http://www.newsargus.com/news/ Local news and more for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NC en-US Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 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,... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/tricounty_holds_annual_meeting/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/tricounty_holds_annual_meeting/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:02 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/court_upholds_duplin_ruling/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/court_upholds_duplin_ruling/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:02 -0500 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.... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/friday_district_court_sessions_to_resume/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/friday_district_court_sessions_to_resume/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/dental_clinic/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/dental_clinic/ AANewsTopStory HasFeature Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/pioneer_black_student_honored/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/pioneer_black_student_honored/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/city_officials_pondering_urban_agriculture_idea/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/city_officials_pondering_urban_agriculture_idea/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/public_record/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/public_record/ AANewsOtherStory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/kinston_man_charged_with_making_threats_at_community_college/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/20/kinston_man_charged_with_making_threats_at_community_college/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:00 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/holiday_season_arrives_on_floats/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/holiday_season_arrives_on_floats/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/downtown_goldsboro_restaurant_closed/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/downtown_goldsboro_restaurant_closed/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/pate_announces_bid_for_nc_senate_seat/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/pate_announces_bid_for_nc_senate_seat/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory HasFeature Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/learning_about_giving/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/learning_about_giving/ AANewsTopStory HasFeature Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:01 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/free_rx_discount_cards_to_be_available_in_wayne/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/free_rx_discount_cards_to_be_available_in_wayne/ AANewsOtherStory AANewsTopStory Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:00 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/pearl_harbor_veterans_sought_for_ceremony/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/pearl_harbor_veterans_sought_for_ceremony/ AANewsOtherStory Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:00 -0500 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... http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/pikeville_man_wins_with_unusual_lotto_card/ http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2009/11/19/pikeville_man_wins_with_unusual_lotto_card/ HasFeature Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:00 -0500