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Carteret businessman eyes auction to sell properties (The Jacksonville Daily News)
ATLANTIC BEACH — A Carteret County businessman will know soon if his research pays off. Charlton Burns of Emerald Isle has turned to auctions in an attempt to sell two condo hotels he owns in eastern North Carolina: Island Inn of Atlantic Beach and...Onslow, Carteret officials conduct controlled burns (The Jacksonville Daily News) While residents in Onslow and Carteret counties may have glimpsed large columns of smoke Tuesday, they weren’t a sign of disaster, but disaster prevention. According to Onslow County forestry officials, Tuesday marked the completion of a 500-acre...
Crossroads marks 30 years; environmental change cited (Carteret County News-Times) MIKE SHUTAK MOREHEAD CITY — A lot has changed in the county during the 30 years Carteret County Crossroads has existed as a citizens’ environmental group.
Fitch Rates Carteret County, North Carolina's $55.9MM GOs 'AA'; Affirms $6.9MM COPs at 'AA-' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating actions on Carteret County, North Carolina as part of its continuous surveillance effort:
Report shows improvement (Carteret County News-Times) BEAUFORT — Numbers are down for dropouts, suspensions and incidents of violence in county schools.
Time for 2010 count (Carteret County News-Times) MOREHEAD CITY —Starting Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin mailing out the 2010 census form to every house in the county. Most residents here should receive the form by the end of the week.
March on Washington focuses on need to loosen regs (Outer Banks Sentinel) Fishermen protest federal catch limits Dare County fishermen - both recreational and commercial - gathered in the still-dark hours of the morning on Feb. 25 to board a bus heading to Washington, DC, where they joined approximately 5,000 other fishermen, seafood dealers and tackle shop owners from all parts of the country, including Alaska.
Area childcare stretched beyond limits (The Jacksonville Daily News) Most aspects of county infrastructure have felt the strain of an estimated 65,000 troops and family members moving to Eastern North Carolina under the federal Grow the Force Iniative; but one of the sectors most affected is the already maxed-out...
BCS’ dropout rate among highest in state (Washington Daily News) Beaufort County Schools had one of the highest dropout rates of any school system in the state last year, according to a statewide report on dropouts, suspensions and school crime and violence.
Report: Onslow schools get safer (The Jacksonville Daily News) North Carolina public schools are getting safer, and Onslow County is following that trend. The schools overall improved overall in crime, dropouts and suspensions, according to the latest statistics. The number of acts of crime and violence dropped...