Dover mayor write-in wins fire up voters in Craven County
Voters across Bridgeton Cove City Dover Havelock River Bend Trent Woods and Vanceboro and three Craven Sanitary District seats cast ballots. Dover mayoral write-ins captured 72 votes versus incumbent John Percy Wetherington Jr at 50 with write-ins taking about 59 percent. Alderman race saw 70 percent for write-ins. Willow Bright and incumbents Whitley and Wetherington III prominent. Davenport was removed from ballot. Top write-ins to fill remaining Dover alderman seats to be decided next.
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Bridgeton
Cove City
Dover
Havelock
River
Theodore Bright
Gary Whitley
John Wetherington III
Woodrow Davenport
Meloni Wray
Craven County Board of Elections
Wray
Idlewild South to performs two benefit shows in Kitty Hawk
Idlewild South, an Allman Brothers tribute band, will play two benefit shows for Hurricane Dorian victims in Kitty Hawk on November 8 and 9. The lineup features Ricky Grubbs, John Flowers, John Martin, Tim Smith, Dave George, Tommy Hartley, Bobby Hurff, and Tommy Duran, with roots tracing to the Big House in Macon and Sun Day’s fundraiser in New Bern.
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Idlewild South
Macon Ga
Allman Brothers Museum
New Bern Farmers Market
Bobby Hurff
Peace Soldier
Tommy Duran
Allman Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Ricky Grubbs
John Flowers
John Martin
Tim Smith
Dave George
Tommy Hartley
Duane Allman
Dickie Betts
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
New Bern
Hartley
Sutter
Idlewild
Marines Bring Ten Uniforms For School History Talk
Cherry Point Marines visited Grover C Fields middle school to present a traveling history of marine uniforms. Ten ensembles from eleven eras were displayed as Sgt Major Paul McElearney hosted the on stage briefing n explains each outfit including the colonial 1775 origin during the Marine Corps birthday program.
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Grover C. Fields
Cherry Point
Marine Corps
Tun Tavern
Philadelphia
Florence
Paul McElearney
McElearney
Cherry Point Marines
Grover C. Fields Middle School
Giving Tuesday feature on Craven-Pamlico Re-Entry Council
The Sun Journal collaborates with the Craven Pamlico Re-Entry Council and the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce for Giving Tuesday December 4. The nonprofit, led by Greg Singleton and project manager Angela Wilson-Ward, aims to end recidivism and help returning citizens reintegrate. Contact 252 497 2009 or 252 631 0505.
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Craven-Pamlico
the Sun Journal
New Bern Area
Craven-Pamlico Re-Entry Council
Greg Singleton
Angela Wilson-Ward
Craven County
Tonya Shaw
Pamlico County
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