North Carolina 3rd District special election filings begin
Candidate filing opened Monday for the North Carolina 3rd Congressional District special election. By 4 p.m. two Republicans and one Democrat had filed as of 4 p.m., with Friday March 8 the deadline to file at the N C Board of Elections office in Raleigh. Names include Phil Law of Jacksonville and Michele Nix of Kinston among Republicans and Ike Johnson of Jacksonville among Democrats. Harry Brown did not plan to seek the seat.
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Phil Law
Jacksonville
Michele Nix
Kinston
Nix
N.C. Gop
Ike Johnson
Walter Jones
U.S
House of Representatives
Roy Cooper
N.C
New Bern Fire Rescue earns Class 2 rating
A state inspection and NCRRS audit upgraded New Bern Fire Rescue to Class 2 from Class 3. The rating ranks New Bern in the top 2 percent of five districts nationwide and among the top 28 of 1,533 districts in North Carolina, effective June 1. Chief Boyd credited the department’s work.
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New Bern
North Carolina
Boyd
Creekside Elementary 4th Graders Design Bunny Hutches
Four rows of Creekside Elementary students designed rabbit hutches to aid homeless rabbits.78 pupils produced 25 designs with rooms for litter trays ramps toys and even second stories.Voted best will become real by New Bern Senior High drafting and shop students. A pet calendar sold for 10 dollars funds hutches with remaining proceeds aiding Colonial Capital Humane Society.
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Creekside Elementary
New Bern Senior High School
Kathleen Garretson
Garretson
Car chase ends in drug trafficking arrests
A Craven County narcotics stop led to the arrest of Quentin Bryant, 34, and a woman after he fled on Elder Street James City. Officers recovered about 4 ounces heroin 2 ounces powder cocaine and 14 grams crack cocaine from the vehicle, then seized more drugs at his residence.
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New Bern
Craven County
Elder Street
James City
Bryant
US 70
Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
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