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Whitakers, North Carolina is located in Nash County. Zip codes in Whitakers, NC include 27891. More Whitakers information.

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7 hrs ago | Daily Southerner

'a Great Addition'

If you are interested in the environment, you will want to visit Edgecombe County Memorial Library at 909 Main St.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

WITN

Silver Alert For Missing Woman

Rocky Mount police are looking for an missing elderly woman who is endangered. There's been a statewide Silver Alert for Candy Mae Bullock, who is suffering from dementia or some other impairment.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Moonshine operation dismantled

Two Whitakers residents have been arrested on charges of running a major moonshine operation.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

NBC 17

Smoke Leads Authorities To Illegal Moonshine Operation

Two Whitakers, N.C. men have been charged with making moonshine, after a smoke plume lead authorities to their illegal distillery.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

WITN

Bust Nets ALE $11,000 In Moonshine & Still

Thousands of dollars worth of moonshine and a stainless steel still, that's what state ALE agents say they discovered in Whitakers last week.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Nash case worker charged with assault on woman

A 50-year-old Whitakers woman says a Nash County Department of Social Services case worker sexually assaulted her in his office last week.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Edgecombe towns to elect new leaders

Seven towns in Edgecombe County will hold races for board and mayoral seats in the Nov.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

Daily Southerner

Tarboro Police arrest pair for pawn shop robbery

Two Edgecombe County men were taken into custody by Tarboro Police Thursday, in connection with an armed robbery of a Rocky Mount pawn shop on Wednesday.

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Fri Oct 09, 2009

Wilson Daily Times

Couple wins $1M in lottery

Regina and Ricky Whitaker have claimed their $1 million lottery prize. The couple used their instant scratch-off state lottery winnings Tuesday to buy a second ticket that turned them into millionaires.

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Fri Sep 04, 2009

Daily Southerner

Murder suspect hears charges

A 31-year-old convicted sex offender accused of murdering one of six Eastern North Carolina women killed over the past four years made his first court appearance Wednesday.

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Thu Sep 03, 2009

Daily Southerner

Task force announces arrest

An arrest in the murder of one of five Rocky Mount women, whose bodies have been found outside of the city, was announced Tuesday by Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight.

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Daily Southerner

New EMS stations

The Edgecombe County Rescue Squad broke ground for its two future emergency service facilities today in Pinetops and Whitakers.

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Mon Aug 24, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Connected cases kindle coalition for missing victims

May 2007 was a pivotal time in Jackie Wiggins' life. She spent most evenings that month scouring the streets searching for her adult daughter, Jackie Nikelia Thorpe, asking neighborhood friends if they'd seen her and pleading with police to put out an alert.

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Tue Aug 18, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Rural community plagued by blighted homes

A fire-damaged and abandoned home sits only feet from well-kept homes on South Street in the Bloomer Hill community just outside Whitakers.

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Sun Aug 16, 2009

WITN

Nash County Man Charged With Murder In Weekend Shooting

One person is dead, two other injured in Nash county after a shooting there Saturday night.

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Sat Aug 15, 2009

WITN

Edgecombe Co. Sheriff Says Task Force Following Leads

Authorities say more than 300 leads have come in since a task force was formed to investigate the deaths of five women in Edgecombe County.

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Tue Aug 04, 2009

WRAL.com - Local News

Edgecombe church forgives ex-treasurer accused of theft

An eastern North Carolina minister says he is willing to forgive his church's former treasurer, who is accused of taking more than $24,000 over more than two years.

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Sun Aug 02, 2009

Rocky Mount Telegram

Employees pressure Cummins to rehire laid off workers

Cummins Rocky Mount Engine plant workers said they hope to convince the Whitakers Town Council to pass a resolution to put political pressure on the company to hire back employees it laid off in March.

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Fri Jul 31, 2009

WRAL.com - Local News

Edgecombe church forgives ex-treasurer accused of theft

An eastern North Carolina minister says he is willing to forgive his church's former treasurer, who is accused of taking more than $24,000 over more than two years.

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Thu Jul 30, 2009

Daily Southerner

Church forgives treasurer accused of embezzlement

One Tarboro church said it forgives its former treasurer, who faced embezzlement charges Wednesday in Edgecombe County District Court.

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