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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Looking for a deal

News-Argus/Greg Sousa Alicia Wells, left, and Kelly Doss make their way through the aisles at Target early today, looking for bargains. For more information see Shoppers hit Goldsboro stores to return gifts, find bargains....

Shoppers hit Goldsboro stores to return gifts, find bargains

Long before the sun rose over Goldsboro today, shoppers were already hitting stores that had opened early to catch their post-Christmas business. Shoppers were trickling into JCPenney's at Berkeley Mall at first light. Some came to return gifts. Others were...

Teenage driver killed in wreck

DUDLEY -- A 16-year-old driver was killed Sunday morning on Sleepy Creek Road when his pickup ran off the highway and struck a tree. Joshua Allen McIntosh of 629 Eagles Nest Road died at about 10:15 a.m., according to investigators...

Alliance sets sights on 2007

Only a year ago, business leaders and economic development groups planted the seeds of what would become the Wayne County Development Alliance. The organization formed by the combining of the Wayne County Economic Development Commission, the Goldsboro Committee of 100...

Sheriff warns about scam artists

Wayne County Sheriff Carey Winders is urging county residents to be on the alert for scam artists trying to convince people to give out their personal financial information over the telephone. Winders said someone has been targeting elderly people recently...

Duplin chairman calls for open government

The new chairman of the Duplin County Board of Commissioners says some county residents believe too much of the county's business is being conducted out of public view and he wants to change that perception. Chairman David Fussell said that...