Ash Street neighbors oppose rezoning site

The request sounded simple enough: Rezone a site along Ash Street currently marked office and institutional to general business. But for Kelly Overby and her son, Travis, the switch, they said, would be an intrusion. The property that came...

Published: Feb 16, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story

Teacher sex trial starts

A Lenoir County woman who taught at Southern Wayne High School was scheduled to appear today in Wayne County District Court to face charges of having sex with a student. Shannon Grace Herring, 33, of Sykes Road, faces two...

Published: Feb 16, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story

Bus accident

An accident involving a GATEWAY van and another vehicle at at the intersection of North Herman and East Beech streets left the driver of the second vehicle charged with failure to stop at a red light. Neither the vehicle driven...

Published: Feb 16, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story

Clayton mayor seeks state Senate seat

Clayton Mayor Jody McLeod has announced that he will run for the Democratic nomination for the state Senate District 12 seat. McLeod, 44, who owns and operates Annie V's Florist in Clayton, was first elected to the Clayton City...

Published: Feb 16, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story