Thursday, August 5, 2010
Tax free weekend starts Friday
North Carolinians will have a chance starting Friday morning to save money on many purchases that will help parents get their children ready for school. The annual tax-free sales weekend starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday and continues until 11:59...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story
Commission OKs zoning requests, subdivision plans
A rezoning request and four subdivision plats, including one in which a variance was denied, were approved Tuesday morning by county commissioners. The Planning Board recommended approval of the rezoning and plats. Dixie and Bobby Burroughs, owners/developers of the...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story
Officials: Smoking ban not an issue anymore
Six months into the state's new smoke-free restaurant and bars law, which went into effect on Jan. 2, officials are reporting a dwindling number of complaints. The adjustment has been seemingly without problem, said Kevin Whitley, director of the Health...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story
Warsaw fire truck damaged in crash
WARSAW -- One person was injured and a Warsaw Fire Department fire truck sustained major damage recently when the driver of a sport utility vehicle collided with the parked truck. Units from Warsaw and the Faison Fire Department and Duplin...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story
Scouts end Jamboree tired and wet, but with new friends and memories
By Tuesday night, Tuscarora Council Boys Scouts attending the National Jamboree were exhausted. They had been packing since two o'clock in the afternoon in hope they would be able to get on the road home early Wednesday. With all...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story
Center Street poised to get new look
A vision born in 2006 took another step toward reality Wednesday, as downtown officials, again, made their pitch for a revamped Center Street. But this time around, Downtown Goldsboro Develo-pment Corp. Executive Director Julie Thompson and urban designer Allison Platt...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story
Public records
Break-in suspect arrested Nathaniel McCullen, 47, South Landfill Road, Dudley has been charged by Wayne County Sheriff's deputies with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and possession of stolen goods. He was jailed under a $10,000. On May...Published: Aug 5, 2010 2:14 PM Full Story