Commissioners approve extra pay for Monette during transition
Craven County commissioners at a short special session voted to pay newly elected sheriff Jerry Monette an additional 687.34 for two weeks worked as acting sheriff, bringing his two week total to 1615.38. They also shifted the December 5 meeting to the Craven County Courthouse for a larger audience.
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Jerry Monette
C.W
Pete” Bland
Craven County Board of Commissioners
Sher
Iff
Craven County
New Bern police seek bill to donate bikes to needy kids
The New Bern Police Department asks the General Assembly for local legislation to allow donating unclaimed bicycles to children from low and moderate income families. The department stores about 200 abandoned bikes yearly, holds them 30 days, then auctions them to fund the school board. The planned Dec. 3 auction includes 140 bicycles.
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New Bern
General Assembly
Police Department
Michael Rice
Second alleged coke supplier arrested in Atlanta sting
Eleven men remain at large in the Southern Surprise drug operation that has netted 29 suspects. Roger Butler, 35, of Walterboro, S.C., was captured in Atlanta with two more minor dealers detained in New Bern. The ring allegedly fed crack cocaine to the Berry Cordell Bryant organization in the Duffyfield area after Sam McCotter’s prison, with six defendants freed on unsecured bonds and six more awaiting bond hearings. About 60 officers from multiple agencies joined the 18 month crackdown, which began 5:30 a.m. Monday. another supplier was nabbed in Miami.
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Georgia
Roger Butler
Walterboro
S.C
Atlanta
New Bern
Butler
Berry Cordell Bryant
Duffyfield
Sam McCotter
Richard Broughton
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Durham
Bryant
Broughton
Boston
John McAlexander
All About Children Day Care hosts Thanksgiving rehearsal dinner
At Neuse Boulevard, Maezell Cauley’s center directed by Judy Morris held a Thanksgiving rehearsal with 160 children ages 18 months to 4 years in pilgrim and Indian paper outfits. Three-year-old Michael Matthews revealed turkeys come from the kitchen as Daddy cooks outside, then they eat and have cake. Linsey Morse and John Wayne Hedden wore Indian headgear and pilgrims alike, while Myles Chamberlain and Katie Norton joined the festive mood amid green beans and sweet potatoes.
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All About Children
Neuse Boulevard
Maezell Cauley
Judy Morris
Michael Matthews
Michael
Daddy
Linsey Morse
Greenbrier subdivision resident group aids 12 families this season
More than 100 residents of Greenbrier subdivision organize to help 12 families in need for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Dena Sierocki explains the effort grows from Guardian Ad Litem insights and local groups like Enis Brook Homeowners Association. Gifts include food baskets, toys from Emerald Ladies Golf Association, and an Angel gift system delivering on December 19 and 20.
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Greenbrier Subdivision
Dena Sierocki
Sierocki
Greenbrier
Enis Brook
Emerald Ladies Golf Association
Santa Claus
Pie King busily fills Thanksgiving pie orders in New Bern
Pie King on Pollock Street works fast to complete hundreds of Thanksgiving pies for pre orders and walk ins. Co owners Mary Peterkin and Johnnie Sampson Jr with Cleveland Peterkin rely on a five person staff to bake pecan pumpkin and sweet potato pies while eyeing franchise growth and regional expansion.
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Pie King
Mary Peterkin
Johnnie Sampson Jr
Sampson
Cleveland Peterkin
New Bern Area
Peterkin
Johnnie
Pollock Street
Broad Street
Food Lion
Glenburnie Road
Pak-A-Sak
East Front Street
New Bern
Ohio
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McCotter
Miami
Linsey
John Wayne
John Wayne Hedden
John
Katie Norton
Myles Chamberlain
Grandma
Sheraton Grand
Jesse Avery
Sun Journal
Bakers
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