Marble vandals plead boredom in Craven County spree
Jonathan Douthit and Ronald Jaynes, Craven County suspects, are charged with four counts of injury to property and other felonies after police say they used slingshots and steel balls to smash glass windows and vehicles. Douthit faces additional 76 misdemeanor counts. both await district court appearances.
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Craven County
Jonathan Paul Douthit
US 70 East
Douthit
Ronald Daniel Jaynes
Carolina Pines
Craven
Vancéboro
New Bern
Max Freeze
Craven School Board
Carl Spock
Salvation Army
New Bern-Craven
Three bus drivers win 1995 Tracy Calhoun Memorial awards
Three NC area school bus drivers receive the Tracy Lea Calhoun Memorial award for dedication and safe driving. Elizabeth Schramm of Oaks Road Elementary in Craven County, Ann Sawyer of Anderson Elementary in Pamlico County, and Patsy Mallard of Trenton Elementary in Jones County each earned plaques for years of service and clean records. The award honors a 17 year old student who died in 1980.
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Tracy Lea Calhoun
Craven County
Elizabeth Schramm
Oaks Road
Pamlico County
Ann Sawyer
Anderson Elementary
Jones County
Patsy Mallard
Trenton Elementary
North Carolina Petroleum Marketers Association
Marine Fisheries panel to hear license appeals June 2
The Division of Marine Fisheries schedules two June 2 meetings. The appeals panel will continue hearing denials of commercial fishing licenses at 9 a.m. in Morehead City, while the Fisheries Commission Water Quality and Habitat Committee meets at 1 p.m. in Washington. Contacts are listed for each office.
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Marine Fisheries Panel
Division of Marine Fisheries
Crystal Coast Civic Center
Room 1
Aren
Dell Street
Morehead City
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
Marine Fisheries Commission
Washington
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Carolina Ave
Jess Hawkins
Hard headed brother gets civil service appointment
New Bern Mayor Tom Bayliss nominated his younger brother John Bayliss to the Police Civil Service Board. Aldermen appointed him unanimously. Alderman Don McDowell was absent. The five member panel screens police applicants and hears grievances.
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New Bern
Tom Bayliss
John Bayliss
Police Civil Service Board
Kennedy
Bayliss
John
Don McDowell
Civil Service Board
Police Department
Craven seniors prep for triple graduation ceremonies
Craven County seniors brace for Friday eve graduation at New Bern West Craven and Havelock high schools with 573 total seniors and indoor contingency. West Craven crowns Courtney Morris salutatorian Peggy Cox as vice president. New Bern names Christopher May valedictorian Christiane Hofmann salutatorian.
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Craven County
New Bern
West Craven
Havelock
New Bern High
Stuart Blount
Peggy Cox
Leland Cox
Cove City
Christopher R. May
Ronald May
Christiane E. Hofmann
Martin Hofmann
Havelock High
High School Graduation Dates Set for Three Schools
New Bern High School Havelock High School West Craven High School plan 8 p.m. Friday graduations in their football stadiums with rain contingency to the gymnasiums. Jones Senior High and Pamlico Senior High schedule for June 2 and June 9 respectively.
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Jones and Pamlico High
Jones Senior High
Trenton
Pamlico Senior High
Bayboro
New Bern High School
Havelock High School
West Craven High School
Toys from Egypt to Japan At Macomber's art shop
Vivian Aguilera profiles Ed Macomber owner of Art Materials on Middle Street, a shop famed as the Coney Island of eastern North Carolina for rare papers and paints. He highlights eco friendly unbleached papers and recycled materials, compares cadmium paints with cheaper options, and recalls lessons learned from Disney and Pushpin Studios mentors. Macomber emphasizes material knowledge, surface choices, and the craft behind painting.
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Ed Macomber
Pridaleg
Nanice
Disney
Macomber
Middle Street
North Carolina
Coney Island
Eliot Kreloff
Disney Studios
Milton Glaser
Pushpins Studios
Parson’s School of Design
New York City
Jackson Pollock
Craven Schools seek 12.6 million budget hike in 1995 96
The Craven County school board asks for about 12.6 million in local funding for 1995 96, up from 8.94 million, risking a property tax rise. If approved fully, taxes would rise 11 cents to 0.78 per 100 value. The plan covers renovation repairs maintenance and salary increases with a 56 000 JROTC class at West Craven High and a 2.5 million capital outlay for multiple projects.
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Craven County
Eerie
Gary Bleau
Craven County Board of Commissioners
Bleau
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
West Craven High School
General Assembly
David Clifton
Peesee
Brinson Elementary
Havelock Middle School
Grover C. Fields Middle School
Ht. MacDonald Middle School
Havelock High
Havelock
West Craver
West Craven
HJ. MacDonal
Grover C. Fields
J.T. Barber
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Pamlico and
John West
West
Tracy Calhoun
Tri-county
O.K. Gainey
West Craven High
Courtney Morris
Oral Morris
Vanceboro
Egypt
Japan
By Vivian Aguilera
Sun Journal
Angela Harris
Graham Bar
HJ MacDonald
Havelock Elementary
Havelock Middle
Vanceboro Farm Life
Bridgeton Elementary
West Craven Middle
Brinson Elemen
Bangert
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