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Friday, November 20, 2009
Tri-County holds annual meeting
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Tri-County Electric Membership Corp. held the 69th annual meeting of its members Saturday at Kornegay Arena at Mount Olive College. About 1,800 people were present, with 850 members registering from Wayne, Duplin, Lenoir, Johnston, Jones,...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Court upholds Duplin ruling
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld this week a 2008 jury finding that ordered the Duplin County Board of Commissioners to pay the Duplin County Board of Education more than $4.7 million in local funding. The commissioners say...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Friday District Court sessions to resume
Sometimes, you just cannot make do without a judge. That is the reasoning behind a new District Court session that will begin taking place on the first and third Fridays of every month, starting in January, court officials say....Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Dental clinic
Chapel Hill dental hygienist Lindsay Bentel treats a patient during the Mission of Mercy free dental clinic at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Harris Street this morning. Local dentists, hygienists and assistants will offer their services today and Saturday to...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Pioneer black student honored
The man who broke the color barrier in Wayne County Public Schools more than 50 years ago as a child returned to Goldsboro today for several events being held in his honor. Steve Archer was 8 years old in...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
City officials pondering urban agriculture idea
A lecture held earlier this month at Goldsboro High School has city officials thinking more seriously about the concept of urban farming. Public Utilities director Karen Brashear told City Council members Monday that she has been researching the idea...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Vehicle break-ins The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is warning that many residents in the southern areas of Wayne County, particularly in the Mar Mac and Gainey Drive areas, have been reporting vehicles being broken into. However, the Sheriff's Office believes...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Kinston man charged with making threats at community college
A Kinston man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly threatened to shoot people on campus at Lenoir Community College. Charles Ray Skinner, 19, was arrested, charged with felony false reporting of a mass violence at an educational facility and placed...Published: Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Holiday season arrives on floats
Glitter, garlands, music and mirth will roll down Wayne County streets over the next few week to usher in the Christmas season. From Fremont to Mount Olive and all points in between, cities and towns in the area are...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Downtown Goldsboro restaurant closed
Only a little more than a month after Pupetta's Italian restaurant catered the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp.'s annual dinner and awards banquet, owner Sal Coppola closed its doors. DGDC executive director Julie Thompson said she was saddened when word...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Pate announces bid for N.C. Senate seat
Announcing his intentions to run again for the 5th North Carolina Senate District, former state Rep. Louis Pate is confident that this year's results will be different -- if he gains the Republican nomination. Pate, who left the state...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Learning about giving
Carrie Talton's kindergarten class at St. Mary Catholic School, with the help of some parent volunteers, decorated 100 cupcakes for the Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro. From left, Matthew Gross, Andrew Sherman and Kelli Mora are decorating cupcakes with the...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Free Rx discount cards to be available in Wayne
Wayne County residents, starting next month, will have access to a free prescription discount card program that does not require them to provide any personal information or to sign up for an insurance policy. All county residents, regardless of...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Pearl Harbor veterans sought for ceremony
WILMINGTON -- Planners preparing for the annual Southeastern North Carolina commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are looking for people in the eastern part of the state who are armed forces survivors of the attack...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Pikeville man wins with unusual lotto card
Richard Engle of Pikeville was shocked when he scratched off an instant win lottery ticket and found that every single number was a winner. He was playing "Double Your Luck." Although his total winnings was only $50, it was the...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin EMS seeking new ambulance
Brian Pearce, director of emergency services for Duplin County, asked the commissioners to approve a plan to "piggyback" on an existing bid contract with a Richmond County, Va. ambulance company. The county would pay a little over $105,000 for...Published: Nov 19, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Locally grown turkey to get presidential pardon
A Wayne County turkey has been plucked from obscurity and will be spending part of Thanksgiving at the White House -- but not on a dining room table. The 40-pound bird was chosen to receive the presidential pardon this...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
'Stop the Funeral' conference opens today
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber says he knows that the name of his initiative evokes a bold, perhaps impossible mission -- to "stop" the funerals. The group begins today its third "Drug Dealer and Gang Member Redemption Conference,"...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Choral showcase
Students from Meadow Lane Elementary School sing at the Wayne County Choral Showcase Tuesday night at Dillard Middle School. Students from Meadow Lane, North Drive, Eastern Wayne, Carver Heights and School Street elementary schools, along with students from Greenwood, Eastern...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
County approves mobile home ordinance
Wayne County commissioners on Tuesday continued to chip away at the county Planning Board's authority by giving themselves the power to approve or deny mobile home park plats. The vote was the second of two required to approve the...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Tanner chairman of SNPA education panel
The announcement was made by SNPA President-elect Steve Brandt, publisher of The Greenville (S.C.) News. The organization represents newspapers in 14 states, from Texas to the mid-Atlantic region. The education committee works closely with the SNPA staff to develop training...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont trying to reduce electric expenses
FREMONT -- Members of the Fremont Board of Aldermen and town officials are looking at ways to offset the town's high electricity costs. Town Administrator Kerry McDuffie said the town is losing about $7,000 a month on electricity, the...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
These Santas ride motorcycles
Lynwood Parks, left, of LaGrange, and Danny Blizzard, of Pikeville, unload their toys for a toy run held Sunday from Berkeley Mall. Blizzard said he and Barnes joined the run to help the kids in need. "A lot of them...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin officials decide janitors will receive full pay for year
Janitors in Duplin County schools will receive their full pay this year, even though the money will have to come from the Duplin County school system fund balance. The Board of Education voted to use $727,000 from its fund...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin commission hears report on audit of government
Linda Recio of Evergreen Solutions presented the final report of the Duplin County performance audit to the Duplin County Board of Commissioners this week. The audit report, conducted over the past several months, contains more than 150 suggested ways...Published: Nov 18, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
U.S. Senate candidate makes stop in Goldsboro
The election is still a year away, the primary isn't until May, but Kenneth Lewis of Chapel Hill is already on the campaign trail as he hopes to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr. Lewis, a Democrat, was...Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Work begins on trails at Stoney Creek Park
Several months after a once-proposed disc golf course became a reality at Stoney Creek Park, construction began Monday on the two latest additions at the destination city officials say is becoming more and more popular for both local residents...Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Cold crisp collards
Collard lovers will search far and wide for the sweet-tasting vegetable this time of year, after the snap of cold weather gives them just the right taste. Wilton Casteen of Kenansville took a little drive to Mount Olive in search...Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Arts Council fund drive nears halfway mark
The Arts Council of Wayne County is almost halfway to meeting its annual fund drive goal of $45,000. The total to date for the campaign, which began in July, is $20,000, officials with Arts Council said. "I would like...Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
City approves holiday events
A week from today, Mayor Al King will ride into downtown Goldsboro on a horse-drawn trolley -- a group of children, Santa Claus and the Grinch alongside him. City Council members discussed and approved several Christmas events Monday at...Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Bickering leaders keep status quo on controversial Duplin Events Center
VenuWorks will continue managing the Duplin County Events Center, despite a tie vote on the issue Monday by the Duplin County Board of Commissioners. The commissioners previously requested that County Manager Mike Aldridge and the center advisory committee look at...Published: Nov 17, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
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