Commission member exits after job disqualification concerns
George Jones of Onslow County resigns from the Global TransPark Commission over legal concerns about hiring commission members as paid staff. The search committee cites a state statute preventing board members from paid work for their own organization. No final decision was given, Jones says he was eliminated due to his status as a commissioner.
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George Jones
Onslow County
Henson Barnes
Norwood Whitely
Whitley
Commission
Board Cancels Meeting for Learning in Washington
Craven commissioners canceled tonight's meeting as they attend the National Association of County Commissioners legislative conference in Washington D C through Tuesday. All commissioners except Chuck Tyson and Gerald Parker are in Washington for workshops on Craven County concerns and lobbying Congress about Cherry Point expansion and other county problems. The next meeting is scheduled for March 20 at 8 30 a.m.
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Craven
National Association of County Commissioners’ Legislative
Washington, D.C
Chuck Tyson
Gerald Parker
Washington
Craven County
Cherry Point
Out of towners charged in mall shoplifting spree
Five out of town suspects were arrested in the Twin Rivers Mall parking lot after stealing more than 2700 dollars in merchandise from Kmart and Cato. Lt. Greg Simmons of the New Bern Police said this pattern repeats about biannually. Suspects were seized around 8 30 p m with items tucked in carts and face multiple charges including possession of stolen goods and larceny. Bond set at 3000 dollars for each. They are due in Craven County District Court.
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Twin Rivers Mall
Kmart
Cato
Greg Simmons
New Bern
Craven Schools Seek Windfall From 1991 Environmental Fine
Craven County boards won a Wake County ruling that state constitution assigns criminal fines to local schools. The decision concerns a $926,000 DEM settlement after Weyerhaeuser violated air quality permits at its New Bern mill, potentially shaping future district claims and funding for technology in elementary schools.
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Craven County
Wake County
Division of Environmental Management
DEM
Weyerhaeuser
David Henderson
North Carolina
New Bern
Man seeks more visitation in Pamlico County Court case
Pamlico County man J J Hudson Jr of Reelsboro failed Friday in Pamlico County District Court to obtain increased visitation with his two daughters. The federal suit against North Carolina and the county clerk was dismissed as the state cannot be sued, and Hudson plans to appeal to the Fourth Circuit. The hearing found him unfit to supervise the children, who testified they do not want to spend weekends with him, though they would dine with him. He admitted poor judgment for briefly leaving his 5 year old alone during a movie outing.
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Craven Schools
North Carolina Supreme Court
Henderson
Bayboro
Pamlico County
J.J. Hudson Jr
Reelsboro
U.S
Hudson
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Mark Chesnutt
Frieda Winfrey Hudson
North Carolina
Department of Social Services
Ches
Alex Trebek
Woman hammered in NBPD parking lot
Two men Jimmy L. Casey and Larry W. Casey were released on $1,000 secured bonds after allegedly attacking Barbara Estes in the New Bern Police Department lot. Estes suffered head injuries from a hammer blow as police found a concealed weapon in a car linked to Jimmy Casey.
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New Bern
Jimmy L. Casey
Poplar St
Larry W. Casey
Carolina Beach Road
Wilmington
Craven County District Court
Larry Casey
Barbara Estes
Estes
Veronica Jones
Avenue B
Queen Street
Jones
Jimmy Casey
Craven Terrace
Chris Estes
Alford Estes
The Age of the Humor Impaired in the 90s
A columnist laments the 1990s as the age of the humor impaired and urges laughter as relief from stress. The piece riffs on political divides and media trivia, cites jokes from readers, and imagines a National Laughter Day. Sandy Lemans of the Sun Journal signs off.
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Kinston
Global TransPark Commission
Seabrook
Fairview
Roland King
Chapel Hill Road
Springdale
Debra McCall
Preston Ave
Fayetteville
Michael Lee Wilson
South Bragg Blvd
Spring Lake
Harrison Boyd Rogers
Eva Circle
State Supreme Court
Arland Bell
Havelock
Bell
Charlie
4Th District Court
Louis Foy
Carol
Superior Court
Henry Stevens III
Jones County
Trenton
Nutt
Beethoven
St. Bernard
NBPD
By Robyn L. Davis
Sun Journal
Simpson
Watchers Society
They
Newt Gingrich
Hillary Clinton
Newt
Hillary
Vivian Aguilera
Jesse Helms
Andy Warhol
Whoopi Goldberg
Congress
Sandy Lemans
The
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