Friday, May 28, 2010
Slots filled on group to pick board member
The nonpartisan committee has been finalized that will make a recommendation to county commissioners for someone to fill the unexpired school board term of Shirley Sims. School board Vice Chair-man Thelma Smith was the first person to be appointed...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Worleys thank community for support and good wishes
Patti Worley paused when she felt her eyes filling with tears. "They came from everywhere and every person had a story to tell," she said of the hundreds who converged last weekend on the flower shop she and her...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont considers two rate increases
For the past two weeks, the Fremont Board of Aldermen has been at a standstill concerning the town's budget, which goes into effect in July once it's approved. Board members are hesitant to impose the recommended sewer and water rate...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Dancing 'til the sun goes down
Sriya Patel dances among the bubbles from a bubble-maker as the sun sets behind her while Jim Quick and Coastline Band perform during Military Appreciation Night Thursday evening. The band kept the crowd jamming to rhythm and blues during the...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Using songs to thank those who have served their nation
Holly Jones used to be the little girl in the back seat of the family car -- singing nearly all the way from her Eastern North Carolina hometown to the destination in Virginia they frequented. And these days, on...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Holiday happenings
The following is a schedule of events set for this Memorial Day weekend: Saturday, 8 a.m. -- Join members of the Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition at the American Legion headquarters off N.C. 117, just beyond the fairgrounds, for...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Government offices closed Monday
Banks and local, state and national government offices, including post offices, will be closed Monday in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Mount Olive will pay tribute to veterans Sunday at 3 p.m. near the flagpole at Maplewood Cemetery...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Living history set for June 5 at Bentonville
FOUR OAKS -- The Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will hold its summer living history program, "A Day in the Life of a Civil War Soldier," on Saturday, June 5, from 10 until 4 p.m. Period-costumed living historians from the...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Arr-Mac rescues man after spill from canoe
Water rescue workers retrieved a man who fell from a canoe in the Neuse River and was stranded in the current, hanging onto limbs along the river's edge. Arrington Fire Chief Randy Rogers also works with the Arr-Mac Water...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
County will keep tax rate steady
What is labeled a "nondescript" proposed county budget that has changed little from the current spending plan leaves the tax rate as well as the funding level for county schools intact. The proposed $156 million budget reflects a decrease...Published: May 28, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story