bus led to police discovery of half a kilogram hidden in coats. Quizell Taylor, 17, and Ray Peterson, 19, both of NYC, face cocaine trafficking charges and possible federal charges. Police seized a Walkman, pager, two portable phones and $132. Each held on $100,000 bond. warrants pending for Peterson.
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New York
New Bern
Alex Setzer
Quizell Taylor
Bloomfield St
New York City
Ray Peterson
Setzer
Taylor
Palace ends single-site tickets with unified 12 dollar adult fee
Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens will revise its fee structure to a single 12 dollar adult and 6 dollar child admission covering all buildings in the restoration. The change drops the 8 dollar palace-only fee while keeping garden and annual pass prices unchanged. Kay Williams cites focus groups in Charlotte and Washington, D.C., noting demand for simpler pricing and no significant income gain is expected.
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Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens
Kay Williams
Charlotte
Washington, D.C
Palace
Williams
Palace Gardens
County and municipal meetings list for Jones Pamlico counties
This week schedules meetings for Jones County Board of Commissioners Neuse River Council of Governments Pamlico County Commissioners Board of Education Bridgeton Cove City Oriental and Trent Woods boards and councils. Meetings cover county administration buildings town halls and civic centers with times from 7:30 p m to 9:30 a m.
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Jones County Board of Commissioners
Neuse River Council of Governments
Civic Center Capital
Trent River
Pamlico County Commissioners
Neuse River Council of Governments Veterans Council
Pamlico County
Jones County Board of Education
Bridgeton Board of Aldermen
Town Hall
Cove City Board of Commissioners
Vanceboro Board of Commissioners
Stonewall Board of Commissioners
Oriental Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Music Board of Commissioners
Trent Woods
Crowns for queens at Save the Seed ceremony
The Save the Seed Committee honored 27 black women leaders in Craven, Pamlico and Jones counties at the Sheraton Grand with a crown ceremony during four hours of dinner and programing. Yolanda King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., urged unity and community to rebuild youth guidance and uplift, noting Rosa Parks’ 1955 Birmingham bus refusal sparked the civil rights movement. The event featured an Agnes Bizzell skit, Maya Angelou quotes, and tributes to local figures like Thelma Chadwick and Norma Sermon-Boyd, plus Julia Jones who earned a GED after bearing 16 children.
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Save the Seed Committee
Sheraton Grand
Yolanda King
Martin Luther King Jr
Rosa Parks
Birmingham
Agnes Bizzell
King
Sheraton
Gloria Pitt
Maya Angelou
Save the Seed
Tricounty
Craven
Pamlico
Jones Counties
United Senior Services
Thelma Chadwick
Jones County
Norma Sermon-Boyd
Julia Jones
Lenoir
Gibbs receives Morehead Scholarship at UNC Chapel Hill
Bayboro-Pamlico County senior John Gibbs, sole tri-county recipient, earned the 1995 Morehead Scholarship at UNC Chapel Hill. Gibbs plans physics study, with a $45,000 award covering all expenses. He has been active in football, quiz bowl, Beta Club, Foreign Language Club, church youth, and leadership programs.
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Bayboro
Pamlico County
John Gibbs
Tri-County
Morehead
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Gibbs
River Bend residents push recall and ballot initiatives
River Bend residents gathered 377 signatures at town hall for a March 9 work session to seek a recall of elected officials and an initiative process. Councilwoman Elizabeth Brinson aims to place the measure on the March 15 agenda. The group seeks a 25 percent threshold for council action or petitioned voter initiatives, with hopes to reach about 500 signatures before a potential March 55 meeting.
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River Bend
Elizabeth Brinson
Richard Milliman
Millman
Town Hall
Brinson
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Saint's Delight Church Road
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Ciersko Construction Co
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Institute of Government
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