Sanderson Farms: Judge rules against Wilson – Wilson Times

NASHVILLE — Superior Court Judge Russell Duke Jr. awarded attorney fees and ruled Friday that no new evidence was presented that would lead to a rehearing of cases the city of Wilson filed against Nash County in 2011. (More)

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Nash board reiterates support for poultry plant – Rocky Mount Telegram

NASHVILLE – Nash County commissioners approved a resolution of support for a proposed Sanderson Farms chicken processing plant Monday after listening to more than a dozen local residents talk for more than an hour about their thoughts and concerns on both sides of the issue. (More)

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Lawmakers to tackle electric rates – Source: The Wilson Times

Sen. Buck Newton, a Republican who represents Wilson and Nash counties, was appointed Wednesday to co-chair the Municipal Power Agency Relief committee, which will seek ways to cut electric costs for customers served by ElectriCities. (Paid Content)

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Sanderson Farms says financial health secure – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

The abrupt shutdown of two Townsends chicken processing plants has some residents in a stir over the potential fate of a Sanderson Farms poultry plant being considered for Nash County. (Read more)\

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Groups focus on gangs – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

Graffiti is just a bit of paint, but it carries significant meaning to everyone in the community.

To the painter, it often is a form of communication among gang members. To the property owner, it is an added expense. To the passerby and the prospective business owner, it is a sign of a bigger problem. (Paid Content)

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Town Hall meeting focuses on growing gang problems – Source: Rocky Mount Telegram

Charges filed in death of Nash deputy – Source: WRAL

Kinston, N.C. — Charges have been filed against four men detained in the shooting death of a Nash County sheriff’s deputy in Kinston Thursday night.

Investigator Warren "Sneak" Lewis, 38, who was assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service, went to a house at 602 W. Lenoir Ave. around 7 p.m. to serve outstanding warrants for murder, authorities said. Someone opened fire as Lewis and another marshal approached the house. WNCT-TV reported that Lewis was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time. (Read more)

Redistricting committee presents final map to commissioners – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

NASHVILLE — Members of a three-person committee tasked to handle Nash County’s redistricting process have finalized a new Board of Commissioners district map for the next 10 years. (Read more)

Judge throws out plant site rezoning lawsuit – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

An N.C. Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that one of two lawsuits filed against Nash County over a controversial rezoning be thrown out and that another be considered moot. (Read more)

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GOP cries foul on Nash redistricting – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

An independent committee derived by the Nash County Board of Commissioners to handle this year’s redistricting has drawn criticism from local GOP members, who said they are concerned the process could be flawed because of uneven delegation. (Paid Content)

Wilson removed as plaintiff in plant site rezoning lawsuits – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

An N.C. Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the city of Wilson be removed as a plaintiff from two ongoing lawsuits against Nash County.

Wilson has sued Nash County over rezoning close to 150 acres of land at the intersection of Interstate 95 and N.C. 97 that Sanderson Farms wants to use to build a new poultry processing plant. (Read more)

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Judge weighs Wilson’s lawsuit against plant site rezoning – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

An N.C. Superior Court judge said Thursday he would not hear a motion filed by attorneys representing Wilson until he decides whether the city has standing to sue Nash County. (Read more)

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Nash to cut 15 positions to prevent tax hike in 2011–Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

NASHVILLE — A proposed spending plan for Nash County’s upcoming fiscal year doesn’t increase property taxes. As balancing measures, the plan eliminates vacant staff positions, implements a hiring freeze and cuts pay increases for county employees out of the budget. (Paid Content)

More join bid to fight proposed chicken plant – Source: The Rocky Mount Telegram

More small towns and companies across Central and Eastern North Carolina have locked arms with the cities of Wilson and Raleigh to voice opposition to Sanderson Farms building a poultry processing plant in Nash County. (Read more)

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Sanderson project questioned – Source: The Wilson Times

Members of the Neuse River Compliance Association are asking state officials to deny permits related to a proposed Sanderson Farms poultry processing operation in southern Nash County due to an expected increase in pollution. (Paid Content)

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Impact study addresses Sanderson Farms issues

NASHVILLE — The Nash County Board of Commissioners sought opinions from a panel of state environmental and economic officials Tuesday to counter claims made by critics that a Sanderson Farms poultry processing plant could pose environmental threats. (Paid Content)

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