Dec. 30 issue

1962

The Havelock Little League announces plans to raise money for lights to be installed at the fields, thus allowing more players a chance to play because games can be scheduled at night.

1965

Carolina Pines Golf and Country Club officially opens its 18-hole golf course, with its first golfers teeing off on New Year’s Day.

1968

Trinity Presbyterian Church dedicates its new sanctuary.

1970

Havelock Mayor Robert Webb proposes changes that would increase commissioner term limits from two to four years and alternate which seats are voted on to ensure some continuity on the board.

U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones admits to nervousness about the future of Cherry Point’s Naval Air Rework Facility, saying a reasonable and responsible case has been made for keeping the facility open, but that there are no guarantees about the future of the facility and its 2,047 employees.

1971

Larry Lundy, a Havelock High senior, signs a football scholarship with East Carolina University, becoming the second member of the state championship team to sign with the Pirates.

1979

Havelock officially annexes Cherry Point, adding about 8,000 acres and 14,000 people, despite county and military opposition to the move.

1993

A Cherry Point Marine, Cpl. Ryon Johnson, is shot by a robber in a ski mask at the Carolina Pines Fuel Market. Johnson was waiting for his wife to get off work at the time.

1996

President Bill Clinton lands at Cherry Point on his way to Camp Lejeune.

The Naval Air Depot at Cherry Point completes its first drone in the Navy aerial target program, a QF-4S.

2008

Capt. Alberto Benscome dies when his AV-8B Harrier crashes into a field off N.C. 101 about one mile from Cherry Point.