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Monday, April 11, 2011

Church offers service members place for fellowship, and help

Bishop Terry Hayes' years of military service have left him with a deep understanding and appreciation of what places like a Christian Servicemen's Center can mean to military personnel who are far from home. "It is as important as it...

County says cost shift will force tax increase

Wayne County taxpayers could see their tax bills almost double in one year should state lawmakers go along with financial shifts as detailed in the governor's budget proposal that would force counties to raid their fund balances to survive that...

Medical complex planned for area

A new medical office complex has been approved for construction, with Wayne Memorial Hospital preparing to recruit and staff the facility with primary care doctors and psychiatrists. Early last month, the city council approved the site landscape and building elevation...

Price named to Journalism Hall of Fame

CHAPEL HILL -- For a moment, it was as if Gene Price had been transported to the corner office where he hosted thousands of conversations with neighbors, colleagues and community leaders -- like he was back in his element, among...

Search, rescue groups hunt for missing child

KINSTON -- Authorities were still searching early today for the body of a 10-year-old boy who apparently drowned Sunday in the Neuse River in western Lenoir County. Henry Javregui, a student at West Greene Central Middle School, was fishing...

Pikeville looks to trim costs

PIKEVILLE -- Johnny Weaver is a lifelong resident of Pikeville who became its mayor in 2009. He says operating a small town is complicated but that Pikeville's elected officials work hard to satisfy the people who put them in...