Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Walking in Wayne
News-Argus/Kaye Nesbit Dan Barrett, candidate for governor, is walking all over the state and came to Goldsboro on Tuesday. He and his supporters are walking on U.S. 70 West this morning: From left, front, Dave Meador, Barrett, Neal Jurney...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
Fremont hikes taxes 15 cents to meet deficit
FREMONT -- Fremont residents will pay 30 percent more in property taxes in a budget approved Tuesday night by the town board. But the board cut a proposed 25 percent increase in sewer rates to 20 percent and eliminated...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive downtown project boosted
MOUNT OLIVE -- The face of downtown Mount Olive will continue to change for another year. The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has granted funding for two state officials to continue working another year with Mount Olive's Small Town Development...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Mental health agency delays plan to move employees
MOUNT OLIVE -- Eastpointe mental health officials have tabled a controversial plan to spin off a nonprofit agency after realizing it could lead to a cut in state funding. Eastpointe Director Jack St. Clair has called for at least...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Barrett burns shoe leather to make his point
Dan Barrett has been to Wayne County several times on what he hopes will be his journey to the governor's mansion. But this is his first visit on foot. Barrett is walking across North Carolina, greeting supporters, motorists and...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Court overturns judge; couple can sue over house
A Wayne County couple will get another chance to sue a local contractor and the county's building inspector over construction problems with their home. The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated a decision made in October 2002 by Judge...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Fireworks over Wayne County
The weekend of July 4 will be filled with action from one end of the county to the other, with fireworks planned for Saturday night in Mount Olive and Pikeville and for Monday night in Goldsboro. *Berkeley Mall will sponsor...Published: Jun 30, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story
Three county schools receive honors
Three Wayne County public schools have received honors from the national conference of Technology Student Association. Students from Eastern Wayne Middle, Eastern Wayne High and Norwayne Middle schools were among 4,000 TSA members across the country attending the annual conference...Published: Jun 30, 2004 1:59 PM Full Story
Town responds to alley lawsuit
MOUNT OLIVE -- The town's lawyer says he had hoped a disagreement over an alley downtown had been resolved. "But apparently not," said Mount Olive Town Attorney Carroll Turner Tuesday afternoon, shortly after learning that Rick Kraft filed a...Published: Jun 30, 2004 1:59 PM Full Story
Public records
Gunshots hit cars A home and two cars were damaged early today by gunshots and another car was set on fire near Dudley, according to reports filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Wiley Sebastian Mozingo of Brentwood Drive told...Published: Jun 30, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Pikeville introduces new commissioner
PIKEVILLE -- The town board has a new commissioner who hopes to use his managerial experience to run the town more like a business. Johnny Weaver, 56, is a Pikeville native and worked for R.G. Barry Corp. in Goldsboro...Published: Jun 30, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Briefly
Surprise tornado Although there was nary a drop of rain, wind or thunder in Wayne County on Tuesday, a tornado was seen near LaGrange. According to reports from the National Weather Service, the tornado caused minor damage to a mobile...Published: Jun 30, 2004 1:57 PM Full Story