Tarboro NewsLocal news for Tarboro, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Police welcome stricter gangs laws- July 18, 2008 Sgt. Bob Cox, Tarboro Police Department's gangs specialist, thinks the Gang Suppression Act ratified by the General Assembly this week is a plus for prosecuting gang-related crimes.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/police-welcome-stricter-gangs-laws?fromrss=1 Tarboro raises electric rates 13 percent- July 17, 2008 In the wake of a proposed 14 percent increase by the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, the Tarboro Town Council approved a 13.2 percent in the town's electricity rates.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/tarboro-raises-electric-rates-13-percent?from... Town tax collections down- July 16, 2008 In the last nine years, the Town of Tarboro has collected between 99.24 to 99.73 percent of its taxes.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/town-tax-collections-down?fromrss=1 Gloria Guill of Cotton's - will be missed'- July 15, 2008 Regulars at Cotton's Restaurant and Grill on West Saint James Street say they will miss Gloria Guill, who died Sunday at the age of 52.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/gloria-guill-of-cottons-will-be-missed?fromrs... Kazoo concert, pedicab, food and fun at 2nd Saturday- July 15, 2008 Alice Webb leads the Tarboro Community Kazoo Band in a rendition of "Three Blind Mice" at Tarboro's 2nd Saturday event over the weekend.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/kazoo-concert-pedicab-food-and-fun-at-2nd-sat... Free energy audit may reduce bill- July 15, 2008 If Tarboro's residents' utility bills run too high, a free ElectriCities energy audit will show where energy's being wasted and how money gets sucked out of the family budget.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/free-energy-audit-may-reduce-bill?fromrss=1 Tarboro Talent Show- July 14, 2008 Vivian Dyson, 94, did a skit called "Looking For a Man." Dyson received enough laughs from the audience about her search for a man to get third place.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/tarboro-talent-show?fromrss=1 Johnson appointed to Planning Board- July 13, 2008 The Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners appointed Tarboro's Martha Johnson to serve on the county Planning Board at Monday's meeting.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/johnson-appointed-to-planning-board?fromrss=1 Two men, woman charged in early morning holdup- July 12, 2008 Nashville police arrested two men and a woman in connection with an early morning robbery at a Nashville gas station.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/two-men-woman-charged-in-early-morning-holdup... Two unique acts will wow the crowd at Talent Show- July 12, 2008 Among the line up of performers for the Tarboro Talent Show ranging from a classical pianist to a country duo, their are two especially unique competitors.http://www.topix.net/city/tarboro-nc/2008/07/two-unique-acts-will-wow-the-crowd-at-talent-... |