Voters head to polls in Craven County 2019 municipal races
Craven County voters cast ballots for mayor and board seats in Bridgeton Cove City Dover Havelock River Bend Trent Woods and Vanceboro plus three seats on the First Craven Sanitary District. Intermittent rain kept some away while turnout appeared strong and candidates voiced goals.
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US Citizens Die in Mexico Cartel Attack
Gunmen ambushed three SUVs on a dirt road in northern Mexico killing six children and three women, all US citizens, with one SUV burned. A missing child and another wounded bring the death toll to at least nine. Five children were sent to Phoenix for treatment as officials note possible misidentification of vehicles. The US president offered help while Mexico’s president rejected a war approach.
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Bypass project advances in Havelock highway plan
Bypass construction on Highway 70 began in Havelock as part of a $221.26 million program due for completion in five years per the NCDOT site. The project includes a flyover and related freeway enhancements.
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Inter Faith Refugee Ministry featured for Giving Tuesday
The Sun Journal partners with the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce nonprofit council to highlight Interfaith Refugee Ministry. The group aids legal refugees in Eastern North Carolina, with director Susan Husson overseeing services and a goal of self sufficiency within four to six months of arrival.
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