Fremont News

Because of an early deadline for our church page this week, the following announcements for activities this week were not able to be printed on the church page.

Two women were killed Saturday morning in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of N.C. 222 and N.C. 581 west of Fremont.

Children at the Fremont Boys & Girls Club enjoy a nutritious lunch together on Thursday as part of a summer meal program provided by Daniels Children's Outreach.

An 18-year-old Pikeville man pleaded guilty to a role in the 2008 arson of turn-of-the-century Gov.

A Fremont man is recovering in the hospital from a gunshot wound to the arm after what seemed to be a robbery gone bad Thursday.

The Fremont Board of Aldermen approved the town's 2009-10 budget Tuesday night. The new budget does not include any tax or utility fees increases.

The start of the filing period for the county's November municipal and sanitary district board elections is less than a month away.

Jackie Longwell isn't wasting any time with her grandson, Michael. Though he's only 4 years old, she's already getting him interested in reading.

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty if a Fremont man is tried for the March 2008 alleged murder of a Fremont mother of two, court records show.

The Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority GATEWAY bus system recently put into operation six new vehicles on its rural routes -- four vans, a 20-foot light transportation vehicle and a 22-foot LTV.

Getting about $20,000 in grant funding may not seem like much, but the the town's police chief says it's been enough to "save Fremont" from roving gangs and rampant street drug dealers.

KENLY The Kenly Volunteer Fire Department recently spent an approximately $6,900 grant it received through the N.C. Department of Insurance to help purchase new equipment for the department, according to Kenly Fire Chief Paul Whitehurst.

A new exhibit at the state historic site in Fremont that was the birthplace of Gov.

Four Wayne County students were among 41 from eastern North Carolina recently recognized with $1,000 college scholarships from Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Carolina.

Wayne County Public Schools recognized 46 artists from the district recently during the 2008-09 visual arts awards reception at Herman Park Center.

Fremont STARS Elementary School will host a fundraiser concert Friday night to help purchase new chairs for the school's auditorium.

On the night of Jan. 24, 2008, a fire was set at the original 1840s family farmhouse at the Charles B. Aycock Historic Site, damaging the home's parlor and a handful of artifacts.

Gov. Beverly Perdue accepts a Fremont Fire Department patch from firefighters who gathered to accept a signed proclamation honoring their work extinguishing a fire at the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace in January 2008.

Residents living along Moye Road in northern Wayne County told commissioners Tuesday morning they had no problem with their road being renamed New Daniels Church Road, but that they did have a problem with the cost, aggravation and inconvenience it would entail.

Wayne County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to change the name of Moye Road to New Daniels Chapel Road.