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More charges filed against Mark Hall

Fourteen more embezzlement charges have been filed against former Market Street Advisors owner Charles Mark Hall. The case against him now involves 13 victims, three of which are elderly, and a total of $2.6 million. Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 2:04 PM | Full story

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Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 7:56 AM | Full story

Free clinic draws needy

Tim Richardson's eyes are red and painful, but he has foregone a checkup since he was laid off. Jeremiah Ray feels paralyzed without his meds, but he hasn't been able to afford them for years. Ron W. Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 5:56 AM | Full story

Calcutt brings personal touch

Lisa Edwards Calcutt knows almost all of her 335 students by name. Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 5:55 AM | Full story

Food closet issues appeal

Demand is high and supplies are low, say leaders of the Smithfield Area Ministries food closet. The pantry, which gives emergency food to the needy, isn't in dire straits yet, but its stock of canned food is dwindling. Updated: Nov. 2, 2009 4:32 PM | Full story

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Smithfield-Selma holds the line

Big plays were all the rage in last Thursday night's contest between Smithfield-Selma and West Johnston as the two teams met in a pivotal battle with playoff ramifications. Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 9:36 AM | Full story
Bulldogs still the same at the end
Spartans find consistency on Senior Night
South, Triton to battle for league title
Bulldogs pound Chargers
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Community Notes

East Smithfield Updated: Oct. 26, 2009 3:33 PM | Full story
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Truck stop among first to plug in

It seems easy enough -- park the rig for the night, grab an extension cord and plug in to an outlet to power the heater or a TV. Updated: Nov. 2, 2009 3:52 PM | Full story
PGI turns 40, expands
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Class gathers after 50 years

The Pine Level High School class of 1959 held its 50-year reunion Sept. 5 at Robbins Nest restaurant. Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 5:55 AM | Full story
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JCA students, teachers find new homes

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Reading minds, helping out

This is scary stuff. Updated: Nov. 2, 2009 3:52 PM | Full story
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Obituaries


  • Richard Jerome Williams
    Richard Jerome Williams, age 70, died peacefully on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Born in Nash County on May 20, 1939, he is the son of Lizzie Williams of Wilson and the late Reece Williams. | Full story
  • Lena Parrish Howell Dixon
    Lena (Parrish-Howell) Dixon, died on 24 October 2009 at her daughter's home. A resident of Accokeek, MD, she and her husband, Andrew Dixon, attended Accokeek First Baptist Church and sang in the Senior Choir of Groveton Church, Alexandria, VA. | Full story
  • Marie Creech Hinson
    Marie Creech Hinson, age 86 died Thursday evening in her home. Born November 25, 1922 in Johnston County to the late Ira L. and Emma Massey Creech, she was the widow of Jerome Hinson who died in 1989 and was preceded in death by a brother Thurman Creech. | Full story

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