Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Rachel Garrou of Elm City in Wilson County shows off her lamb, Lightning, after winning the blue ribbon for showmanship in the novice division of the Open Junior Market Lamb Show at the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:53 PM Full Story
City to residents: Conserve water
Mayor Al King announced Monday that Goldsboro and Wayne County are dealing with a serious water shortage and called on the public to conserve water whenever possible. King made a Declaration of Voluntary Conservation of water after receiving information from...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:53 PM Full Story
Schools will look again at liability release form
Wayne County's Board of Education adopted a district field trip policy Monday night, but school officials are going to take another look at a liability release and a proof of insurance requirement that have some parents concerned about signing permission...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:52 PM Full Story
Showmen baa-ttle for titles at Junior Market Lamb Show
Will Coor of Selma wasn't sure which end of the line he was on as he waited for the judge in the Open Junior Market Lamb Intermediate Showmanship competition to announce the Grand Champion. When he realized he was on...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:51 PM Full Story
Railroad wants to close Princeton street
PRINCETON -- Four streets cross the railroad in Princeton, and the railroad wants to close one of them. But which one is the question. The Princeton town board wrestled with the issue during Monday night's monthly meeting but took no...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:50 PM Full Story
City Council sets next neighborhood meeting
Residents who have something to say to the Goldsboro City Council and other city officials will get their chance in two weeks. The City Council has announced the date and location of its next neighborhood meeting. It will be held...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:49 PM Full Story
Families, sorrow touched life of Red Cross Katrina volunteer
More than 650 people were jammed into a small gymnasium with no room to walk. They came with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Most of them had lost everything they owned. Some had been separated from their loved...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:48 PM Full Story
Public records
Woman robbed A woman leaving her car to enter her home was robbed Monday of $15, her purse and car keys, a Wayne County Sheriff's Office report said. Cynthia D. Barrett of Hare Road told deputies that a black man...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton board hears four-lot annexation plan
PRINCETON -- Four lots, totaling about an acre, could be annexed by Princeton as soon as next month. No one spoke Monday night on the proposed annexations during the town's board's monthly meeting. Mayor Don Rains explained that the properties...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:47 PM Full Story
Pikeville sets its sites on tall grass
Pikeville town commissioners unanimously approved the new grass ordinance Monday night. Effective immediately, land owners whose lawns are not in compliance will be charged a fee of $50 to cut the grass, and a $100 civil penalty. In September, commissioners...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials will talk about flooding
MOUNT OLIVE -- Residents and lawmakers will meet with environmental officials this month to find a solution to flooding in Mount Olive. Mount Olive officials said during a town board meeting Monday that years ago a stream was diverted, and...Published: Oct 4, 2005 1:45 PM Full Story