No Court In New Courtrooms
Craven
11/20/2009 |
There's a problem with the brand new 31 million dollar Judicial Center in Craven County.
The complex has a new jail to house almost 300 inmates, offices for deputies, and two courtrooms.
Right now it's not legal to hold court there.
The Judicial Center is outside the New Bern city limits.
That means the state legislature must pass a law to allow court there and right now there's no push to change the law.
Sheriff Jerry Monette says, "It's really a minor detail, but I don't know how willing our legislature is to do that. We'll have to see where we're at with that. There's going to have to be some coming together before its all said and done."
Deputies will have to drive inmates back and forth to the courthouse in downtown New Bern for court hearings.
The Sheriff expects to move inmates into the new jail next month. |
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No Court In New Courtrooms
Craven
11/20/2009 |
There's a problem with the brand new 31 million dollar Judicial Center in Craven County.
The complex has a new jail to house almost 300 inmates, offices for deputies, and two courtrooms, but right now it's not legal to hold court there.
The Judicial Center is outside the New Bern City limits that means the state legislature must pass a law to allow court there.
Right now there's no push to change the law.
Sheriff Jerry Monette says, "It's really a minor detail, but I don't know how willing our legislature is to do that. We'll have to see where we're at with that. There's going to have to be some coming together before its all said and done."
Deputies will have to drive inmates back and forth to the courthouse in downtown New Bern for court hearings.
The sheriff expects to move inmates into the new jail next month. |
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Boil Water Advisory Lifted
Onslow
11/20/2009 |
ONWASA has lifted the boil water advisory issued Thursday for residents in
the Bear Creek area. Laboratory testing confirmed that the water system was ready to return to normal.
Approximately 350 people were affected by the water outage and boil water advisory including those on Shellrock Landing, Shellrock Lane, Leslie Drive, Peninsula Manor Road, Oyster Lane, and Pond Drive.
The boil water advisory was issued as a precaution due to the loss of pressure associated with the water leak caused by excessive rain and a road wash out. Although there were no indications of contamination, ONWASA’s top priority is the safety and health of customers and the advisory
was strictly a precaution.
This morning the testing confirmed no contamination or presence of harmful bacteria in the water system, and the boil water advisory was lifted. |
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UPDATE: New Charges
11/20/2009 |
Police in North Carolina say a man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old girl also raped and asphyxiated her.
Authorities said Thursday night the additional charges were being filed against Mario McNeill, the man accused of taking Shaniya Davis from her Fayetteville home. Her body was found Monday alongside a road in Lee County after nearly a week.
A search warrant says McNeill picked the girl up in front of the home and drove her to a hotel where she was last seen alive.
The girl's mother, Antoinette Davis, is charged with trafficking her daughter and child abuse involving prostitution.
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ECU Tuition Hike
Pitt
11/20/2009 |
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The ECU Board of Trustees will be recommending a tuition increase of 3.6-percent to the state's General Assembly. The actual increase will be decided by the assembly - and they are recommending an 8-percent hike in tuition rates. |
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Man Shot While Walking
Edgecombe
11/20/2009 |
Police are searching for two suspects in a shooting.
Gary Beaver was walking down the street in Rocky Mount when two men approached him. The men shot him several times in the legs, back, and neck and ran away.
Beaver was taken to Nash General Hospital, and then transported to Pitt Memorial Hospital. He is in critical condition.
Police are still investigating. They do not know the motive for the shooting. |
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Family Terrorized
Onslow
11/19/2009 |
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Onslow County deputies have arrested two suspects in a drive-by shooting. Devondre Cuffee and Leroy Burford are in jail on several charges, including armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and discharging firearm into occupied property.
Deputies are still searching for Michael Burt, Jr. He faces similar charges. If you have any information, call the Onslow County Sheriff's Office at 910-455-3113. |
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Emerald Isle Flooding
Carteret
11/19/2009 |
Coast Guard Road on Emerald Isle is a mess. The streets are still flooded with more than a food of water after several storms.
The town had to use pumps to get storm water out of the streets.
The ground was so saturated with water, the only solution for this area was to pump the water right into the ocean.
The state has some tough regulations against that, but after a tour of Coast Guard Road, officials saw how bad the flooding was and gave the town to go-ahead.
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Can't Leave Home
Onslow
11/19/2009 |
Most kids who live off Shell Rock Landing Road in the Bear Creek area stayed home from school on Thursday. Some parents stayed home from work, too. Nobody was playing hookie-- they just could not leave their homes.
The one road that led out of the area collapsed on Thursday morning.
Department of Transportation officials told News Channel 12 that all the rain water that Onslow County received on Wednesday flooded out the fill dirt under a previously repaired patch of that road. Once that dirt washed out, a six inch water main pipe was left unsupported, and it broke. That extra water from the pipe gushed and tore through the rest of the dirt under the roadway. Without any solid ground underneath it, the road collapsed.
The gaping hole showed layers of dirt and rock from a previous fill and even remnants of the wooden bridge that stood there long before traffic rode down the street.
"Forget the showers," said Doc Thompson, who had his two daughter home from school that day. "Forget the dishes!"
Water was shut off for about 350 residents in the area for a little more than four hours due to the break in the water main.
Chris Lee told us he had an excused absence from school. So he hung out by the big opening and talked with neighbors who all gathered around the nearly five foot deep hole.
"This is like, the biggest thing that's ever happened in Bear Creek."
Lee showed us his garden where water was nearly knee-high.
"Looked like it was floating this morning when I got up!"
Lee also took the day off to enjoy a little skim boarding right in the back yard.
The Bear Creek area is still under a boil water advisory while ONWASA waits for water testing results. Residents are advised to boil any water used for consumption, including drinking water, ice, and any water used to cook.
DOT crews said the road is now open for passage, but it is only a temporary fix.
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Water Cuts Off Neighborhood
Carteret
11/19/2009 |
Neighbors in a Carteret County community have been stuck in their homes all day.
Hadnot Drive is the only road into their neighborhood.
It almost washed away last week and the temporary fix completely washed away last night.
Contractors started before dawn trying to fix it.
Many people jumped the creek, and caught a ride on the other side.
Some couldn't make it to work at all.
Neighbor George Ablen told us, "You can't pay the bills if you can't work and then people get mad at you for not being there. it's just a domino effect."
Contractors plan to permanently fix the problem when we get some drier weather. |
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