Dover bicyclist critical after hit by vehicle
Dover resident Gregory Stephen Meadows, 41, is in critical condition at Pitt Memorial Hospital Greenville after a Thursday night bicycle crash six miles east of Kinston. The driver Kenneth Payne Avery, 40, faces pending charges and the car was traveling about 46 mph. Meadows allegedly turned left into the car path while riding without proper bicycle reflectors and had been drinking.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary Promotes Safe Boating Week Display
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2004 sets up a safe boating display at Twin Rivers Mall for National Safe Boating Week ending May 26. The National Safe Boating Council cites a 1993 study showing 85 percent survival if wearing life jackets and recommends jackets for children 12 and under. several agencies urge compliance amid ongoing warnings.
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Law and Courts Highlighted in Two Informational Sessions
A two part program on law and the court system begins Tuesday evening with U.S. District Court magistrate judge Charles K. McCotter speaking at 7 p.m. in Courtroom 5 Craven County Courthouse Annex. The free sessions cover wills estates employment law and more with a second program May 26 and contact Cheryl Marteney at 633-.
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Rangers offer twice daily talks at Cape Hatteras center
Rangers from Cape Hatteras National Seashore present pre-summer interpretive programs at the Buxton visitor center two times daily. Russell W. Berry Jr. says the goal is to provide quality visitor experiences as crowds rise. Talks cover natural history shipwrecks World War II submarine activity pirates and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The program runs until June 11, with the visitor center open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and information available at 919 995 4474.
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Pilgrimage marks 50th anniversary of V E Day for POW couple
Robert and Eddella Johnson joined 350 former POWs on a 19 day European tour ending May 5 visiting Berlin Prague Vienna and Salzburg to honor World War II memories. Johnson, a B 24 bomber pilot with the 15th Air Force, endured 10 months as a POW in Polish and German camps.
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Linda Staunch to leave Craven i Medical Center for own PR firm
After 12 years in public relations and marketing at Craven i Medical Center Linda Staunch will resign June 18 to start Linda Staunch and Associates a public relations consultancy based in New Bern She is a prominent local figure with roles including first woman president of the New Bern Rotary Club and a state Health Coordinating Council appointee Her decision reflects bittersweet emotion as she departs a busy hospital environment she helped expand from half its former size to a larger campus with new services and technology.
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Craven County Hospital
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Son's Day Proposal From a Mother's Day Perspective
Sandy Semans of Oriental suggests creating a national Son's Day to honor male offspring alongside Mother's and Father's Day. The column advocates gifts and appreciation, noting sons' roles in family life, visits, and support, while proposing simple ideas like sports gear or remote controls as prizes.
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