Thursday, December 27, 2007
Mount Olive gets ladder truck
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Mount Olive Fire Department personnel check out their new center-mount ladder platform truck, which they say will greatly increase their ability to deal with fires in high-rise buildings, such as the dormitories at Mount Olive College. For...Published: Dec 27, 2007 2:28 PM Full Story
County plans changes in some solid waste sites
Residents in Fremont, Eureka and in the Jordans Chapel area of Wayne County will get to keep their solid waste convenience centers a little while longer, but county officials are still looking to make changes in the coming months. In...Published: Dec 27, 2007 2:23 PM Full Story
Pate ponders run for Kerr's seat in Senate
Since state Sen. John Kerr, D-Wayne, announced his retirement plans earlier this month, five Democrats have lined up to battle for their party's nomination. Now, state Rep. Louis Pate, R-Wayne, is considering jumping in on the other side. So far,...Published: Dec 27, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Sager to run for state House
With state Rep. Louis Pate considering a run at retiring state Sen. John Kerr's seat, an opening has appeared in the House -- one Wayne County Commissioner Efton Sager is hoping to fill. Announcing his intention to seek Pate's seat...Published: Dec 27, 2007 2:12 PM Full Story
Mount Olive gets new fire truck
MOUNT OLIVE -- Should a fire break out in the dorms at Mount Olive College, local responders say they will now be ready -- thanks to the town board's latest purchase. An $850,000 center-mount ladder platform fire engine rolled into...Published: Dec 27, 2007 2:07 PM Full Story
Funeral home sued for failure to pay lawyer
Rhodes Funeral Home won a lawsuit filed in 2004 for improper embalming, but now the Goldsboro-area business is being sued to collect legal bills from that case, court records show. A lawsuit filed this month by Tommy W. Jarrett of...Published: Dec 27, 2007 2:02 PM Full Story
Volunteers help Guardian ad Litem children at Christmas
Adopted children who go to non-family homes have a stipend of state money set aside to pay for Christmas. Not so for children who go to live with a relative, say members of the 8th Judicial District. "A lot of...Published: Dec 27, 2007 1:57 PM Full Story
Disposing of Christmas trees in proper fashion
Looking to get rid of that dried out Christmas tree now that the presents are out from underneath it? You can take it out of the house at any time, but when it might be picked up from your curb...Published: Dec 27, 2007 1:52 PM Full Story
Public record
School theft A Wayne County Schools employee reported Monday that someone broke $420 worth of storm windows and mini blinds at Eastern Wayne Middle School on Central Heights Road, Goldsboro police said....Published: Dec 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story