Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Strawberry Fields
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Christopher Barwick samples some of the strawberries at Cottle Farms west of Faison during a Strawberry Festival held at the farm on Saturday. Hundreds of people attended the event. This year has been a good one for...Published: May 23, 2006 1:54 PM Full Story
Kinston sends decision to Raleigh
KINSTON -- The Lenoir County Board of Elections ruled today to honor a protest filed by state Rep. Stephen LaRoque over the results of the May Republican primary in that county. The state Board of Elections will now hold a...Published: May 23, 2006 1:52 PM Full Story
Duplin debates how to handle budget shortfall
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County commissioners argued over increasing taxes, but reached no conclusions Monday about what to do about the county's nearly $1 million budget shortfall or the looming deadline to get a spending plan approved. With five weeks to...Published: May 23, 2006 1:51 PM Full Story
CPA pleads guilty in tax fraud case
From Staff Reports A Wayne County man pleaded guilty to tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue Monday in Wake County District Court, officials said. Jerry U. Britt, a self-employed certified public accountant from Mount Olive, pleaded...Published: May 23, 2006 1:50 PM Full Story
State superintendent outlines schools' future
The "power of one" could make all the difference in the education of a child, says the state superintendent of public instruction. Dr. June St. Clair Atkinson, the first woman to serve in the post, should know. She was elected...Published: May 23, 2006 1:48 PM Full Story
Inmate dies after trying to kill himself in jail cell
By JACK STEPHENS News-Argus Staff Writer A 45-year-old man who tried to hang himself in the Wayne County Jail died Monday of his injuries, officials said. Durwood Nash Webb of Saxton Street died at about 4:15 p.m., Sheriff's Maj. Ray...Published: May 23, 2006 1:47 PM Full Story
Public records
Man stabbed A Goldsboro man was stabbed in the left shoulder Monday night after an argument with another man in the 200 block of East Vine Street, according to a Goldsboro police report. Timothy Edmundson, 44, was taken to Wayne...Published: May 23, 2006 1:46 PM Full Story
Farm program vote Thursday
From staff reports North Carolina feed and fertilizer consumers have the opportunity Thursday to vote on Nickels for Know-How, a 55-year-old voluntary assessment on feed and fertilizer purchased in the state. Feed and fertilizer manufacturers build the cost of the...Published: May 23, 2006 1:45 PM Full Story