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Goose Next Festival now set for June 29
“It is going to be worth the wait,” said Oak City historian Michael Taylor in regards to the upcoming Oak City Goose Nest Festival. The event is set for Saturday, June 29 following Mother Nature’s forced cancellation of the original event in May. The postponement gave Goose Nest Festival Founder and Chair Vonetta Porter and her team of volunteers more time to transform the tiny town of Oak City into...
Tarboro council sets public hearing on proposed budget
The Tarboro Town Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget at 7 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers at Town Hall on 500 N.Main St. in Tarboro. The proposed spending plan would reduce the property tax rate from the current 46 cents per $100 in valuation down to 42 cents. But the $48,599,686 proposal would represent an increase of $2,708,439 in spending compared to the current year’s budget — as a result of Edgecombe County’s revaluation, which is expected...
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