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Mesic Opens Waterfront Park | Mayor Booker Jones praises all involved
Ten years of hard work culminated Saturday as town leaders and other officials cut the ribbon during a grand opening celebration. The site, on the banks of Vandemere Creek, was once a baptismal location for many area churches. “I was personally baptized right here more…
Shrimp Trawling At Risk
Huge turnout urged for Nov. 17 meeting No data exists to support closure of $300 million industry EMERALD ISLE – The quarterly meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission will be held here on Nov. 17, 18 & 19. This meeting will decide the future of…
Eastern Carolina Council, Part 8:
Jockeying for Position
NEW BERN – Feeling sorry for a mega-big engineering firm – one that sports multiple offices across North Carolina and oozes with experience in negotiating contracts – is difficult. Nevertheless, a close reading of public documents — which bear the fingerprints of Eastern Carolina Council…
HIGHER UTILITY BILLS LOOM IF LAW PASSES
Current of Gulf Stream off coast of NC is a better energy solution! RALEIGH – House Bill 951, which is pending in the General Assembly, is a terrible bill and should be put out of its misery. Here are my reasons: There is a provision…
Judge hits human trafficker with three life terms
RALEIGH – A Smithfield man was sentenced Wednesday to consecutive life sentences for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and of a minor; sex trafficking by force fraud and coercion; sex trafficking of a minor; using the Internet to promote a…
Accolades pour in, while PCC Prez tackles homework
PAMLICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Ranked 2 in the nation, by SmartAsset. First in USA for ‘student outcomes’ by WalletHub. List of 150 Elite, by Aspen Institute. And, the list goes on. President Jim Ross, in a recent press release, said he is “humbled and pleased”…
I Done Got Old | A Time for Reflection
By Rick Happ MISSISSIPPI – A few days ago I celebrated a milestone birthday. All in all, it was a good day. My wife Nancy made my favorite dinner – steak, a good salad, and she also made Tapioca pudding for desert. Unlike previous birthdays,…
Pandemic or Plan-demic
By Martha Frances | Guest Commentary Editor’s note: The author is known to this newspaper and is using a pseudonym to minimize any chance of ‘cancel culture’ retribution. USA – It’s time to open your minds, turn on some common sense and start asking questions….
Former state legislator accepts chairmanship of Fossil Museum
AURORA – On Friday, March 26, Beaufort County resident and retired state senator Bill Cook accepted the nomination to serve as the new chairman of the Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation Inc. Board of Directors. Cook’s election occurred during the Annual Retreat held by the Board…
America: Divided We Stand
Young Connecticut conservative endures hostilities By Austin Garrison Editor’s note: Mr. Garrison, 16, is a junior at Edwin O. Smith High School in Columbia, Connecticut. Every summer, he visits his grandparents, Bill & Phyllis Garrison, who live near Aurora. This young conservative remains true to…
Usual sewer fee reduced by 6 to 4 vote
Gym re-location sees immediate $8,000 savings ALLIANCE – When the move finally happens, Champion Sports & Fitness may well be paying a lesser rent at its new location (just a quarter mile west on Hwy. 55) because future landlord, Mike Wynne, showed up last October…
Fog machine chemical beats back China Virus
Editor’s Note: On Jan. 15, the EPA granted special approval to the States of Tennessee and Georgia to use a chemical fog to help kill the China Virus. The chemical Triethylene Glycol, or ‘TEG’ has been used for a number of years as the active…
