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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Duplin deputies find $1 million of meth in saddles

BEULAVILLE -- One of the largest, if not the largest, seizures of methamphetamine in the state has been made in Duplin County, Duplin County Sheriff Blake Wallace announced at a news conference Wednesday. Wallace said 17 pounds of methamphetamine...

No firm rules yet on street care fix

Three meetings have failed to produce a clear solution to preventing subdivision streets from deteriorating to the point they will not be accepted into the state road system. However, the meetings of the county Planning Board committee have generated...

Saying thank you

Shannon Buchanan, a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Goldsboro, gives a wave of gratitude to airmen as they drive off Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Mission: M25, a part of the church's outreach ministry, gave a public sign...

Council cuts budgets, keeps expense fund

Members of the Goldsboro City Council seemed to agree Wednesday that a 5-cent tax increase was not in the best interest of local families. But when it came to just what it would take to come up with the...

Virginia Street home sold; couple begin restoration

Moments after a local contractor took out one of the walls inside the historic D.W. Davis House, Amy Bauer peered around a corner and smiled. "Yay," she said, looking down at the debris left covering much of the first floor...

Public record

Burglary A LaGrange man's Eastwind Drive home was burglarized on Tuesday, with a large amount of property reported stolen, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office reported. Nearly $4,000 worth of property was taken from Roger Talton's home, according to the...

Partnership plans event for parents and their children

The Partnership for Children of Wayne County will show parents in early June that they have many opportunities to engage their children and to help them learn long before those youngsters are ready for school. The annual Born Learning Young...

Senior resource booklet now available

Wayne County Services on Aging has put together a resource guide for county seniors. The booklet includes referral details ranging from medical to financial to social information. It is available online at www.waynegov.com. To find it, go to the departments...