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Ribbon cutting held for Hilltop Insurance Services and N.C. Realty at its new downtown location
For Patricia McCoy Hill of Dudley buying and renovating a strip shopping area and then relocating her businesses there was a step of faith.
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Town board meets in closed session to dicuss town manager search
The Mount Olive Town Board met behind closed doors for about an hour on Friday, April 4, to begin its discussions about the search for a new town manager.
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Volunteers clean up Westbrook Park so others can safely play
Kim Kornegay stood before the row of rakes and shovels, scanning back and forth before bending down to grab her choice.
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AgFest educates, entertains FFA students while planting the seed for potential new students
It is not unusual to see someone fry pickles — that is unless they are using a high-voltage transmission line.
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Dance ministry to ‘plants seeds’ of the Gospel during annual show at the Paramount
GOLDSBORO — It’s a courtroom scene unlike any other you’ve probably seen in movies or on TV. In this enactment, three souls are on trial, with Satan as the prosecutor, Jesus as the defense attorney, and God as the judge.
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Award-winning pickle soda provides taste of N.C. Pickle Festival
Anyone thirsty for a taste of the N.C. Pickle Festival, as well as owning a unique collectible, are in luck — a locally produced pickle soda will be available again for this year’s 39th annual festival.
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Vietnam veterans to be honored at celebration; public invited
GOLDSBORO — Thank you! and Welcome home! Those are the messages that will be conveyed to veterans of the Vietnam War during a celebration to be held Saturday, March 29, beginning at 11 a.m., on the second floor of the Wayne County Museum. The public is invited to attend this…
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Lenten lunches to be held at Presbyterian Church on Wednesdays until Easter
FAISON — “Lent is a season of challenge; we’ve left the celebrations of Christmas and we aren’t quite to Easter,” Pastor David Helbig told a crowd of 60 to 70 gathered for a Lenten lunch in the fellowship hall of Faison Presbyterian Church on Wednesday.
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Pastor from Colorado finds a lot to like about the South
DUDLEY — Greeley, Colorado, is about 50 miles north of Denver. It’s a half-hour drive from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and its population is well over 100,000. In other words, it is a world away from Dudley, not just in terms of distance, but also in terms of…
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School gives bikes to students to reward reading
At 1 p.m. on Friday, the stage in the multi-purpose room at Carver Elementary School was filled with a long line of brand-new bicycles and helmets. What’s more, bikes and helmets lined portions of the walls to the right and left of the stage, as well. But, by 2 p.m,…
