Friday, May 21, 2010
Duplin OKs new chief for schools
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin County Board of Education voted Thursday to hire a new superintendent for the county schools. Dr. Austin Obasohan will take over running the 9,000-student system July 1. School board Chairman Reginald Kenan and members Emily Manning,...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont board proposes rate hikes in budget
FREMONT -- The Fremont Board of Aldermen discussed the town's proposed budget at its meeting Tuesday. The budget does not include an increase in electric rates, but does include hikes in water and sewer rates. The proposed budget calls...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
To Beth, with love
RALEIGH -- As darkness fell on Glenwood Avenue, Tim Lamb maintained a steady pace -- the same light jog that had carried him, in just under three hours, some 15 miles. To passers-by, the sight of a lone runner making...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Relay for Life shuttles available
Shuttle buses will be available to bring people from the Wayne Community College parking lot to the Relay site. Attendees are urged to bring blankets and lawn chairs because there might not be enough bleacher space available....Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Man located after Silver Alert
MOUNT OLIVE -- An elderly Mount Olive resident was located Tuesday after police issued a Silver Alert for a missing person. Harold Grey Jones, 82, of Smith Chapel Road was reportedly found to be safe at a hotel in Wallace...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Celebrating survival
They came to celebrate, the more than 600 people who packed First Pentecostal Holiness Church Thursday night. And while there were balloons, birthday cupcakes, party hats and presents, the cancer survivors and caregivers as well as the Relay for Life...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Law enforcement holds torch run today
Law enforcement was carrying the torch for Special Olympics this morning, as officers from a number of area departments headed from Goldsboro to Mount Olive, some running, others following along in buses and minivans. Three Special Olympians led the...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Teen gets 30 days for courthouse scrawl
A Belfast Road man accused of scrawling an obscenity on a Wayne County District Court wall faces 30 days in jail for a contempt of court charge. Anthony Dreighton II, 19, was in court on relatively minor charges, including...Published: May 21, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story