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NC Employers Set To Save $550 Million In Taxes In 2015-2016
The Division of Employment Security (DES) has started mailing out 2016 tax rate notices to over 200,000 employers in North Carolina. This tax notice mailing will include information alerting employers of a combined unemployment insurance tax savings of more than…
Two People Shot At Mobile Home Park
Two people were shot in Selma Friday afternoon. The double shooting was reported at 2:22 pm in the Southern Estates Mobile Home Park off Lizzie Mill Road. Selma Police Captain R.L. Daniels told WTSB News the suspect, Lacy Holmes, used a…
Fire Damages Mobile Home
A Johnston County family was displaced by a fire on Friday. The family was away from their residence in the 1100 block of Cardinal Court in Clayton when the flames broke out. A neighbor saw smoke and called 911. Crews…
Truck Overturns On I-40
Hundreds of people headed to do their Black Friday shopping ended up being stuck in traffic Friday afternoon after a box truck overturned. The accident happened around 1:00pm on Interstate 40 at the 313 mile marker, just east of the…
Motorcyclist Charged With DWI Following Accident
A motorcyclist is facing DWI charges following an accident Thanksgiving Day. The crash occurred at 5:16pm on Shotwell Road near Old US 70 (West Main Street) in Clayton. Clayton Police said Ronald Joseph Nutt of Pen Oak Drive, Willow Spring…
Accident Causes Power Outage
A Raleigh woman received minor injuries after crashing her car into a utility pole on Thanksgiving Day. The accident happened at 4:03pm on South Lombard Street near Blanchard Street in Clayton. Clayton Police said Wanda Byrd Evans ran off the…
Businesses Warned About Bomb Threat Scam
Local businesses are being warned about a scam. Small to large businesses are being targeted across the country by a caller who threatens to blow up a business with a bomb if employees do not wire money to an overseas…
Assistance Needed Identifying Robbery Suspects
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two masked robbers. The suspects entered the GSK Mini Mart at 6100 Penny Rd just after 8:00pm Tuesday. They approached the clerk at gunpoint and stole an undisclosed…
Four Oaks Resident Recognized
Sigma Alpha Lambda has announced Cierra Evan Alford of Four Oaks has recently been recognized as a member of the organization at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Sigma Alpha Lambda is a national leadership and honors organization dedicated to…
Tips To Care For Fresh Christmas Trees
Because Thanksgiving falls late this year, many Christmas tree growers are opening up early for the season. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services encourages consumers to use proper techniques to care for their fresh trees. “Real Christmas trees…
