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Tarboro News

Local news for Tarboro, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Easley vetoes towing of big boats

Evoking images of boats colliding with school buses in early morning twilight, Gov.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, North Carolina Government

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Daily Southerner

Back to School Bash Saturday at Indian Lake

Students will get a chance to reunite at an event that offers lunch and materials to help them get the school year started off right.

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC

Daily Southerner

Princeville man charged with selling weed in parking lot

A Princeville man faces drug charges after allegedly selling marijuana from his vehicle in Tarboro.

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Related Topix: Princeville, NC, Drugs, Edgecombe County, NC

Daily Southerner

Support Our Students recevies funds

The Community Enrichment Organization in Tarboro has been awarded enough funds to support the Support Our Students program for three more years.

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Related Topix: Princeville, NC

Sat Aug 16, 2008

Wral.com

Tarboro girl races with the boys

When 15-year-old Courtney Hardin steps on the East Carolina Motor Speedway race track in Robersonville, she transforms from a typical high school girl to a stock car driver.

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Related Topix: Morehead City, NC

Daily Southerner

Bible College in Tarboro

Starting Monday, a new school in Edgecombe County will be welcoming students back from their summer vacation, the True Standard Christian Bible College in Tarboro.

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Pinetops, NC, Goldsboro, NC, Wilmington, NC

Daily Southerner

Felon faces firearms possession, drug charges

A Tarboro man was charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, along with other charges, at his residence early Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Edgecombe County, NC

Daily Southerner

Unsafe at Home

Break-ins, an act of vandalism and alleged aggression from a juvenile have left two Tarboro families feeling unsafe in their own neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Carolina Beach, NC, Emerald Isle, NC, Edgecombe County, NC

Fri Aug 15, 2008

Daily Advance

Cox selling The Daily Advance, other N.C. newspapers

Cox Enterprises Inc. announced today that it intends to sell all of its stand-alone community newspapers, including those that comprise Cox North Carolina Publications Inc.

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Related Topix: Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount Metro, Elizabeth City, NC, Greenville, NC, Greenville Metro

Wed Aug 13, 2008

Rocky Mount Telegram

Tarboro council rescinds its own pay raise

TARBORO One month after Tarboro's Town Council voted unanimously to give itself a 33 percent pay raise, the group voted 4-3 on Monday to rescind the increase.

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Related Topix: Lughnasadh, Life, Holidays

Daily Southerner

Benefit for Theater

The benefit concert "Music for Everyone" is 7 p.m. Saturday at Keihin Auditorium.

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Related Topix: Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount Metro, Greenville, NC, Scotland Neck, NC

Daily Southerner

Smoot resigns, says town manager - has personal vendetta against me'

Tarboro Mayor Pro Tem David Smoot announced his resignation Monday night, saying later that he had enough of trying to work with Town Manager Sam Noble.

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Tue Aug 12, 2008

Daily Southerner

Medical transportation a priority in county

Transportation for medical patients was the subject of the Edgecombe County Comprehensive Healthcare Committee meeting on Monday.

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Related Topix: Pinetops, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Winterville, NC, Greenville, NC

Daily Southerner

Next step: How will projects be chosen?

Despite disagreement over the meeting place of the next Golden LEAF community listening forum, Edgecombe County residents will meet again to help decide how to spend $2 million.

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount Metro

Mon Aug 11, 2008

Daily Southerner

Students uncover Tarboro's mill village heritage

Students from Edgecombe Early College High School gave the Rotary club a preview of the work they're completing, one being a mill village project.

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Daily Southerner

Church plans fund-raising event for man who needs transplant

Not only can you worship with your church but you can depend on them when times get tough.

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Sun Aug 10, 2008

Daily Southerner

Early college starts Monday

Edgecombe Early College High School students will return back to school at 8 a.m. on Monday.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Edgecombe County, NC

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Daily Southerner

Lure residents with grants for home buyers

Most people seem to agree economic development is the silver bullet that would cure Edgecombe County's ills: unemployment, low tax base and high tax rate.

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC

Daily Southerner

Princeville man charged with stealing lawnmowers

A Princeville man has been arrested in connection with the theft of four push lawnmowers in Tarboro.

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Related Topix: Princeville, NC, Edgecombe County, NC

Fri Aug 08, 2008

Rocky Mount Telegram

Tarboro teen drowns in local creek off N.C. 97

A Tarboro teen drowned in Fishing Creek off of N.C. 97 near Fishing Creek Road on Wednesday night while walking through the water with friends.

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Related Topix: Edgecombe County, NC, Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount Metro

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Tarboro, North Carolina is located in Edgecombe County and is part of the Rocky Mount Metro Area. Zip codes in Tarboro, NC include 27886.

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