Egg-smashing birthday bash lands man in jail

Police said several people were at a Saturday night birthday party. As they gathered for the cake ceremony a man walked up and broke three eggs on the birthday celebrant's head, reports Florida Today in Melbourne

Egg-smashing birthday bash lands Palm Bay man in jail

An argument about the appropriateness of smashing eggs on the head of a birthday celebrant landed a Palm Bay man in jail, officials say.

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250th party plans take shape

TARBORO — The Town of Tarboro's 250th birthday party next month picked up some big guns Monday. Well, one cannon anyway, a 105-mm howitzer and its crew from Fort Bragg that support 82nd Airborne units.

Old hands and new faces at village show

OLD hands, new faces and a pretty big puppy made the best of the Northumberland summertime at the weekend, when villagers at Whittingham staged their annual show.