Judge Boyle sentenced two more men in association with the Tarnished Badge Investigation on Monday. One ex deputy was sentenced to 2 years in prison and ordered to repay about $150,000.00. That sum could be reduced if other ex deputies repay some money as well. This deputy could have gotten a max of 20 years, [...]

Yup I do love a ‘green’ holiday! Not much of a beer drinker, but I may sip a Guinness today to celebrate.
An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we [...]

Edited: 03-14-08 -UPDATE! The trash has been removed, by persons unknown. Not sure if it was the county or not, although the county had been called. Either way I seriously doubt the person who dumped it came back. 
It’s taken me days to calm down enough to write this. I have been seeing red in various [...]

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There are many self-employed folks here in our county and around the country I’d imagine. You have folks like Lawyers and Doctors, who have private practices, to cabinet builders, carpenters, plumbers and seamstresses who have small businesses and work from their home or small shops at their home.
I’ve determined there [...]

When Outback opened in Lumberton awhile back, like most everyone else I was glad to have the franchise. I’d been to numerous other Outbacks and was familiar with the menu and all that jazz. In fact I really liked dining at the place. Fayetteville and Smithfield have two great (by my experiences anyway) Outbacks; good [...]