Monday, May 31, 2010
Rezoning requests, budget on agenda
Public hearings on two rezoning requests, one of which the Wayne County Board of Commissioners was reluctant to schedule, will be held during the board's Tuesday morning session. Commissioners also will get their first official look at the county's...Published: May 31, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Heroes are whom students say citizens should think of today
For military children and their classmates, Memorial Day is not just a day to remember what protecting a nation requires. They live with courage every day -- and they learn early what it means to fight for freedom and serve...Published: May 31, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Meth lab explosion leaves suspect burned
Wayne County authorities are searching for a man with burns on his body who ran out of a mobile home after a methamphetamine lab exploded just outside of Goldsboro, Sheriff Carey Winders said early today. Lawmen found a working...Published: May 31, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
MarMac scheduled to get new Dollar General store
National discount chain store Dollar General is opening a new store in the Mar-Mac area on U.S. 13. Construction and set-up of the new store are under way. The building will be one of the larger Dollar General stores in...Published: May 31, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Middle schools take part in art program
Dillard and Mount Olive middle schools were two of eight schools in the state that participated in this year's "Art of Collaboration" program sponsored by the N.C. Museum of Art. Seventh-grade language arts, math, science and social studies teachers...Published: May 31, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive ceremony marks troops courage
MOUNT OLIVE -- Toddler Caber Johnson was more interested in his Goldfish snacks and the decorations on the wreath than Sunday's Memorial Day observance. But for his father and former Marine, Dave Johnson, it was important that his son be...Published: May 31, 2010 10:41 AM Full Story
Heroes forever
A bundle of American flags slung over his shoulder, David Isbell made his way across the patches of lawn that run in between the headstones that grace Willowdale Cemetery Saturday morning -- his friend, Brandon Murray-Cruz, trailing not too...Published: May 31, 2010 10:41 AM Full Story