Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Planning Board discusses rules for gated communities in county
Wayne County Planning Board members Tuesday night once again tabled action on allowing gated communities in the county until they can find out how the gates could affect school bus traffic. Board members also wanted to know how Greenville and...Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Church's gift pushes fundraiser for Kitty Askins chapel to $100,000
MOUNT OLIVE -- A group of local volunteers has made believers out of people who had been somewhat skeptical that $100,000 could be raised during a down economy for the Kitty Askins Hospice Center's $4 million capital project. Not...Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Ready for ice, snow
Employees with the Department of Transportation in Wayne County were out early this morning putting down a coat of salt brine on all of the major and secondary roads ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the state tonight....Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials: Heroes fire no foul play
Authorities say they do not believe a fire at Heroes Oyster Bar & Grill last week involves any foul play. Firefighters had said after the Berkeley Boulevard restaurant caught fire last Thursday that its cause was going to be investigated....Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Empty Stocking Fund add on base children
Their sacrifices are many -- watching as parents leave for long stints at war, moving to a different base every few years, coping with all that comes with being a child of an American airman. And this year, with...Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Show is result of an effort to build self-esteem in girls
Brandi Matthews diverted a career as a lawyer to build self-esteem in young girls. "I have always had a passion for girls and just people in general," the Goldsboro native said. After about six years of volunteering at the...Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
International Stop Hunger Now meal-packaging project looking for local help
St. Francis Episcopal Church is combining efforts with Stop Hunger Now, a non-profit international relief organization established in 1998 with headquarters in Raleigh, to raise awareness of the problem of worldwide hunger. In developing countries, more than 10 million...Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin, Sampson to get repaving
Road resurfacing projects in Duplin and Sampson counties were among 10 contracts totaling $69 million have been awarded for highway and bridge projects across. The projects include resurfacing five miles of U.S. 13 in Sampson County from Bells Branch...Published: Dec 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story