Coast Guard reverses plan to close Ocracoke station
Coast Guard backs off moving boats and staff from Ocracoke to Hatteras Inlet after community pressure and lobbying. The agency will keep boats and enough personnel for year round operations with about a 30 minute response time, likely trimming personnel from 19. Rep Walter Jones Jr. says compromise preserves safety and saves money.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Ocracoke Coast Guard
Hatteras Inlet
Coast Guard
Ocracoke
U.S
Walter
Jones
New Bern Honored in National Main Street Contest
New Bern earned an honorable mention in the national Great American Main Street contest among 25 recognized communities out of 240 entries from 42 states. Salisbury also received honorable mention. five communities won $5,000 awards. The awards were announced May 15 at the National Town Meeting on Main Street in Little Rock Arkansas.
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New Bern
Edward D. Jones & Co
Nized
Salisbury
Main Street
Statehouse Convention Center
Little Rock
Ark
Council on Women Awarded In Home Therapy Grant
The Craven County Council on Women received a 6800 grant from the North Carolina Fund for Children and Families to fund in home therapy for child sexual abuse victims. Sherry Jones says home visits will help tailor treatment by observing family dynamics, with services starting after July 1.
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Craven County Council On Women
North Carolina Fund For Children and Families
Sherry Jones
Council
Margo Ervin
Con
Jones
Ervin
Commander of East Coast Marines to retire August first
The East Coast Marines chief will end his career Aug 1. Lt Gen Charles E Wilthelm, 53, of North Carolina, will replace him at Camp. Wilthelm is commander of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command at Quantico Virginia. Johnston, 57, born in Edinburgh, immigrated to the United States in 1955. He served two tours in Vietnam and was chief of staff for U S Central Command during Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1991 Gulf War.
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Charles E. Wilthelm
North Carolina
Marine
Johnston
Edinburgh
Scotland
United States
Vietnam
U.S. Central Command
ElectriCities faces downgrade on Eastern Municipal Power Agency bonds
A New York firm lowered the rating on 3.3 billion dollars of EM Power Agency revenue bonds from A to BBB plus citing poor competitiveness. Fitch also moved the credit trend to stable. New Bern and 32 member cities face higher borrowing costs though agency officials doubt new debt issuance soon.
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New York City
Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Power Agency
New Bern
North Carolina
Fitch Investors Service
Jim Autry
ElectriCities
Autry
Fitch
Rea
Fim
General Assembly
House Finance Committee
Ralph Puckett
Electric Utilities
Memorial Day traffic safety call to motorists in NC
State troopers in North Carolina urge caution for Memorial Day weekend. Sgt. B R McLeod reports 1994 saw 15 deaths and 1 020 injuries in 1 239 crashes, with plans for checkpoints and patrols to reduce those numbers. Motorists are advised to rest, avoid alcohol or drugs, use defensive driving, supervise children, and expect beach delays due to congestion.
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State Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Sgt
B.R. McLeod
Carteret County
McLeod
Laurie Gengenbach
Man admits to killing his friend in a fatal stabbing
James Hopewell of Havelock pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the January 30 stabbing death of 17 year old Orenthial Ivory at a Craven County home. The judge sentenced him to 26 to 41 months in prison plus $1,100 in fees.
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Havelock
James Hopewell
Craven County
Superior Court
Hopewell
Keith Drive
Orenthial L. Ivory
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
George Wainwright
Havelock Public Safety
James Parks
Parks
Denise Hopewell
Ivory
Allen J. Murphy
Murphy
Wainwright
Memorial Day closures announced for local services
Government offices and United States Post Office will be closed on Memorial Day. Oriental trash collection will be halted except ARS routes which will operate normally. Many grocery stores and Twin Rivers Mail will remain open Monday.
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U.S. Post Office
Oriental Trash Collection
ARS
Twin Rivers Mail
On Both Sides of the River reveals Pamlico pygmy tale
Nancy Winfrey profiles a Pamlico County settlement of little people who lived near Reelsboro until 1925. The book describes a 16 by 14 foot house, a 4 1/2 foot man George Mack, a tiny church and school, a miniature barn, a destroyed cemetery, and about 50 families who farmed and worshipped there. The limited edition Pamlico Press release and local stores carry the work.
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Leona Helmsley
Gulliver
Reelsboro
New Bern
Nancy Winfrey
Pamlico County
Nancy
Henry
Pamlico
Ernest Lee Riggs
Pamlico Press
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