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The N.C. Bankers Association is hosting its annual Bank Directors Assembly at the airport Marriott in Greensboro this week.

A Java man was arrested in Eden, N.C., Friday after running from police barefoot and injuring his feet, according to a news release from the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office.

Four Oaks Bank CEO Ayden Lee recently recapitalized his bank. RALEIGH The number of troubled banks in North Carolina is rising, not falling, as the state banking commissioner's list has grown to 31 nearly a third of the total of 97 state-regulated institutions.

A suspect wanted for pharmacy break-ins in several counties has been arrested. Police tell WITN that 23 year-old Ryan Vervisch of Winterville is in custody.

Saturday was an eventful day in the life of local pageants. While the Miss Neuse 2010 Scholarship Pageant was in process Saturday night at the Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center, contestants were competing in the Miss Eastern Carolina Scholarship Pageant in the Doug Mitchell Auditorium of the Ayden Arts and Recreation Building.

Kelly Leigh Green of Kinston and William Bernie Barfield of La Grange were united in marriage at 2 p.m. Feb.

A month-long investigation led to the arrests of two people on felony charges Wednesday by Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force.

The case concerning former Bethel Christian Academy principal Michael Fulcher and his alleged sexual relations with a female student has been continued indefinitely.

Published: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 11:25 p.m. The Big Snow sequel did not disappoint, roaring into the area Friday night and dropping 6 to 14 inches of snow across Henderson County.

A former office manager at a pest control company is accused of stealing $27,000 from the business.

Troopers say an Ayden woman is on life support after a traffic accident Saturday evening in Pitt County.

Published: Monday, December 28, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 28, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. A May 17 trial date has been set for the lawsuit challenging the annexation of the Monkey Junction area, and Superior Court Judge John E. Nobles Jr.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida have forced veterans in several communities to move their Veterans Day ceremonies indoors.

A new organization established a Pitt County chapter recently with a mission to have Congress recognize a national symbol of gratitude and recognition for lives lost in military service.

Results are in and Pitt County Schools have named their top administrators. Seth Brown from Ayden Middle School has been awarded the 2010 principal of the year and Cathy Kirkland from Sam D. Bundy Elementary School has been named the 2010 assistant principal of the year.

The North Carolina cigarette manufacturer claimed that a shipment of tens of millions of smokes was destined for the tax-free climate of an Indian reservation in New York.

State troopers say a motorcyclist has died after hitting a delivery truck head on in Pitt County Friday morning.

The president of a North Carolina cigarette company was barred from the tobacco industry for a decade as part of a federal sentence that includes a year and a day in prison.

Dolly Mills and Lucille Britton couldn't stop smiling Friday. The two Britthaven of Ayden residents were enjoying a visit from the dynamic duo - Foxy and Ebony.

An opening reception tonight will give the community a chance to meet the artists whose works grace the walls at the Community Council for the Arts.