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Truck driver pulls away from pump without paying for $255 in diesel fuel

MOUNT OLIVE -- Employees and customers at a Speedway gas station tried failed to stop a truck driver Saturday as he drove away with $255.14 worth of stolen diesel fuel. Cashier Amaris Wright said a truck driver asked fellow cashier...

Woman charged with drug trafficking, DWI after stop

A woman is facing an opiate trafficking charge after being pulled over Saturday while driving impaired and having her car searched, according to a press release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Aminah Sade Floyd, 28, of 101 Ervin Drive,...

Man fires into Pikeville woman's home after being denied entry

PIKEVILLE -- A man fired two shots into a woman's house after she refused to let him inside Saturday night, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. An incident report said the woman was on the phone with 911 when...

Event to raise money for Communities in Schools

This year's "Have a Heart for Kids" fundraiser is all about an evening of fun and fellowship, with the takeaway being the satisfaction that students in Wayne County are supported. The event is the signature fundraiser that supports Communities...

Forest Service issues burn warning

A Feb. 25 fire that that destroyed a Calypso building was blamed on wind spreading the fire from a burn barrel. The N.C. Forest Service is urging state residents to think safety and exercise caution during the spring fire...

Wayne County bridge to be replaced

Fremont residents and commuters will have a detour to contend with starting Monday as work begins on a state DOT bridge replacement project. According to a Department of Transportation press release issued Friday, the 62-year-old bridge over the Great...

1881 Bible returns home

Greg Nichols touches the pages of an old, old Bible and chokes up as he reads what his great-grandmother wrote in it. He sees birth and death dates of relatives he never met. He reads poems that his great-grandmother wrote....

Weekend snowfall too little to measure

Winter weather caused quite a stir from of the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast this weekend, with more snow today in some places threatening to reach blizzard conditions. Much of the Midwest was hard hit, too, and can expect to be...