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URGENT NOTICE: Planned Power Outage in Oriental

Duke Power will be shutting off electricity today from noon until approximately 3:30 PM. Please ensure you have everything you need to stay warm and safe during this outage. If you observe any hazards, contact Duke immediately at 1-809-877-9898 PSA: If there’s a power outage,…

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Superstar Stunt Pilot to lead off Nov. 29 Air Show

Mild-Mannered Daredevil, now 35, Attended School in Arapahoe NEW BERN – This guy is good. And, he is a perfect complement to many other world-class aviation experts who will appear over the skies of Union Point Park beginning at 4:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 29 for…

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Complaint to FCC Solves Internet Problem at Warp Speed

Editor’s Note: If you have Brightspeed telephone and/or internet service, this article will be of particular interest. If your Brightspeed service fails, you will want to file a complaint with the FCC. Brightspeed will respond to FCC complaints because the FCC grants Brightspeed an exclusive…

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‘Ghost Students’ Popping Up

Higher education officials in California have cracked down on the “fake students” enrolling in their community colleges, occupying much-needed seats and, in some cases, collecting federal and state student aid. But they downplay the cost of the fraud, which Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently…

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Hay Bale Decorating

  HIGHWAY 306 HALF WAY BETWEEN GRANTSBORO & AURORA – Faye Gladson calls this event “a beloved fall tradition that celebrates creativity and community spirit.” Call her at 252-670-7447 for a registration form, which must be received by Oct. 10. The actual painting and décor…

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‘Trump Stump’ Celebration — If You Love Trump & America, You Are Invited !!

Saturday, Sept 27 from 3pm to 7pm at 1604 Brices Creek Road in New Bern Donations accepted (but not required) only to help defer some of the costs of this event. Any amount given over and above our costs will be mailed to DJT directly….

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AI Seminar Well-Attended

  ALLIANCE – Forty nonprofit representatives recently attended a free, in-person seminar, conducted by Artificial Intelligence specialist, Dr. Justin Rose from Beaufort County Community College. Rose provided guidance on optimizing AI tools for the grant application process as well as administrative tasks. Attendees learned about…

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Commissioners Confront Scary Topics

BAYBORO – Surprise! For inmates at the Pamlico County Jail who have no health insurance (which is quite a few) county taxpayers are on the hook for their health care – a figure approaching half a million per year and growing rapidly. Right now most…

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Vaxx Dangers Revealed

By Aussie 17 Note: The author is a former pharmaceutical executive who files news reports using a pseudonym. WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) Senate Hearing titled “How the Corruption of Science has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines,” was held this week…

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New Bern wades thru stringent city zoning to approve affordable single-family houses

STAFF REPORTS Tuesday night New Bern elected officials – known as the Board of Aldermen – deliberated the initial zoning of two parcels recently annexed into the city limits. The property owner expressed a desire to build four homes on one parcel (750 Highway 55…

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‘Comp Time, Flex Time, or Overtime’

BAYBORO – Well-phrased Monday night by County Commissioner Kenny Heath! He aptly summed up a month that included hours and hours of deliberations to determine if there is a different, and perhaps better, way to tackle Animal Control in our area? The answer is to…

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Give Me That Old Time Religion!

MERRITT – Trent Original Free Will Baptist Church invites you, your friends, and your family to its popular Homecoming Celebration, now in its 136th Year. See below for complete details. Be sure to arrive by 10:30am when ‘Special Singing’ happens. From left, Raymond Parson, James…

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