Liquor Sales Changes
Eastern NC
3/11/2010 |
The head of the panel that regulates liquor sales in North Carolina has proposed merging some ABC boards while making county governments responsible for how those local boards operate.
The chairman of the state ABC Commission also recommended allowing private retailers to sell liquor in areas where an ABC store wouldn't be profitable.
Chairman Jon Williams made his report Wednesday to Gov. Bev Perdue's Budget Reform and Accountability Commission. That panel is
expected to recommend changes that Perdue can offer to the Legislature.
The commission and a panel appointed by legislators are exploring the possibility of privatizing the ABC system. Perdue also has commissioned an outside study of the system's value if it were sold.
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Red Cross Asks for Green
Eastern NC
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While the Red Cross has come to the aid of earthquake- ravaged countries recently, the red cross says it still needs your help right here at home.
Local chapter leaders say they have seen a significant drop in local donations since the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile.
Leaders say that a shortage in donations impacts the community and keeps the Red Cross from fulfilling its mission.
Judy White, with the Lenoir County Chapter, says, "Whenever people have something -- their hearts saying please donate to a disaster, they do, which is very noble of them. We just don't want people to forget that there is also a local need."
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SBI Investigating Police Chief
Greene
3/11/2010 |
The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into a local police chief who's also running for Sheriff in Greene County.
The Kinston Free Press reports the SBI is investigating John Hunt, who's the chief of police in Stantonsburg. It's not known why he's being investigated, but we do know the SBI's district office in Greenville is handling the case.
The town's mayor says Hunt is still the police chief, and wouldn't comment on the case.
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School Fighting for Charter
Carteret
3/11/2010 |
A local charter school is fighting the State Board of Education's decision to shut it down.
The Jacksonville Daily News reports Cape Lookout Marine Sciences High School in Morehead City plans to appeal the Board's decision to not renew its charter. There are currently 128 students at the high school. Twice in the past ten years, it's had the highest student dropout rate in the state.
If the appeal fails, the school will close at the end of this year.
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Perdue Speaks in the East
Pamlico
3/11/2010 |
Governor Bev Perdue is talking education in the East today. She'll be making an address at Pamlico Community College at 2pm.
The superintendent of Pamlico County Schools has been in discussions with Perdue about the preparation of students for college, ever since the two met at an education summit in January. Today's address will focus on education in the state.
It is open to the public.
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Voices on Health Care
Eastern NC
3/11/2010 |
North Carolina residents supporting and rejecting President Barack Obama's efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system are taking to the streets.
Both sides have called out demonstrators to sound off on
Thursday outside the offices of U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge's congressional office in Raleigh. Conservative activists also have urged opponents of the health
care revamp to rally at the offices of Democratic Reps. Mike McIntyre and Larry Kissell in Concord, Rockingham, Fayetteville, Lumberton, Wilmington and Bolivia.
Congressional leaders are awaiting a final cost analysis in the next day or so that will allow them to start counting votes in earnest. The next step is for the House to approve a Senate-passed bill from last year, despite opposition from House Democrats to several of its provisions.
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Postal Closings
3/11/2010 |
Although the Postal Service is free to cut services and close locations as it sees fit, the Postal Regulatory Commission is urging the service to give residents more advance notice and take into consideration their concerns and comments.
Among the suggestions: give people more time to express their
opinions and better explain the objectives and needs for post office closures and cutbacks.
The latest proposal would cut out Saturday mail delivery in an
effort to deal with the ever-growing budget deficit at the Postal Service, which hit 3.8 billion dollars last year alone.
Staff has already been cut from a peak of 800-thousand to fewer than 600-thousand.
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Copper Wire Theft
Wayne
3/11/2010 |
A Wayne County man is behind bars for allegedly stealing copper wire from AT&T.
Christopher Wayne Tyndall, 42, of Pikeville, is charged with larceny by employee, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested after the AT&T company filed a larceny report with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, claiming more than $11,000 worth of copper wire was missing.
The wire was recovered and returned to AT&T. Tyndall is being held on $11,000 bond.
Posted By: Erin Moody
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Couple Accused of Assault
Onslow
3/11/2010 |
A couple is accused of attacking a man at his house over the weekend.
Patricia Codie Miller, 51, and Daniel Moore, 63, both of Maple Hill, are facing robbery and assault charges. Onslow County deputies responded to the victim's home on Saturday. He was taken to Onslow Memorial for his injuries, and later identified his attackers.
Miller and Moore were arrested Wednesday evening, after people called in tips with their whereabouts. They are being held under a $12,000 bond.
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Car Break-in Suspect
Onslow
3/11/2010 |
There has been an arrest in a string of car break-ins in February and early March. Jacksonville officers took Jarell Nigee Page, 18, into custody. His charges include multiple counts of breaking and entering, fraud, and conspiracy.
"This arrest is a result of the department's investigation of a series of vehicle break-ins in the Northwoods area during the last eight weeks," said Capt. David Teeter, commander of the Investigative Services Division of Jacksonville Police.
Chief Mike Yaniero expressed appreciation for "the coordinated efforts of the
Community Response Team officers and detectives of the Investigative Services
Division that led to this arrest."
Law enforcement officials remind people to lock their cars, and to quickly report any suspicious activity to
Jacksonville Police.
Posted By: Erin Moody
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