Thursday, February 17, 2005
Grant to buy land near base gets tentative OK
Goldsboro and Wayne County may receive almost $6.5 million to buy land south of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's runway. The N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund tentatively approved the grant at its meeting Monday in Asheboro. The trustees will...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:15 PM Full Story
Kerr asks that parole be denied
State Sen. John H. Kerr has written the state Post Release Supervision and Parole Commission asking that convicted murderer Garfield Noah Prevette not be paroled. Kerr told Commissioner Charles Mann that "a number of people in the Goldsboro community" had...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:14 PM Full Story
Fire damage at Family Y is repaired
The men's locker room in the Goldsboro Family Y reopened Tuesday morning -- four months and a day after a fire damaged the facility. Kriquette Davis, the Family Y's associate executive director, said the general contractor for the repairs, R.N....Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Four families to get better homes through block grant
Four Wayne County families living in substandard housing may soon live in a better home, if the county gets the federal funding it expects. The county is eligible for $400,000 in scattered-site housing grants, once it finds participants that meet...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Public records
Brothers charged Three teen-aged brothers, including twins, were arrested Wednesday by the Wayne County sheriff's detectives and charged with two felony offenses in a home invasion and aggravated assault. Josh Scott Lane, 19, Preston Lee Lane, 17, and Justin Allen...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
'Jump Rope for Heart' raises more than 50,000 dollars for Heart Association
Students at area elementary schools have raised more than $50,000 for the American Heart Association this month by jumping rope. "Jump Rope for Heart" raises money through sponsors who donate money based on the number of students who participate. The...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Beautification project at Mount Olive Middle to honor late school officer
MOUNT OLIVE -- Technology students at Mount Olive Middle School have undertaken a beautification project to honor the memory of a beloved teacher killed a year ago in a car accident. There already is a bench in front of the...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Briefly
New company formed A new company formed from 11 Deans Specialty Foods plants, including the one in Faison, is expected to have sales of more than $700 million this year. Sam Reed, former president and CEO of Keebler, will...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Clarification
An earlier story reported that a man was arrested on charges of resisting arrest and delivering cocaine on James White Court. A resident of that street wanted it clarified that he was arrested there only because he was chased there...Published: Feb 17, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story