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Onslow County deputies probe shootings at care facility (Winston-Salem Journal)
JACKSONVILLEAuthorities are investigating whether an 80-year-old man shot and killed his wife at an Alzheimer's care center in North Carolina before turning the gun on himself.Onslow deputies probe shootings at care facility (WRAL.com Raleigh) Authorities are investigating whether an 80-year-old man shot and killed his wife at an Alzheimer's care center in North Carolina before turning the gun on himself.
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...
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...
NCDA prepares to battle moths (Tideland News) Tideland News Writer Satellite populations of gypsy moths in Hammocks Beach State Park have the N.C. Department of Agriculture concerned. Currituck County and part of Dare County have already been quarantined due to the foliage-devouring moths, and Onslow County could well be next.
School crime down in Onslow (The Jacksonville Daily News) Numbers released this week in a report on school crime and violence are encouraging. The 2008-09 Consolidated Data Report shows public school acts of crime and violence, out-of-school suspensions and the number of high school dropouts decreased in...
Task force looks to accommodate military growth in N.C. (News 14 Carolina) The Military Growth Task Force says solving the problems associated with rapid growth is its biggest concern as it relocates to Onslow County. Nearly 13,000 Marines call eastern North Carolina home.
Report Says School Violence Drops In North Carolina (WITN 7 North Carolina) Figures released Thursday show crime and violence in North Carolina schools dropped in the 2008-09 school year.
Man who cried 'Mayday' faces hefty fine (WECT 6 Wilmington) Investigators have tied a man from Onslow County to at least 22 false distress calls in recent years. He now faces a restitution penalty of nearly a quarter million dollars.
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...