Pikeville's new chief sworn in Monday

PIKEVILLE -- Pikeville swore in a new police chief who said he hopes to change the way the department operates through more aggressive enforcement of laws and improved organization. "We are going to change the way we do business...

Published: Jun 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Dispute leads to Fremont shooting

FREMONT -- A Fremont man is charged with assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly shot his stepfather three times during a domestic dispute Monday. Nacarsa Ronyell Ford, 56, 306 S. Pender St., is charged with assault with...

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Board accepts plan for schools

Wayne County commissioners unanimously approved a $41.5 million financing package Tuesday for construction of new middle schools in the Grantham and Spring Creek communities. The board also accepted deeds for the two properties from the Wayne County Board of...

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Showing their love

Health insurance only goes so far when the costs associated with special formula, a feeding tube and seemingly endless trips to doctors set in. A mother can only do so much on her own before the hours of lost...

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Man faces charges in statutory rape case

A Mount Olive man charged with the first-degree statutory rape of a 12-year-old is scheduled to appear in Wayne County District Court this morning. Investigators with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office charged Christopher Omega Jurmaine Davis, 22, with the...

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