Monday, March 19, 2007
Re-enactors visit Bentonville
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Confederate re-enactors demonstrate how to shoot a cannon during a living history program at the Bentonville Battleground Historic Site this past weekend. Pictured from left are Johnny Carter, Milton Britt, Abraham Wiles, Donny Taylor and Fred Bugess....Published: Mar 19, 2007 2:09 PM Full Story
Animal shelter update
Engineers' borings at the proposed animal shelter location off Clingman Street in Goldsboro came back "perfect," county officials said. Now Wayne County's commissioners are hoping Golds-boro City Council will agree when members consider the issue tonight. But the commissioners understand...Published: Mar 19, 2007 2:06 PM Full Story
SUN - 916th Recruitment Report
As top military officials work to ready Pope Air Force Base for its re-activation this summer, members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing are preparing, too. Their task, they say, is equally as daunting -- to replace the more than...Published: Mar 19, 2007 2:03 PM Full Story
Legg murder trial
Nearly four years after the Seven Springs slaying, a man accused of gunning down a shopkeeper's son-in-law during a robbery will have his day in court. Jury selection for Roy George Legg, 58, who is charged in the murder of...Published: Mar 19, 2007 2:00 PM Full Story
Beston Road update
Construction is nearly complete on the directional crossover at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Beston Road. With the crossover's acceleration lanes open, drivers are using the new path, but nearby business owners and residents are waiting to see if...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:58 PM Full Story
GSA's 95th w/pic
Sonya Ross camped on the side of a mountain in a blizzard while doing Girl Scout wilderness training in Alaska. "We learned how to make snow caves. It was a wild, scary thing, but I was glad I got to...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:56 PM Full Story
Public record
Drunken drivers The Goldsboro Police Department, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Mount Olive Police Department, Walnut Creek Police Department and military police from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base teamed up over the St. Patrick's Day holiday weekend to take drunken drivers...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:54 PM Full Story
Substitute teacher training March 29
WAGES Headstart and Early Headstart will hold substitute training March 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Royall West Common Room at 507 E. Royall Ave. Those attending must obtain a substitute packet from WAGES by March 26,...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:52 PM Full Story
Pickle Princess Pageant Saturday
MOUNT OLIVE -- The first event to kick off the 2007 North Carolina Pickle Festival will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Mount Olive Historical Assembly Hall at 207 Wooten Street in Mount Olive. The 2007 North Carolina...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:50 PM Full Story
MOC lecture
The public is invited to a free lecture at Mount Olive College Wednesday about the differences between U.S. universities and Oxford University. Dr. Mike Cavanagh will speak at noon in the Hennessee Room of the Lois K. Murphy Regional Center....Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:49 PM Full Story
Girl Scout cookie sales near end
The Girl Scouts will stop selling cookies Tuesday, but a tractor trailer full of the cookies will be parked at Michaels on Berkeley Boulevard from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday. Money from the annual Girl Scout cookie sale helps...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:47 PM Full Story
Commissioners to consider salvage yard expansion, Fremont library closing
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners will consider a change to the zoning map that would allow for the expansion of a salvage yard on U.S. 117 South. The commissioners will meet Tuesday morning, starting at 9 a.m., following a...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Burr introduces legislation to help homeless veterans
Last week in Washington: *U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, reintroduced the Services to Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act -- legislation to provide supportive services to keep low-income veterans in permanent housing so they do not become homeless. It will increase...Published: Mar 19, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story