Thursday, March 4, 2004
County billboard campaign to stress link with base
Wayne County will be showing its support of its Air Force base in a big way, starting later this month. Five billboards across the county will feature new signs proclaiming "Wayne County, Proud Home of Seymour Johnson Air Force...Published: Mar 4, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Student recovering from wreck
Living arrangements are still uncertain for a fifth-grade Spring Creek Elementary School student who was the sole survivor in a car crash that claimed her parents and two younger sisters nearly two weeks ago. For now, the determining factor...Published: Mar 4, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Farm equipment safety stressed
Wayne County had the second highest number of farm vehicle crashes in the state between 1995 and 1999, according to a recent study. A program known as "Seen and Safe" was established to help educate farmers on how to...Published: Mar 4, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story
City planning hazard mitigation
Though it's unlikely Goldsboro will be hit by a tidal wave or buried by a landslide, the city must still assess the likelihood of these natural disasters if it wants federal relief money. City Council members approved Monday an...Published: Mar 4, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story
Mount Olive College forms foundation
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College announced today the formation of the Mount Olive College Foundation, which will serve as an independent fund-raising arm for the college. The college is the third-fastest growing and fourth-most-affordable private college in North Carolina,...Published: Mar 4, 2004 2:00 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek close to commercial zoning ordinance
The village of Walnut Creek is getting closer to having a commercial zoning ordinance. The Planning Board spent more than two hours Wednesday reviewing the latest draft of the ordinance. There were still some unanswered questions regarding parking requirements,...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:59 PM Full Story
Base donated books to Boys and Girls Club
MOUNT OLIVE -- Children looked excitedly through boxes that had just arrived Tuesday at the Mount Olive Boys and Girls Club. "Ooh, 'Goosebumps'!" "I like chapter books." "There's plenty in there," an airman answered. "Harry Potter!" Staff Sgt. Jody...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:59 PM Full Story
Public records
Wanted man captured A 24-year-old Goldsboro man, wanted by federal authorities on charges of armed drug trafficking, was arrested Wednesday by Wayne County sheriff's deputies. Diamon Rashaun Teachey, 24, of Vine Street was arrested by the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Pinewood Derby results
The Torhunta District of the Boy Scouts of America sponsored its annual Pinewood Derby on Feb. 21 in the Wayne County Moose Lodge off of 117 North in Goldsboro. Chase Summerlin of Pack 59 in Grantham took first place in...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Head Start
Applications are being accepted for WAGES Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Each Tuesday this month from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., parents can register children at any of the following six WAGES locations in the county: 601 E....Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Business seminars
KENANSVILLE -- Cathleen Eldridge has joined James Sprunt Community College as the new director of the Small Business Center. A native of Ohio and the wife of Duplin County Manager Fred Eldridge, Mrs. Eldridge has years of management experience and...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:58 PM Full Story
Faison to hear garbage proposals
FAISON -- The town of Faison needs a new garbage-hauling contract and is planning to hear from two competing companies that want the business. The town board decided to invite Waste Industries, which has been hauling the town's garbage...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:57 PM Full Story
Briefly
GOP convention The Wayne County Republican Party will hold its annual convention Saturday at the Wayne Center. Registration will be from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m., followed by the organization of precincts from 8:45 to 10 a.m. The convention, featuring speeches...Published: Mar 4, 2004 1:57 PM Full Story