Phoebe Ann Jones, age 76, a resident of New Bern, NC passed away on Tuesday March 26, 2022.
Published: Monday, April 4th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Announcements
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There have been some extremely interesting recent developments regarding writing local wind energy laws — so I decided to write up a brief layperson's summary document about what's going on.
Published: Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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A leading opponent of building a major wind energy facility in Carteret County says it was a tourism-depressing, jobs-killing project that was defeated in spite of, not because of, a state law passed last year to regulate environmental impacts and avoid adverse health effects of...
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the Mill Pond project was first publicly announced in October, our number one objective was to see that the two affected communities had laws providing adequate protections to citizens, local businesses, the military, and the environment.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 @ 9:32 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Several people have asked me where things stand regarding the wind energy matter in Carteret County and Newport, and what do we do next.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 10:56 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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It became official today that Torch Energy threw in the towel regarding the proposed Mill Pond wind project!
Published: Monday, February 3rd, 2014 @ 12:04 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Some were concerned about how many people would show up on a poor weather night, in the holiday season, with the flu being prevalent. The answer: the Civic Center was jam packed.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:57 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, and will have a healthy, prosperous New Year.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you know, this is an issue of not only statewide importance, but it is particularly significant to NC coastal taxpayers, ratepayers, businesses, environment, and the military.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 4:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Carteret County Commissioners meeting today regarding the Mill Pond project, was an eclectic affair. This is the best of my recollection as to a summary of what transpired.
Published: Sunday, December 15th, 2013 @ 9:40 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I have just been notified that the Carteret County Commissioners will have a special meeting this week, about making improvements to their Tall Structure Ordinance.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Sorry to have to send out another Mill Pond update already, but there is a major development that you should be aware of.
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday the second Mill Pond educational forum was held (at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel, Atlantic Beach).
Published: Saturday, December 7th, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Despite the inclement weather, last night's wind energy community forum in Newport was standing room only.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2013 @ 1:07 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you probably know, the proposed Mill Pond wind project is a highly technical matter that has generated a lot of good questions.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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What most civilians do not know, is that military personnel (including base commanders) have been specifically ordered not to speak out publicly against any wind energy projects.
Published: Saturday, November 16th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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The first natives in the region were the Weapemeoc, and their central trading town, also called Weapemeoc, was located near the present site of Edenton.
Published: Monday, August 5th, 2013 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Windsor Mayor James Hoggard's mom couldn't keep him out of the water when he was a boy. He grew up hunting and fishing on the Roanoke and Cashie rivers...
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:37 am
By: ECU News Services
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Mr. Leslie Jerome Hedgebeth, 60, a resident of 114 Bateman St., Plymouth, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Kinsale, Va.
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2011 @ 3:52 pm
By: Announcements
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Anthony and Edward Champ were arrested Thursday by the Washington Police Department.
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2010 @ 8:24 pm
By: BCN
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