Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Work is continuing on veterans' cemetery
Paving has been completed and the concrete crypts installed at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, which is on target to be completed by its Nov. 2 deadline. "It has been a busy couple of weeks, but with the...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Offenders called in for GPAC warning
Schools in Wayne County opened for the 2015-16 school year Monday. By Tuesday, 12 students identified as facing felony charges were transferred to alternative schools, Wayne County Public Schools hearing officer Allison Pridgen said. "Half of them are middle...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Community rallies to help local family
Four years ago on a trip with her FFA classmates to the Great Wall of China, few noticed that Caroline Tart had to periodically step aside to catch her breath, the result of a heart condition she had since...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
WAGES observing its 50th anniversary
In 1965, the average income was $5,942. Gas was 31 cents a gallon. And Martin Luther King began the march on Selma. It also ushered in an era when then-President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty,"...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
New nonprofit organization hopes to help homeless, elderly
dhill@newsargus.com A new nonprofit organization in Wayne County is aiming to help the homeless and other people in need of a fresh start in life to get a helping hand. MLFL, Inc., stands for Miracle, Love For Lives. It was...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Hospital adminstrator earns doctorate
Shirley Harkey of Pikeville, vice president for patient services and chief nursing officer for Wayne Memorial Hospital, recently received a doctor of health administration degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Graduating with high honors, she was inducted into...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Sunday, Aug. 23, at 6:25 p.m., Donald Bailey reported he was walking home from Herman Park and was approached by two male suspects asking for cigarettes and money. When Bailey said he didn't have either the suspects hit him...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Back-to-school event held at H.V. Brown
Motorcycle engines revved one after another and then whined down East Elm Street. From under a pavilion, the DJ pumped music into the park. The two sounds mixed to accompany the children laughing in a bouncy castle a hundred yards...Published: Aug 26, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story