Kicking Across Carolina effort reaches New Bern

Dylan Simel and Sasha Seymore got a chance to do something Thursday they’ve wanted to do for a long time – kick soccer balls down the halls at H.J. MacDonald Middle School.
http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/chance-106742-sasha-dylan.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 03:54:28 -0700

New Bern Cracker Barrel appears more likely

Site preparations started Monday for a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in New Bern that will be located next to Chick-fil-A, according to a worker on the site.
http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/cracker-106693-site-new.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:54:28 -0700

New Bern residents petitioning city because of Waxhaw mayor’s home

The mayor of Waxhaw said she’s doing the best she can to repair a dilapidated house she owns on the North Carolina coast. According to news reports from New Bern, residents are trying to get a petition together to get something done about the house in the historic district. “The city has been on her for years to bring this house up to minimum housing code standards and she’s done nothing,” said ...
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/waxhaw-mayors-response/nN6bh/

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:15:30 -0700

Construction Worker: New Bern Cracker Barrel Coming Soon

It seems likely that a third Cracker Barrel will soon come to Eastern North Carolina.
http://www.witn.com/news/headlines/Construction_Worker_New_Bern_Cracker_Barrel_Coming_Soon_152962495.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 02:19:24 -0700

SBI: New Bern Police Officer Steals Evidence

North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation said a New Bern police officer stole addictive painkillers from an evidence room, spanning a period of two years.
http://www.wcti12.com/news/31105535/detail.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 18:20:26 -0700

Aldermen consider pitch for Amtrak bus stop

Amtrak is looking at the possibility of putting a bus stop in New Bern as part of a plan to expand passenger service linking people from Eastern North Carolina to rail service in Wilson or Rocky Mount.
http://www.newbernsj.com/news/amtrak-106663-consider-aldermen.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 14:09:27 -0700

Roof Collapses At Bistro Blaze

Crews in New Bern on Friday responded to a restaurant fire on Trent Road.
http://www.wcti12.com/news/31113638/detail.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:50:03 -0700

Retired police chief calls coming election critical to state, nation

Retired New Bern police chief Frank Palombo says America is at a crossroads as it approaches the 2012 election, and Dare County can be a key in getting North Carolina and the nation back on track.
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2012/05/23/politics/pols328.txt

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 23:16:03 -0700

New Bern, Rocky Mount criticize Progress, Duke merger proposal

The towns of New Bern and Rocky Mount, which have been fighting the proposed merger between Progress Energy and Duke Energy for more than a year, slammed the utilities’ latest attempt to appease the monopoly concerns of federal regulators.
http://newsobserver.com/2012/04/26/2025097/new-bern-rocky-mount-accuse-progress.html

Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:13:51 -0700

North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Seeks Nominations for Child Health Recognition Awards

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation is seeking nominations for local health departments, public health staff, and individuals who have ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-glaxosmithkline-foundation-seeks-141700100.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:17:00 -0700