Cyclists prepare for sixth MS 150 bike tour in North Carolina
Staff reports say about 800 cyclists will ride and overnight at Camp Seagull in Minnesota Beach during the two day MS 150. The event starts and ends in Greenville with rest stops supplied by volunteers. Money benefits the eastern North Carolina chapter for services and research. Last year 650 cyclists and 200 volunteers raised $200,000. For riders volunteers or pledges call 919 781 0676.
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Greenville
Camp Seagull
Minnesota Beach
North Carolina
Eastern North Carolina
Havelock Board to interview six finalists for city manager
The Havelock Board of Commissioners will hold an 8 a.m. Saturday special meeting in executive session to interview six finalists for the city manager post. 84 applications were received after the vacancy created by Ralph Kennedy’s death. finalists will meet department heads and tour city facilities before further interviews at a follow up 8 a.m. October 1 meeting.
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Havelock Board of Commissioners
Ralph Kennedy
Woman reports date rape in New Bern garage
A New Bern woman told police she was raped after attending a party with a date and returning to his residence around 2 a.m. in the garage area. She said she is not pressing charges. she was taken to a hospital where medical evidence was recovered while both parties were intoxicated.
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New Bern
The
Sun Journal
Greg Simmons
CRC to hold two public hearings at Wilmington meeting
The Coastal Resources Commission schedules two hearings at the Coastline Convention Center in Wilmington for its Thursday and Friday sessions. One proposes limiting renewals of development and dredge permits, while the other would let subdivision lot rearrangements use existing erosion setback lines. Hearings start 4 PM Thursday with a 9 AM public comment period.
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Coastal Resources Commission
CRC
Wilmington
Coastline Convention Center
Commission On Coastal
Sprint Carolina seeks rate hike in N C Utilities review
Growth in telephone customers and extended area services prompts Sprint Carolina Telephone to ask the North Carolina Utilities Commission for higher local rates. If approved, New Bern Oriental and Bayboro residents face increases Oct 15, with touchtone users seeing smaller hikes. Local service up 22 cents in New Bern. 58 cents for businesses. Oriental Bayboro residences 26 cents. 57 cents for businesses. No hike for Havelock or Jones County exchanges. Commission hearing set Oct 10. written comments and phone inquiries available for residents.
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Sprint-Carolina Telephone
Havelock
Jones County
New Bern
Oriental
Bayboro
Jan Dempster
N.C. Utilities Commission
Sprint-Carolina
Commission
P.O. Box
Raleigh
N.C
Pamlico County to add $5 vehicle fee for transpark zone
Pamlico County residents face a $5 rise in vehicle tags starting Jan 1, directed to the N C Global TransPark Commission. The fee funds infrastructure in the development zone around the Lenoir County transpark, backed by $7.5 million in state money. Public turnout was small, with debate over whether the plan benefits the county and how money is spent.
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Pamlico County
N.C. Global TransPark
General Assembly
Pamli
Commission
Henson Barnes
State Senate
Pamlico
Edsell Hunnings
Barnes
Bates
Craven County
James Sparrow
Sparrow
Community College
Doug Kearny
Annie Josephine Mason
Doug Brinson
Basnight pushes fund to boost saltwater fishery
State Sen. Marc Basnight urged lawmakers to use saltwater license revenues to expand fish in state waters. He proposed a dedicated independent fishery trust fund for habitat creation and conservation, funded projects include reefs, access piers, habitat restoration, and education, with receipts kept separate from the general budget.
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Marc Basnight
Raleigh
Basnight
Marine Fisheries Commission
State Senate
North Carolina
Fishery Trust Fund
City weighs Trent Road substation purchase in open meeting era
Aldermen debated buying CP&L’s Trent Road substation for 745000, plus 625000 for a transformer and 525000 for a second transformer, to boost New Bern’s electric capacity. Puckett argues long term savings while concerns focus on current equipment, cost, and timing under new open meetings law.
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Ralph Puckett
New Bern
Trent Road
Carolina Power & Light Co
Puckett
Electric Utilities
Cp&l
Tom Bayliss
Bayliss
Robert Raynor
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