Sunday, December 28, 2014
County: 2014 taxes almost tardy
Wayne County taxpayers have less than two weeks remaining in which to pay their 2014 property taxes before they will have to add a late payment penalty to their bill. The county sent out 71,000 tax bills in August...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
A family's flight to freedom
A Cuban expatriate whose parents moved the family to the U.S. when she was 6 years old says she agrees with President Barack Obama's stance on her homeland and any moves to eradicate communism there. Fe Finch, who retired...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Willie's famous 'dogs' to get new address
The white clapboard country store on the corner of N.C. 581 across from Rosewood Middle School has never had all the bells and whistles of the bigger chains. But for residents in that community, Rosewood Food Liner had something...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Departments can now recoup costs
A new Wayne County ordinance will provide the county's fire departments with a way to recoup expenses associated with costly and/or time-consuming operations. "Basically what it would allow is when we have major events that are costly to our...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Grant will allow students to watch Neuse River
Environmental biology, by its very nature, is not a subject that should be taught in a classroom, Leah Connell said. "I take (students) out of the class a lot -- how are you going to teach them in a lab?"...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Officials still want to hear concerns
Attention downtown business owners affected by Streetscape. City Manager Scott Stevens hears your concerns -- and he would like to hear more. Stevens is asking those who are battling the effects of the downtown revitalization project to speak up...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Southern States scholarships available
Applications for the Southern States Cooperative and John Deere Financial scholarship fund for risig college sophomores pursuing an associate's degree with a focus on agriculture are now being accepted through Feb. 13, 2015. Up to five scholarships, in the...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Pickle will drop to ring in 2015
MOUNT OLIVE -- Wayne County residents Wednesday night can celebrate the New Year early and still be home hours before the ball drops in New York or the giant acorn falls in Raleigh. The 16th annual Pickle Drop, sponsored...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Future brighter for children, speaker tells local Partnership
Cindy Watkins, president the N.C. Partnership for Children, said she is more optimistic than ever about the future for young children. At the annual meeting of The Partnership for Children of Wayne County, the keynote speaker said she is...Published: Dec 28, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story