Speed News

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 9:13 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 9:13 a.m. I saw or reviewed more than three dozen plays in Southeastern North Carolina in 2009 and, thanks to the extraordinary talent of the folks in this community, that time was not wasted.

Tom Joyce/The News Jeff Boyles, public services director for the city of Mount Airy, points out an area on a map where a new Franklin Volunteer Fire Department station might be built, requiring sewer service.

As the Governor's Highway Safety Program's Booze It & Lose It holiday campaign gets underway today, Tarboro police are satisfied with the Thanksgiving campaign's results.

Local law agencies reported giving hundreds of citations during the second week of a speeding enforcement blitz.

Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed is now underway in North Carolina. The state Highway Patrol and Governor Bev Perdue kicked off the event at the NC Highway Patrol Training Center in Raleigh.

When Ed Roberson was growing up, Beaufort, N.C., "it was going backwards, losing residents to nearby Morehead City," he recalled.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol has a message for everyone who is in a hurry this coming holiday season.

There's really no need to speed, and the North Carolina Highway Patrol will be conducting an enforcement campaign to prove it.

Roberta J. Mercer, right, of Speed took advantage of the free manicures that Terri Toler, Edgecombe Community College's Nail Technician Program, was providing Tuesday during the 2009 Tar River Business and Community Expo at Riverside Plaza mall in Tarboro.

Two tight Twin Counties municipal races were close enough Tuesday for a recount, election officials said, but the losing candidates in each race have yet to call for a review of ballots.

Challengers fared well Tuesday as voters trickled in and out of Twin Counties polling sites to choose new municipal leaders.

Construction on a portion of Water District 4 is expected to begin next week, Edgecombe County Water and Sewer Director Mike Matthews said Thursday.

There's more than oysters at this year's oyster festival. The 29th Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival will be from Saturday, Oct.

Tarboro's Riverfront Park got larger Monday night. Town Council approved endorsement of an additional nine acres for the 21-acre park that the Tar River Land Conservancy is acquiring from St.

Eva Clayton called it "a day of remembrance and a day of hope." It was the opening Saturday of the Princeville Museum/Welcome Center at 310 Mutual Blvd.

This week marks the 10th year since Hurricane Floyd left its painful mark on Eastern North Carolina, beginning in the early morning of Thursday, Sept.

An "Edgecombe County original" is set to retire along with two of his co-workers at the Extension Service next month.

Residents with paintball guns are taking aim at speeders in one Durham neighborhood.

An anonymous group is warning motorists in one North Carolina city to slow down or consider going to a body shop.

Speed cameras could soon be coming to Hamilton, where drivers could risk fines if they don't observe speed limits - even if no police officer is around.