Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Log truck crash
News-Argus/Kaye Nesbit This is the scene in Fremont this morning after the driver of a logging truck lost control and ran into the carport of a house on U.S. 117. For more information see Log truck hits home in...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:06 PM Full Story
Rhodes appeals unfairness
Goldsboro Councilman J.B. Rhodes said Tuesday, before what may have been his last council meeting, that he has filed an appeal to try to keep his political seat. Rhodes received the written order from the state Friday that declared...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
Log truck hits home in Fremont
FREMONT -- The driver of a logging truck that ran into a house on U.S. 117 in Fremont this morning was being treated in the emergency room of Wayne Memorial Hospital at press time. Fremont Police Chief Ben Reid said...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
Farmers hope for a leaf buyout
MOUNT OLIVE -- A buyout, a cut in quotas and tough competition from other countries were hot topics at the annual meeting of tobacco farmers in the area. The future of a tobacco buyout depends on whether it will...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
Studies for annexing northern area OK'd
The Goldsboro City Council agreed Tuesday to spend $250,000 on studies connected with annexing areas northwest of town. Several subdivisions are under consideration, including an area where residents had wanted to form their own town called "Northbrook" in an...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
City gets good news on its audit report
What once was thought to have been a $1.7 million loss for Goldsboro has turned into a $400,000 gain. City Council members received the good news Tuesday from Dean Horne of the accounting firm of Pittard, Perry & Crone...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
City street closing
Opinions were decidedly mixed about the proposed closing of a street near Salem Church Road during Monday night's City Council meeting. Bryan Alley and Angila Sutton, adjoining property owners, have petitioned the city of Goldsboro to close Sunset Lane. The...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:03 PM Full Story
Gardner is fireman of the year
Not only has Kenneth Gardner tried to keep Wayne County's roads safe as a state Highway Patrol trooper, but he also has tried to protect property and lives in the Pikeville-Pleasant Grove fire district as a volunteer firefighter. For...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Briefly
Condron remembered The Wayne County commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to memorialize Bill Condron at the Borden Building, soon to be the home of mental health services. A plaque with his name and picture will be hung in the Bill Condron...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Public records
Thieves take cash, jewelry from 5 homes About $11,007 worth of property, including jewelry and entertainment equipment, and $5,135 in cash were stolen from five homes, according to Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports. *A safe with $4,500 and jewelry, valued...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Golden A awards
Calling area restaurants with the highest sanitation grades the "valedictorians" for 2003, Ben King of the Health Department applauded winners of the Golden "A" awards on Tuesday night. There were ties in two categories this year, bringing the number...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Eastpointe official says Wayne receiving same care
The merger of four county mental health agencies has not limited Wayne County residents' access to services, Eastpointe officials said Tuesday. However, the state's reform of its mental health system still has many unknowns, Director Jack St. Clair told...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Duplin considers creating county EMS
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin County commissioners were surprised Tuesday to learn that all of the members of the volunteer Kenansville EMS squad planned to resign next month. This prompted the commissioners to add a new item to the agenda:...Published: Jan 21, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story