Craven County Board Bans Smoking Inside Any School Building
Craven County school board approved a sweeping smoking ban for all staff inside buildings occupied by students and in view of students. The policy, required by a federal education law amendment, also directs schools to designate minimal smoking areas outside or away from student areas. Superindent Brad Sneeden noted some districts ban smoking on grounds, but this measure stops short of a full grounds ban.
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Craven County School Board
Brad Sneeden
Sneeden
Property owner withdraws rezoning request in Havelock
In a fluctuating dispute, W. S. Harrington withdrew his June proposal to rezone two parcels at Church Road and Miller Boulevard from residential to highway commercial. City delays and miscommunications led to canceled hearings and missing legal descriptions, with no stated reason for the withdrawal at the latest meeting.
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Havelock
W. S. Harrington
Church Road
Miller Boulevard
Harrington
Planning Board
Bears Dedication Set For Downtown Bear Plaza
Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp invites the public to a 1 p.m. Sunday dedication of three wood bear sculptures in Bear Plaza on Middle Street. The 12 foot black bear and cub sculpture with a raccoon will stay, the 8.5 foot bear moves to Pollock Street park. Contributors names will be listed on a permanent plaque.
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Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp
Bear Plaza
Middle Street
Havelock Middle Site Pick At Special Meeting
Craven County school board schedules 2 p.m. Nov. 30 at the board of education building to choose a site for a new Havelock middle school. Seven sites along US 70 between Carolina Pines and Havelock are under review.
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Craven County School Board
Board of Education
Havelock Middle
Brad Sneeden
Sneeden
Neuse COG survives salvos at board meeting in New Bern
The Neuse River Council of Governments held a three and a half hour meeting in New Bern with sharp exchanges over leadership and alleged misdeeds. Former executive director Roy Fogle, ousted last year, looms as a controversial figure amid disputes over a $700,000 JTPA overcommitment and ongoing mailings. Directors pledged to hire a permanent executive director in December while tensions over documents and audits continue to color the governance battle.
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Craven County
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Elizabeth Barnhill
Newport
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Garner
Havelock
Jimmie Sanders
Sanders
Dorothy Pullicino
Jacksonville
Joe Normandeau
Onslow County
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JTPA
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Turrentine
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Elton Hinnant
Wayne County
Rick Barnes
Carteret County
Barnes
Ferrell McKinney
Bayboro
New Bern
Booze It and Lose It checkpoint set in Havelock
Havelock police and State Highway Patrol join the statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign tonight with a roadblock on NC 101 at 10 p.m. Officers will check licenses and test for impairment, aiming to deter drunk driving. The effort, part of Gov. Hunt's five year highway safety program, runs weekends through Dec. 4 in various counties.
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NC 101
Kevin McKenzie
Jim Hunt
McKenzie
Willard Mitchell
Highway Patrol
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Tooling Around With Tools and A New Neighbor Tale
A humorous column recounts Tom in Fairfield Harbour obsessed with home projects and tools, meeting his new neighbor Bill Jones who arrives amid Tom’s exclamations about missing tools. Bruce Godfrey, a wordsmith in Arapahoe, writes the piece.
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Bill Jones
Bruce Godfrey
Arapahoe
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