Boy 9 dies after darting into roadway in yard near home
A 9-year-old, Brett Lee Weeks, was hit by a car on Spring Garden Road and died at Craven Regional Medical Center. Trooper Hofmann said the child darted into the path of the vehicle driven by Tricia Gray Clark, who was not speeding or at fault. Weeks and his sister attended James W. Smith Elementary School.
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Joe Hofmann
State Highway Patrol
Tricia Gray Clark
Cove City
Hofmann
Brett Lee Weeks
Craven Regional Medical Center
Spring Garden Road
Weeks
James W. Smith
Parker asked to reprimand prosecutor in Craven County drug case
Parker's attorney Earl Whitted seeks a U.S. District Court reprimand for U.S. Attorney Douglas McCullough over public comments about evidence including a taped Florida informant call. The motion, filed in Raleigh, argues McCullough violated rules. McCullough defends the comments as lawful. Trial set May 22 in Elizabeth City. parties do not expect delay.
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Craven County
Gerald Parker
U.S
Earl Whitted
Goldsboro
Douglas McCullough
Parker
Whitted
U.S. District Court
Terrence Boyle
McCullough
Raleigh
Florida
The
Sun Journal
Elizabeth City
City to survey residents on recreation needs in New Bern
New Bern officials will ask residents what recreation they want in the next six months. Aldermen approved hiring a consultant to study the city’s recreation needs, a project championed by Alderman Robert Raynor who seeks more inner city youth programs and potential user fees for non residents. The study lasts about six months at $25 000 to $40 000 and plans include a swimming pool and possible department changes after fiscal year 1995 96.
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New Bern
Robert Raynor
Bill Hartman
Hartman
Aldermen approve 5.3 million in city equipment leases
The New Bern Board of Aldermen approved a 4 1/2 year lease purchase for police and utilities billing computer equipment at 4.99 percent with Alderman Don McDowell dissenting. An additional unanimous vote authorized a 5 million lease for Brices Creek area water system expansions to add storage, pressure, a fifth well, tanks, and a hydraulic main.
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New Bern Board of Aldermen
Don McDowell
Rick Pendleton
McDowell
Brices Creek
Southern Nations Leasing
Charlotte
New Bern woman helps shape White House aging resolutions
Thelma Chadwick of United Senior Services in New Bern was among North Carolina’s 32 delegates at the White House Conference on Aging. She helped push 50 resolutions to Congress, including preserving Social Security Medicare and Older Americans Act funds, with a final report due in 270 days.
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North Carolina
Craven County
White House
Congress
America
Thelma Chadwick
United Senior Services
New Bern
Chadwick
Giles
Washington
18th century remains found near Tryon Palace during road work
Excavation along Pollock Street uncovered the foundation of an 18th century building, not the oldest at New Bern, with wood sill and brick remnants. Artifacts include creamware, Delft ware, a rusted nail, bone fragment, and ballast stones. A possible kitchen garden bed dating to 1767–1770 was found on Eden Street during the DOT and city repair project.
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Pollock Street
Tryon Palace
New Bern
John Green
Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Debra Joy
Joy
Woodsill
Delft
Eden Street
Green
Archaeology finds halt drainage project at Pollock and George
Construction at the intersection of Pollock and George streets for a drainage upgrade is paused for archeological monitoring after discovering 18th century animal bone ceramic pieces and building debris. Excavation may continue another week, with artifacts photographed and dated. Tryon and George streets closures extend today and Thursday as state and city fund the work, part of a larger plan including Metcalf Street later.
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Pollock and
George Streets
Eden Street
Pollock Street
Joy
Green
Tryon
George
DOT
Pollock
Metcalf Street
Tryon Palace
Enquirer Takes Up Story of Sick Boy in Havelock
Catherine Higginbotham and Sgt Dave Higginbotham of Cherry Point report their 3 year old son Dave Higginbotham suffers a rare mitochondrial disease. The National Enquirer plans coverage to reach families facing similar battles while Duke Medical Center researchers seek insights.
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Enquirer
Havelock
National Enquirer
Catherine Higginbotham
Dave Higginbotham
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Duke Medical Center
Durham
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