Arapahoe board approves three cent fire tax
Arapahoe voters will see a three cent per hundred valuation tax levied to fund the Arapahoe Volunteer Fire Department, projected to raise about 2400 annually. County commissioners had refused to create fire districts, citing concerns about overtaxing poorer residents.
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Arapahoe
Arapahoe and
Oriental
Pamlico County
Squadron CO changes scheduled at air station
Three helicopter squadrons at New River Marine Corps Air Station will receive new commanding officers in the next two weeks. Lt. Col. Richard W. Spencer will assume command of HMLA-269 at 3 p.m. Thursday. Lt. Col. Philip E. Buchinger will take charge of HMM-261 at 3 p.m. May 25. Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Conaster will become CO of HMLA-167 at 3 p.m. May 31.
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New River Marine Corps Air Station
Richard W. Spencer
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
HMLA
269
Philip E. Buchinger
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261
Kenneth J. Conaster
HMLA-167
Coast Guard pilots shorter boards for stickered boats
Ensign Andre Billeaudeaux of Fort Macon says abbreviated Coast Guard boardings will spot check essential required items on recreational boats with the current Auxiliary Courtesy Marine Examination decal. Officers aim to make inspections faster while maintaining safety and compliance.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Fort Macon
Coast Guard Auxiliary
The
Coast Guard
Andre Billeaudeaux
Man Pleads In Murder Plot Receives House Arrest
Pamlico County Superior Court sentenced John Alan Edwards 40 Merritt to four years for his role in a murder plot and apologized to target Mary Banks. A man identified as Price received 180 days of house arrest and a nine year inactive sentence after agreeing to aid Edwards in finding a gunman.
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Pamlico County Superior Court
Ape Sd
Mer Convenience
John Alan Edwards
Merritt
Edwards
Price
Pamlico County
Danny Miller
James E. Ragan III
Mary Banks
Havelock suit challenges school suspension over BB gun incident
Rosemary Mullins sues Craven County Schools arguing policy on weapons on and off campus misapplies rules and seeks readmission for her son Jamin Mullins after a October suspension for an off campus BB gun incident. The family says the incident was accidental and policing should fall to police.
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Havelock
Rosemary Mullins
Apt
Shipman Road
Craven County Superior Court
Mullins
Hatteras Drive
Havelock Middle School
Nancy Carroll
Craven County
Jamin Mullins
James E. Ragan III
Ragan
River Bend seeks ETJ restoration angering locals
River Bend May extend extraterritorial jurisdiction to 500 feet beyond its town line threatening Hidden Oaks Tuscarora Rhems area residents fear higher taxes fewer freedoms and loss of property control while opponents denounce the move as overreach and unnecessary.
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River Bend
George
Blanche Wilson
Hidden Oaks
General Assembly
Wilsons
George Wilson
Bill Ritchie
House
Senate
Ritchie
Pollocksville Road
US 17
New Bern
Wilson
Clarence Simpson
B&t
Tuscarora-Rhems Road
Simpson
Tuscarora-Rhems
Toby Simmons
Pamlico seeks million grant for county sewer system plan
Pamlico County commissioners have $10,000 optioned to buy 400 acres on NC 306 as the first step toward a countywide sewer network. The land purchase hinges on a $1 million grant from a 1993 bond referendum to acquire the site, upgrade Oriental’s treatment plant, and build a land spray system. The project would also fund new collection lines near Oriental and involve the Bay River Metropolitan Sewer System to reduce river discharges.
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Bayboro
Pamlico County
Pamlico Community College
Arapahoe
Oriental
Bill Rice
le Woonside
Rice
Neuse
Karen Brasher
Bay River Metropoli
Tan
Jim Krauss
Bay River
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New River
Alvin West
West
Edna Bryant
Angela Harris
Sun Journa
Pamlico
Bob Emory
Weyerhaeuser
State Division of Environmental Wages Richert