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New Bern resident asks Craven school board to preserve West Street F.R. Daniels Historic School

Craven Board of Education · November 21, 2025
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Summary

Cleopatra Harker Lawton told the Craven County Board of Education on Nov. 20 she represents more than 600 residents backing a “Together We Stay” proposal to save West Street F.R. Daniels Historic School as a museum, urging the board for a status update; the board took no formal action during public comment.

Cleopatra Harker Lawton told the Craven County Board of Education on Nov. 20 that more than 600 local residents support a plan called “Together We Stay” to preserve West Street F.R. Daniels Historic School as a museum. Lawton asked the board for an update on the proposal and outlined why she and others think preservation would benefit the neighborhood.

Lawton, who introduced herself to the board as Cleopatra Harker Lawton, said she is “here…

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