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Pikeville board chooses Daniels & Daniels as builders

PIKEVILLE -- The Pikeville Town Commission decided Monday to choose Daniels & Daniels Construction Co. and Loving Design as the builders for its new town hall project. Scheduled for completion in late 2017, the new town hall will provide...

Former mayor of Mount Olive dies at 91

MOUNT OLIVE -- A moment of silence in memory of the late B.R. "Ruff" Huggins was held before the start of Monday night's Mount Olive Town Board session. Huggins, a World War II veteran, former mayor, former senior vice...

Williams questions equality of raises

Goldsboro City Councilman Antonio Williams asked the council to wait on adopting the 2016-17 budget Monday after questioning if African-American employees received lower pay increases than the rest of the city's workforce. Williams, who referred to a list of...

School 'regrouping plan' fails

After an hour-long debate and a vote failed to pass the superintendent's proposed "regrouping plan" to consolidate several inner city schools, the school board Monday night decided instead to hold a community meeting next week followed by a special...

Police seek robbery suspect

The Five Points Food Mart at 335 U.S. 13 South was robbed at gunpoint Monday morning. Police are searching for 61-year-old John Earl Hinton Jr., of 523 Stadium Drive Apt. A, in connection with the robbery. Authorities say Hinton...