Health Fair Focused on Senior Citizens At George Street Center
United Senior Services will host its second annual Health and Wellness Fair at the George Street Center on November 3. The event, backed by Christ Episcopal Church Craven County Health Department and Craven Regional Medical Center, offers free or reduced tests for residents aged 60 plus from Craven and Jones counties. Blood glucose, respiratory function, hearing, and vital checks are provided, with prostate screening 12 30 to 1 30 p m sponsored by New Bern Urology. Reservations are required due to limited space, with contact 638 3800.
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United Senior Services
George Street Center
Christ Episcopal Church
Craven County
New Bern Urology
The
Medical Center
Craven County man charged in alleged kidnapping act
Lindale Smith Jr. of New Bern is charged with two counts of first degree kidnapping for abducting Wade Lewis and Thomas Meadows on Oct 13. Lewis and Meadows, both from New Bern, reported carjacking near Taco Bell and a later escape in Trenton and by a gas station. Smith released on $10,000 unsecured bond and due in Craven County District Court.
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Craven Man
New Bern
Craven County
Lindale Smith Jr
Highway 17 South
Smith
Wade Lewis
Thomas Meadows
Lewis
Taco Bell
Clarendon Boulevard
Meadows
Trenton
Record Nest surge on Cape Hatteras seashore attracts attention
The National Park Service reports 96 loggerhead nests on Cape Hatteras and 132 combined with Pea Island along 70 miles of beach, the highest counts since 1974. Officials warn that nesting success varies. storms, predators, debris, and nets threaten hatchlings while daily patrols relocate nests in high-traffic or eroded areas.
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Park Service
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Thomas L. Hartman
Havelock Commissioners Set Week of Zoning Hearings
Meetings list for Havelock Board of Commissioners includes a 7 p.m. session at City Hall to review the 1993-94 audit report and proposed zoning changes. A public hearing will discuss rezoning 1.67 acres at 716 718 East Front Street from C4 to I2 and a proposed 1995 holiday schedule.
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Havelock Board of Commissioners
City Hall
East Front St
Pollocksville eyed as depot town hall and park
Mayor Jay Bender says moving and renovating the old Pollocksville depot into a town hall could create a municipal building and riverfront park. Donor Catherine Bender aims to preserve the exterior. the project awaits a $100,000 state grant and planning by Reid Keifer and Roy Brazelton.
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Pollocksville
Jay Bender
Trent River
Bender
Catherine Bender
New Bern
East Street
Trent
Reid Keifer
Roy Brazelton
Seaboard Coast Line
Four candidates seek Craven County School Board seats
The Sun Journal reports four candidates, two incumbents and two challengers, vie for two four year terms on Craven County’s Board of Education in districts 2 and 4. They address construction needs, year round schooling, and improving instruction amid regional growth from Cherry Point and the Global Trans Park.
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Craven County Board of Education
Smith
Evelyn Hood
Cove City
Franks
Judy Pierce
New Bern
Havelock
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Craven County
Kinston
Craven
Hood
Board of Education
New York City
James W. Smith
Pierce
West Craven
Craven Pregnancy Counseling Center
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Coastal Eye Clinic
Craven Community Nursing Program
J.P. Smith
Seashore
Cape Hatteras
Terese Conant
Town Hall
America
Hall
Oesie
Laurie Gengenbach
Sun Journal
Jimmy Smith
Dover
Emma Baucom Franks
Emma Baucom
Judy C. Pierce
Cherry Point
West Craven Middle
Roger Bell
Craven Board
of Education
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