River Bend NewsLocal news for River Bend, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Nuclear sub named for North Carolina to be commissioned in Wilmington- April 29, 2008 "It is an honor for North Carolinians to have another name-sake vessel protecting our freedoms and national security." The next USS North Carolina sailed up the Cape Fear River on Monday, arriving in restricted waters without fanfare at the Wilmington Port about 2 p.m. The 377-foot Virginia-class nuclear submarine, now dubbed ... via Sun Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/river-bend-nc/2008/04/nuclear-sub-named-for-north-carolina-to-be... Family cherishes dullness of normal life- April 21, 2008 "She had her shiny little bald head, and broke through the ribbon like a champion and we just had our celebration in the driveway that year" It's a weekday morning and 7-year-old home-schooled Bonnie Shelton is hunched over a math book, intent on a problem. via Sun Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/river-bend-nc/2008/04/family-cherishes-dullness-of-normal-life?f... Elections Board is told to stop charging municipalities for registering voters- April 4, 2008 "The state interpreted the general statutes this way. You can look at it a couple of ways. We have signed contracts from all the towns for the periods involved. They signed the contracts." The State Board of Elections has directed the Craven County Board of Elections to update its contracts with local towns and cities and discontinue charging them for registering voters. via Sun Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/river-bend-nc/2008/04/elections-board-is-told-to-stop-charging-m... |