Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Eaters to be in Mount Olive Saturday for Big A Challenge
MOUNT OLIVE -- This weekend's 25th annual North Carolina Pickle Festival may belong to the pickle, but for a brief time -- possibly less than four minutes -- center stage on Saturday will belong to massive cheeseburgers and the...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Kinston also benefits from downtown grant
Downtowns are getting a facelift in the county seats of Wayne and Lenoir counties thanks to the Main Street Solutions Fund. The Pride of Kinston, Kinston's downtown development organization, will receive $200,000 to revitalize its downtown area through renovations...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Libraries to sell books Friday through Sunday
The Friends of the Wayne County Public Library Spring Book Sale will be held Friday through Sunday in the Gertrude Weil Auditorium at the main library, 1001 East Ash St. Sale hours Saturday will 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
$7,000 in damage and theft of A/C A resident of the 300 block or Bright Street reported to Goldsboro police that unknown subject(s) broke apart an outside central heating and air condition unit and removed the motor valued at $2,000,...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne County Planning Board hold special meeting to approve plat
It took the Wayne County Planning Board less than five minutes Wednesday afternoon during a special session to recommend approval of a preliminary plat for 19 lots on Dollard Town Road in New Hope Township. It was the second...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Annexation pushed to back burner
The budget battles being fought in Raleigh have pushed deliberation on a number of other bills to the backburner, including House Bill 196 which, if approved, would de-annex the Fallingbrook and Buck Swamp areas, known as Phase 11, from...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Arts Council gets $200,000 grant
In November 2010, the Arts Council of Wayne County made public its intentions to find a new home. A month later, the Department of Commerce announced it would again be offering grants to member institutions with ideas on how...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Who closed Park Avenue?
In contrast to Councilman Chuck Allen's explanation at the City Council's April 18 meeting, former Parks and Recreation Director Ruben Wall said not only did he not request that the Park Avenue roundabout be closed, but that the gates...Published: Apr 27, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story