Carteret considers 496 acre site near Bogue Field for new schools
Carteret County officials study 496 acre tract near Bogue Field as potential site for a new elementary and high school despite military opposition. Jet noise and flight path proximity spur caution though committee notes no solid evidence the land lies in an aircraft accident zone. Other sites include 80 acres on NC 24 and 90 acres on Eagle and Hibbs roads. The panel aims to decide within a year.
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Carteret County
Bogue Field
Fred Fulcher
Marine Corps
Cherry Point
NC 24
Eagle and Hibbs Roads
Lake Roads
Fraudulent Truck Purchase Under False Identity Exposed
Kenneth Fishman of 1621 A Spencer Ave faces warrants for two counts of obtaining property under false pretenses and false application for a motor vehicle title after using a deceased man’s identity to buy a Sonoma pickup. The scam involved pilfering the deceased Jimmy Pilkington’s Social Security number and driver’s license, with a bank financing the loan before repossession and theft claims emerged. No charges filed yet. investigation ongoing in New Bern.
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Jimmy Lawrence Pilkington
Hazard
New Bern
Kenneth Fishman
Spencer Ave
Setzer
John McAlexander
Sonoma
Fishman
United Carolina Bank
Student trades headband for handcuffs after squabble
Alessand Wright, 17, of Avenue B, New Bern High School student, was charged with disorderly conduct and communicating threats after a dispute Thursday morning. Assistant Principal James Allen Wiley asked him to remove a headband forbidden by policy. Wright allegedly threatened the principal and became violent, was handcuffed, and released to his mother.
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New Bern High School
Alessand Wright
Avenue B
James Allen Wiley
Wright
Wiley
Moen expands in North Carolina adding 100 New Bern jobs
Moen plans a three stage realignment of North American plants, moving assembly and brazing to New Bern while Sanford loses 125 jobs. By October the New Bern plant will employ about 800, with potential growth beyond 1,000 later this year. Moon Inc. notes 3,000 NC employees nationwide.
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North Carolina
Moen
Craven County
Moon Inc
New Bern
Allen Pfenninger
Ohio Base Company
Sanford
N.C
Tom Thompson
Economic Development Commission
Stanadyne
Pfenninger Said
Pfenninger
North America
Kinston
Moon
Shadowing Day Lets Teens Explore Downtown Jobs
About 80 students from New Bern and West Craven high schools spent Shadowing Day in downtown New Bern. Seniors Stephanie Cox and Harry Stewart joined venues from Sonny’s Restaurant to Harmony House Bed and Breakfast while Rebecca Mitchell toured the Sun Journal advertising office. The program, sponsored by Craven County Board of Education and the Downtown Business and Professional Association, showcased a range of careers in 45 downtown businesses.
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James Mattocks
Sun Journal
Rebecca Mitchell
Becky Thomas
New Bern High
April Kilpatrick
West Craven High School
Stephanie Cox
Sonny
Cox
New Bern
West Craven High Schools
Harry Stewart
Mitchell
The
Sonny’s
West Craven
Junior Teon Mitchell
Craven County Board of Education
Downtown Business and Professional Association
New Bern High School
Havelock forms group to defend Cherry Point aircraft
Derryl Garner mayor of Newport announces Allies in Defense of Cherry Point ADCP to back BRAC 93 decision. A $50 000 budget funds a consultant liaison to press Cherry Point over Oceana Virginia Beach and Cecil Field Florida with state and federal coordination.
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Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Cherry Point
BRAC
Oceana
Air Station
Huffman
ADCP
Perry
Jim Hunt
Washington, D.C
Adcp W
Marion Smith
Wor
Bern
Beware the Ides of March in New Bern and beyond
Bruce Godfrey reflects on March 15 as a historically rotten day from Julius Caesar to U S Tax Day. He recalls New Bern’s 1862 occupation siege with Yankee looting, hospital use, and restored order under Union rule. The piece blends history with cautionary humor about peril on March dates.
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New Bern
Julius Caesar
U.S
IRS
New
Ed Suppor
Bruce Godfrey
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Carteret
Beaufort
2Nd Marine
Aircraft Wing
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Pilkington
McAlexander
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
Jesse Avery
Sun
Michael Genovese
Lincoln
Godfrey
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