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Tuesday May 21 | Jacksonville Daily News

Jury seated in trial of ex-NC Rep. LaRoque

As a powerful member of the Republican leadership in the N.C. House, Rep. Stephen A. LaRoque railed for years against big government and those who take taxpayer handouts.

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Related Topix: Kinston, NC, Tax, Lenoir County, NC

Sat May 18, 2013

Jacksonville Daily News

Man, girl killed on tractor in Wayne County

State troopers say a man and a 5-year-old girl have died after the tractor they were on was struck by a truck in Wayne County.

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Related Topix: Mount Olive, NC

Sat May 11, 2013

The Sampson Independent

Travis A. Lane, 63

Travis Ann Lane, 63, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County, N.C. to the late John Owen and Marguerite Westbrook Denning.

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Thu May 09, 2013

WITN

Suspect Arrested At Scene Of Wayne County Shooting

A Dudley man is facing charges for a shooting, and authorities say he was arrested at the scene of the crime.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Goldsboro News-Argus

Mount Olive library efforts continuing

Wayne County commissioners promised Tuesday to move "expeditiously" on seeking design/build proposals for a new Steele Memorial Library in Mount Olive.

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Related Topix: Mount Olive, NC

The Robesonian

Proctor quitting as clerk for Rowland

Blake Proctor, the town clerk for Rowland, will resign that position, saying the town can no longer afford the expense of that position.

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Related Topix: Rowland, NC, Pikeville, NC

Tue May 07, 2013

The Sampson Independent

Traffic stop leads to meth arrests

Pictured are items confiscated from a vehicle stopped on Beulah Road. The components, sheriff's agents said, were consistent with things used in the manufacture of meth.

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Related Topix: Sampson County, NC, Drugs, Roseboro, NC, Clinton, NC

Fri May 03, 2013

Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive, NC

Perfect weather helps N.C. Pickle Festival set attendance record, drawing 50,000-plus

Dayisha Stewart, Valerie Stewart, Kayla Stewart, Taymon Jones, Latameonia Miller and Tiffany Whitted were among the more than 50,000 people who attended the North Carolina Pickle Festival on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Mount Olive, NC

Goldsboro News-Argus

The faithful: Community gathers to commemorate National Day of Prayer

Katlyn Parks, 6, holds onto her grandfather, Willie Brock, during the National Day of Prayer at Cornerstone Commons.

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Related Topix: Goldsboro, NC

Thu May 02, 2013

Goldsboro News-Argus

County to donors: Pay for design/build

From left, Mount Olive Town Manager Charles Brown, Mount Olive Mayor Ray McDonald Sr.

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Related Topix: Mount Olive, NC

Wed May 01, 2013

PETA

Goldsboro, N.C.-Based Pork Producer Called Out for Using Driver With Dangerous Driving Record

PETA has fired off a letter to Bob Ivey, general manager of Goldsboro, N.C.-based Goldsboro Milling Co., urging him immediately to prohibit using any drivers who have repeated driving-related offenses or are found to have been at fault in any crash.

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Related Topix: Goldsboro, NC, Life, Food, Pork, Meat

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Goldsboro News-Argus

City, county recommended for two N.C. greenway grants

The city of Goldsboro and Wayne County have each received recommendations from the North Carolina Trails Committee for two federal Recreational Trails Grants in the amount of $200,000 for the construction of greenways.

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Related Topix: Goldsboro, NC

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Goldsboro News-Argus

Downtown facility plans will get a look

Downtown groups, along with the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, gave away three downtown gift baskets to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base airmen and their families.

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Related Topix: US Military, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, US Air Force

WITN

DEPUTIES: Former School Administrator Arrested

Wayne County deputies said they arrested 61-year-old Sprunt Hill of Mount Olive for unlawfully accepting gifts and/or favors from contractor or suppliers.

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Related Topix: Mount Olive, NC