Saturday, December 6, 2014
Rain-deer games
John Michael Southerland's feet started moving before he could hear the drums. He danced in excitement, waiting for the Christmas parade in Fremont to begin. The 5-year-old clutched his bucket, ready to grab the candy being flung from the floats....Published: Dec 6, 2014 11:58 PM Full Story
Sheriff Pierce talks Aycock incident, race
Less than a week after one of his deputies used his taser on a 15-year-old black male inside Charles B. Aycock High School -- and as protests of grand jury decisions in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, N.Y., continue...Published: Dec 6, 2014 11:58 PM Full Story
Donors ensure needy teens will have a merry Christmas
Santa's sleigh is not the only thing riding through town this Christmas. The Spokes Group of Eastern N.C. dropped off 80 bicycles at the Salvation Army on Friday morning -- gifts that will soon make their way under the...Published: Dec 6, 2014 11:58 PM Full Story
Tempers flare during Mount Olive Town Board meeting
MOUNT OLIVE -- Voices were raised, tempers flared, and comments teetered on the edge of becoming personal as College Heights subdivision residents called the town board on the carpet during a Dec. 1 public hearing involving a potential rezoning....Published: Dec 6, 2014 11:58 PM Full Story
GPD closes two cases
The Goldsboro Police Department solved two cases dating back to September, according to a press release. One case involves a car stolen from a dealership and the other revolves around a series of gift cards sold to pawn shops...Published: Dec 6, 2014 11:58 PM Full Story
Gingerbread joy
Collin Gardner's gingerbread house was beautiful -- so beautiful that the little boy gasped in delight just looking at it. Sure, a marshmallow stuck jauntily off the roof, towering over the rest of the small house. But to him,...Published: Dec 6, 2014 11:58 PM Full Story