City officials say residents who leave trash on the curb will pay about 32% more if the budget is passed. Those who want backyard pickup will see a 57% increase.
Even though federal regulators approved the Duke Progress merger Friday night some state lawmakers are still hoping to stop it on the state level unless it addresses billions of dollars in debt by ElectriCities members.
Rainfall from Tropical Depression Beryl has helped erase drought conditions in Eastern Carolina. In fact, for the first time in two years there is no drought in the state.
The Jacksonville Daily News, the Kinston Free Press and the New Bern Sun-Journal are among several papers owned by Freedom Communications that are being sold to Halifax Media Group.
Kinston police say the victim was initially approached around 3:00 p.m. by one of the women at the Caswell Center, with a promise of a way to double her money.
In Washington, several convenience stores were selling regular gas at $3.25 a gallon on Monday and prices at one station dropped even lower on Tuesday.
