Newstag:www.newsargus.com,2008-06-25:/news//12009-11-20T18:46:02ZLocal news and more for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NCMovable Type Open Source 4.12Tri-County holds annual meetingtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514662009-11-20T18:46:02Z2009-11-20T18:46:02Z 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,...Court upholds Duplin rulingtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514652009-11-20T18:46:02Z2009-11-20T18:46:02Z 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...Friday District Court sessions to resumetag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514642009-11-20T18:46:01Z2009-11-20T18:46:01Z 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....Dental clinictag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514632009-11-20T18:46:01Z2009-11-20T18:46:01ZChapel 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...Pioneer black student honoredtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514622009-11-20T18:46:01Z2009-11-20T18:46:01Z 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...City officials pondering urban agriculture ideatag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514612009-11-20T18:46:01Z2009-11-20T18:46:01Z 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...Public recordtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514602009-11-20T18:46:01Z2009-11-20T18:46:01ZVehicle 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...Kinston man charged with making threats at community collegetag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2514592009-11-20T18:46:00Z2009-11-20T20:25:05ZA 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...Holiday season arrives on floatstag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510062009-11-19T18:46:01Z2009-11-19T18:46:01Z 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...Downtown Goldsboro restaurant closedtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510052009-11-19T18:46:01Z2009-11-19T18:46:01Z 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...Pate announces bid for N.C. Senate seattag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510042009-11-19T18:46:01Z2009-11-19T18:46:01Z 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...Learning about givingtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510032009-11-19T18:46:01Z2009-11-19T18:46:01ZCarrie 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...Free Rx discount cards to be available in Waynetag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510022009-11-19T18:46:00Z2009-11-19T18:46:00Z 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...Pearl Harbor veterans sought for ceremonytag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510012009-11-19T18:46:00Z2009-11-19T18:46:00ZWILMINGTON -- 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...Pikeville man wins with unusual lotto cardtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/news//1.2510002009-11-19T18:46:00Z2009-11-20T14:24:59ZRichard 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...