Tuesday, April 13, 2010
City police still seek Internet cafe thief
Police are still looking for a man caught on video during a robbery of an Internet cafe on South Berkeley Boulevard last week. Sgt. Chad Calloway said police do not have the man's name, but because the picture of...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Early voting opens Thursday
One-stop early voting for the May 4 partisan primary will begin Thursday morning and continue through May 1 at the Wayne County Board of Elections office, 209 S. Williams St. That will be the county's only one-stop location, Board...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Two members of 335th Fighter Squadron receive Distinguished Flying Cross
It should have been a successful ambush -- some 250 insurgents surrounding an 80-man Coalition outpost tucked deep in one of the many valleys scattered across Afghanistan. But when a troops-in-contact call reached the cockpit of an F-15E Strike Eagle...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne jobless rate drops for February
The Wayne County unemployment rate dropped in February for the first time since October. The February unemployment rate was 9.8 percent, down from 9.9 percent in January. The rate was 9.2 percent in December and 9.0 percent in November. "It...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
All-County Choral Festival concert set for Thursday at Dillard Middle
The annual All-County Choral Festival for Wayne County Public Schools will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Dillard Middle School, with 29 schools represented. More than 260 chorus students were chosen to participate in the vocal showcase....Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Post offices won't stay open later
The deadline for mailing 2009 federal tax returns is Thursday and Postal Service offices in North Carolina will close that day at their normal times. Taxpayers are encouraged to mail their returns prior to close of business. The only options...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Jury to examine evidence in 2006 murder
A jury was selected Monday in the murder trial of William Earl Bandy, who is accused of shooting and killing a 31-year-old Dudley man in March 2006. Judge Paul Jones, the senior resident judge in Lenoir County, is presiding...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
First tobacco planting
Antonio Saucezo carries trays of young tobacco plants to be transplanted on the farm of Major and Tony Jones of the Smith Chapel community in southern Wayne this morning. The Joneses got a jump on most tobacco farmers by starting...Published: Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story