Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Vandalism in Duplin
News-Argus/Bobby Williams This water tank near Summerlin's Crossroads is losing 40 gallons of water a minute from a bullet hole caused by a rifle. The tank will have to be drained before it can be patched. For more information...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:51 PM Full Story
County wants third opinion on plan
Wayne County officials will likely call in an outside consultant to review a proposed school building plan before deciding how to proceed, County Manager Lee Smith said Tuesday. The county Board of Education developed a preliminary $130 million building plan...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:50 PM Full Story
Rifle shots cause leaks in towers
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County law officers are searching for a vandal or vandals who shot holes in two of the county's water tanks over the weekend, causing huge losses of water in the Summerlin's Crossroad and Kenansville areas. Someone using...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:50 PM Full Story
Hospital growth sends departments to new locations
The board of directors for Wayne Memorial Hospital has voted to spend $1.09 million to relocate some departments to accommodate expected growth. Patient Financial Services and Wayne Area Diabetes and Endocrine Center will move to an office building nearly three...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:49 PM Full Story
In the eye of Katrina's aftermath
Steve Harrison and Cheryl McAlphin saw the good and the bad while they were in Gulfport, Miss., helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. Neighbors risked their own safety to dig neighbors out of sludge and rubble, while others fought each other...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:48 PM Full Story
Store opens in Berkeley Commons
Goldsboro's newest shopping center continues to grow as Bed Bath & Beyond opened its doors Tuesday afternoon in Berkeley Commons. The home furnishings store opened for business just before 4 p.m. after final inspections by fire marshals and city officials....Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:46 PM Full Story
MOC singers
MOUNT OLIVE -- Ten students have been chosen for this year's Mount Olive College Singers, a song and dance troupe that will perform throughout the year for a variety of audience. Dr. Larry Oldham, professor of music at the college,...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
Breaking and entering The Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrested Michael Jarman Jr., 21, of Stantonsburg on Tuesday, in connection with several residential break-ins that occurred on Watery Branch Church Road in northern Wayne County. Jarman was charged with breaking and...Published: Oct 12, 2005 1:45 PM Full Story