Weyerhaeuser New Bern mill marks 25th anniversary celebration
Weyerhaeuser's New Bern pulp mill hosts a Saturday family fun day and Sunday open house to mark 25 years since opening on December 20, 1969. Fifty-five-year employees will be honored, with music, magic shows, food, rides, face painting, tours, and exhibits. Deputy Commerce Secretary Robert Goodale speaks. attendees receive an Atlantic white cedar seedling while supplies last. The mill employs about 500, exporting roughly 70 percent of its pulp production worldwide, with 25 percent sent to Europe.
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Weyerhaeuser Company
New Bern
Joe Seagle
Weyerhaeuser
Europe
Marines return from duty guarding Cuban refugees
More than 80 Marines from Camp Lejeune came home after six weeks at sea aboard USS Whidbey Island near Guantanamo Bay. They assisted in migrant interception and helped transport refugees to camps while Coast Guard cutter Staten Island returned to Fort Macon after 44 days at sea rescuing Haitians.
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Camp Lejeune
Whidbey Island
Norfolk
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Caribbean
Coast Guard
Staten Island
Fort Macon Coast Guard
Hait
U.S
Miguel Colon
Pfc
David DeFranco
DeFranco
Dover Fire Department Receives State Grant for Equipment
The Dover Fire Department collected a check exceeding $2,000 from the Volunteer Fire Department Fund, created by the state Insurance Department to aid fire departments. Commissioner Jim Long notes the grant frees firefighters for training and reduces time spent fundraising. Since 1988 the fund has granted nearly $7 million through 1993.
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Dover
State Department of Insurance
Jim Long
New Bern Housing Authority Receives Drug Fight Grant
The New Bern Housing Authority has been awarded 173700 by the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund a public housing drug prevention program. The grant will be administered to establish programs and employment to combat drug and drug related crime in public housing communities.
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Housing Authority
New Bern
Pares Ney
River Bend official hears fired officer bid for reinstatement
A seven hour closed hearing over Ann James a seven year River Bend sergeant fired for insubordination ended with no decision. Town council will likely meet Oct 6 or 7 to rule on reinstatement and possible back pay. About 40 residents attended while 25 to 30 sent supportive letters.
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River Bend Council
River Bend
Ann James
River Bend Force
Bill Ritchie
James
Ritchie
David Voerman
Man seeks action on motions in Nolan murder case
Archie Nolan a murder suspect from Box 656A Beaufort R 3 returned to Craven County Superior Court on Thursday to have motions filed since February heard He wants statements recorded about his dissatisfaction with the court system He is charged with the shooting death of Dog Ray Rhue Jr outside a vacant business formerly known as O Js nightclub in North Harlowe The case involves prior court appearances to dismiss his attorneys and a motion to dismiss new counsel Judge Phillips noted grand jury race records may not be kept and Nolan argued for a fair speedy trial within 75 days of arrest, which the judge questioned as feasible
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Archie Nolan
Nolan
Beaufort R- 3
Craven County
O.j.’S
North Harlowe
Steve Lacy
Rudolph Ashton
Mark Harmon
Calvin King
Harmon
Herbert O. Phillips
Phillips
Student reports incident at New Bern High School
A 14 year old student told New Bern police she was hurt at the high school at noon Thursday. No arrests have been made and police continue to investigate. School officials said they are investigating and would not comment further.
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New Bern High School
New Bern
Retiring Superior Court Judge Phillips Reflects On Career
Superior Court Judge Herbert O. Phillips, 65, is officially stepping down on Saturday after 43 years in law and a lengthy Craven County career. He presided over a murder case pretrial and plans to work as an emergency judge while pursuing family time and potential sentencing seminars.
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Superior Court
Herbert O. Phillips
Craven County Superior Court
Phillips
Morehead City
Ode to Quitting: Alphabet of Smoking’s Downfall
Poet Bruce Godfrey from Fairfield Harbour laments tobacco and champions quitting. He notes national efforts toward smoke-free environments, recalls his own relapse, and presents an A to Z ode detailing harms from ash to zero cigarettes. His Friday column appears on this page.
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Bruce Godfrey
Fairfield Harbour
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