Incorporation drive targets Neuse Forest amid annexation fears
The push to form a new Neuse Forest town hinges on nonpartisan council rules, a two-year mayoral term, and a ban on involuntary annexation from the Trent River law. Supporters say incorporation would grant local tax and sewer control, while opponents warn of higher taxes and greater government reach despite anti annexation protections.
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New Bern
Township 7
General Assembly
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Rivershore Drive
Neuse Forest
Hollows
S. Peter Jacobsen
Williamson Drive
Jacobsen
John Nichols
R-Craven
Beverly Perdue
D-Craven
Perdue
Incorporation Committee
Sheriff's Office
Judges push for district based election of Superior Court seats
Judge Fox warned of an appeal likely to overturn his order and urged keeping district division and statewide totals. He criticized lawmakers for resisting a merit based or district system and noted only one Republican has won this century. State officials may appeal.
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Superior Court
General Assembly
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U.S. Court of Appeals
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Oriental
U.S. House of Representatives
District judges to be elected by district in state race
U S District Judge James Fox ruled that statewide elections for Superior Court judges will shift to district based selections. The decision affects District 3B covering Craven Pamlico and surrounding counties, with candidates Wainwright and Ragan weighing the impact on campaigning and fundraising.
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U.S. District Court
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Superior Court
Bayboro
Mother confronts gunpoint car theft with two boys present
Karen Huss describes the night her estranged husband David Smith allegedly threatened her at gunpoint and drove away in her car with her two young sons, ages 2 and 4. Neighbors and authorities await investigators as tensions rise over the incident in Union.
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State halts Union memorial on site of Civil War battle
In Raleigh the Historic Resources Commission rejected a proposal to erect an 11 foot Union monument at the Newton Grove battlefield. The 6 to 5 vote angered supporters who planned private funding led by the Cape Fear Living History Society while Confederate groups praised the decision marking ongoing wartime tensions on Tar Heel soil. Opponents argued the grave marker would honor Union dead as the site nears federal recognition as a preserved Civil War location.
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Ueeprine
State Historic Resources Commission
Raleigh
Newton Grove
Tar Heel
Bob Tolar
Cape Fear
Frank Powell
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Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
William Powell
Sherman
Mantle sues trading firm over pay cut threat and rehab claim
The Hall of Famer says Upper Deck pressured him to accept a pay cut and claimed his alcohol rehabilitation reduced marketability. Mantle filed suit alleging the company threatened to bench him unless he agreed to costs. An Upper Deck spokesman declined further comment.
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Upper Deck Co
Upper Deck
Mantle
Missing baseball and a strike TV sitcom tale
A fragmented piece discusses Moe, a 27 year old marathoner, running as a lifeline, a Milwaukee TV station replacing a canceled show, and a January debut. It mentions Dennis Greene, former Sha Na Na lead, teaching at the University of Oregon and starring in Harlem Exchange, a play inspired by his Harlem upbringing and civil rights links.
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Moe
Milwaukee
Bernsen
Arnold Becker
L.A
Dennis Greene
Woodstock
University of Oregon
Greene
New York City
Harlem
Columbia University
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Peter Taylor Pulitzer novelist dies at 77 in Charlottesville
Peter Taylor, 77, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist noted for exploring the Old South, died of pneumonia at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville after years of strokes. His 1987 Pulitzer came for A Summons to Memphis, about a man summoned home to prevent his father’s remarriage, per wire reports.
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Peter Taylor
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Taylor
Memphis
Fortin Vacation Visit Sparks Waterford Resident Talk
Waterford Michigan resident Fortin, while in New Bern on a vacation trip, discusses travel habits and weighs in on term limits beyond the presidency, proposing six years as the absolute maximum.
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Fortin
Waterford, Mich
New Bern
Ross trades skates to help ailing friend run marathon
Olympic gold medalist Johann Olav Ross said he will swap his ice skates for running gear to support his friend Ketel Moe who has cystic fibrosis. He will run the New York City Marathon as Moe’s assistive runner, speaking at a Manhattan junior high assembly about gratitude and personal growth.
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Koss
New York City
Ketel Moe
Ross
Manhattan
Misery First Then Happiness Says Institute Founder
A think tank founder argues misery drives happiness and that modern comfort keeps Americans unhappy. The discussion links deprivation, jobs, and basic needs to contentment while proposing a meteor scare as a game changer, ending with skeptical notes on government and leadership.
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