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Monday, October 13, 2008
New craft store opens inside O'Berry Center's log cabin
The long-awaited log cabin which will be home to Berry Towne Crafts at O'Berry Center opened last week, just in time for the Southern Heritage and Craft Fair held Saturday Construction began on the building in September 2007. The 1,620-square...Published: Oct 13, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne industrial development not affected by downturn
It is still too early to tell what, if any, effect the nation's financial crisis will have on Wayne County's industrial development efforts, says Joanna Thompson, president of the county Economic Development Alliance. "Maybe it is fortunate for us,...Published: Oct 13, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Property revaluation raises questions in Duplin
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County tax officials last week were questioned about how they determine the value of property. At a public hearing held by the county Board of Commissioners, some property owners asked sharp questions about the methods used...Published: Oct 13, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Columbus Day a lesson for students
If you ask the students in Mary Wellmer's English as a Second Language class at Eastern Wayne Elementary School about Christopher Columbus, they can tell you a thing or two. The second- and third-graders started learning all about the famous...Published: Oct 13, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive pays tribute to native son
MOUNT OLIVE -- An original poster of the movie "See Here, Private Hargrove,"a story about Mount Olive native Marion Hargrove's experience as a private in the Army in the 1940s, was dedicated Sunday at the David John Aaron Museum....Published: Oct 13, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Woman faces 77 counts of animal cruelty
MOUNT OLIVE -- A Grantham School Road woman charged with dozens of animal cruelty counts ran Texas Connection Transport, a company that advertised "Horses are our business ... our only business!" Now, Texas Connection Transport owner Forrest K. "Kaye"...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Taylor gives his view from the top
There is no perfect school system and always room for improvement, but as Dr. Steven Taylor enters his ninth year as superintendent of Wayne County Public Schools, he says he is resolute about the ongoing efforts being made to help...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
DGDC board OKs incentive program for new businesses
Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. Board of Directors has voted to create an incentive program and to continue its aesthetic effort to attract more new business to the city. The board held its annual retreat Thursday and Friday in Beaufort. The...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
County says no daycare for now, but option open
There is no need at present for a daycare for the children of county employees, a county committee has reported. However, in the future such a daycare could be utilized as a recruitment tool, said Sue Guy, Wayne County...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Cherry staff defends use of foundation money
Cherry Hospital officials this week scrambled to reassure staff that money contributed to the Cherry Foundation account has been used for legitimate purposes -- primarily to provide for patients' needs. A report published earlier in the week alleged that thousand...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
335th Fighter Squadron tries live missiles
Lewis Collins has been to war. He has provided close-air-support for Allied troops on the ground in Afghanistan from the cockpit of an F-15E Strike Eagle. But until his most recent deployment -- one that saw 12 aircraft and 178...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Lawsuit filed to halt Sampson zoning
A Duplin County environmental group has filed suit in Superior Court contesting the procedure Sampson County commissioners employed to rezone property for a proposed poultry litter-burning "incinerator" that will produce electricity. The lawsuit filed by Citizens for a Safe Environment...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Market Day held in Faison
FAISON -- Town streets were filled Saturday as local residents snapped up food, crafts and other goodies at this year's Faison Market Day. The event is held each year to celebrate locally grown produce like sweet potatoes, collard greens, cabbage,...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Duplin man wants to try again to bring cousin home
Despite the lack of success by the U.S. Army's Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command team during its trip to Cambodia in January, Cary Turner has not given up hope of bringing home his cousin, Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Hargrove. Turner,...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Antioch Fire Department receives $4,956 grant
RALEIGH -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Jim Long announced that the Antioch Rural Fire Department was awarded a $4,956.87 grant through the 2008 Volunteer Fire Department Fund from the State of North Carolina. The check was...Published: Oct 12, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Friday, October 10, 2008
U.S. 70 bypass ground broken
Wyche Ray remembers when what is now Wayne Memorial Drive was a washboard road where he once caught bootleggers on his farm not far from the site where the new U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass will be built. Thursday, Ray, who...Published: Oct 10, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Study: Rail plan will cost county
The estimated cost of infrastructure improvements, equipment and support facilities needed to provide commuter rail service from Greensboro to Goldsboro is estimated at $1 billion. An in-depth look at the study released Thursday shows that Wayne County would have to...Published: Oct 10, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Many uneasy, but waiting out Wall Street storm
This week's stunning decline on Wall Street has many local residents concerned about the future, even as financial advisors council against the panic selling that is driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average down. "Emotions are driving this," said Carlyle...Published: Oct 10, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Red Cross takes time to honor local volunteers
An anonymous donor gave the blood that saved Blane Smith's wife -- and unborn daughter, he told those gathered Thursday for the annual awards luncheon for the Wayne County chapter of the American Red Cross. And that makes that donor...Published: Oct 10, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Partnership observes 10th year
Judy McCurdy has seen a big change in her son since she attended "The Incredible Years," a free workshop for parents who have children with challenging behaviors. "Now, he reads all the time. He used to be hyper, but not...Published: Oct 10, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Frying fish to help children
The Wayne County Shrine Club held its annual fish fry today, serving lunch and dinner in Goldsboro and Mount Olive to raise money for the Shriners Hospital for Children. Dinner will be served today from 4 to 7 p.m., with...Published: Oct 10, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
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