Couple faces drug charge after raid on residence

Larry Dale Holcombe, 41, and his wife, Tammy Alane Holcombe, 39, were arrested Tuesday by the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force on charges related to methamphetamine production. Drug agents said the couple were producing the drug for the sale or...

Published: Mar 25, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

Lawmakers debate annexation rules

RALEIGH -- Residents of the last annexed area of Goldsboro scored a victory in their fight against annexation Thursday when the state House Government Committee approved a bill to de-annex the Buck Swamp and Falling Brook areas of the...

Published: Mar 25, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

City weighs idea for Arts Council building

Members of the Goldsboro City Council were not quite ready to pull the trigger on Interim City Manager Tasha Logan's suggestion that the board acquire the Arts Council of Wayne County headquarters -- and that they renovate the building and...

Published: Mar 25, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

Greene teacher honored

SNOW HILL -- Snow Hill Primary School's Gena Byrd is among seven teachers from across the nation recently recognized for their outstanding efforts to promote literacy about the state and nation's top industry--agriculture. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture...

Published: Mar 25, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

AgCarolina scholarships available

AgCarolina Financial will be awarding more than $25,000 in scholarships to students who will be attending or who are currently enrolled in a North Carolina college or university. The cooperative will present 27 scholarships to the children or grandchildren of...

Published: Mar 25, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story