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Public commenters urge faith in public life and highlight strong service-academy interest among local students
Craven County Board of Commissioners · December 2, 2025
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Summary
During public comment, Ray Griffin urged the board to allow use of religious language and criticized restrictions on saying "Jesus" at meetings; retired Navy officer Russ Bauer reported 32 service-academy applicants for Congressman Murphy, noting about one-third were from Craven County.
Two citizens addressed the Craven County commissioners in the public comment portion of the Dec. 1 meeting.
Ray Griffin of 1981 Streetsbury Road delivered a religiously themed prayer and commentary, saying he felt the…
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