Monday, March 27, 2006
A growing SJAFB
News-Argus/Turner Walston Air Force officers and contractors look over plans for a housing project at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. From left, David Simmons of Simmons Technical Services, Terry Godwin of general contractor Parsons Evergreene, Lt. Col. Bradley Riddle...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:50 PM Full Story
City tags mony for recreation center
Goldsboro City Council has set aside the first money necessary to start work on a proposed new recreation center for the city. Recreation and Parks Director Neil Bartlett asked council members Monday to transfer $10,000 from the city's general fund...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:50 PM Full Story
Cashing in at Seymour Johnson AFB
Expansion of the mission of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will likely mean more opportunities for local companies and individuals to do business with the military, officials say. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission announced last year that Seymour Johnson...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:49 PM Full Story
Judge can put sign in his yard for clerk race
Questions about the propriety of a Superior Court judge endorsing a candidate for Wayne County Clerk of Court might have raised some political eyebrows locally, but state judicial authorities say Jerry Braswell is within his rights. Braswell, a Democrat who...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:48 PM Full Story
Agencies gather to plan for next health emergency
Agencies in Wayne County were given their first look Friday at the Strategic National Stockpile and what it will mean to Wayne County when a public health emergency occurs. "It will be important to coordinate our actions," said David Hesselmeyer,...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:47 PM Full Story
Bikers ride for the Red Cross
Bad weather didn't stop motorcycle riders from raising more than $6,500 for the Red Cross on Saturday. The second annual Ride for the Red, sponsored by the Goldsboro chapter of Blue Knights International, had 54 bikers winding their way on...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:47 PM Full Story
Public Record
Drive-by shooting Four men riding in a 1999 four-door, cream-colored Toyota Camry fired shots into a residence on the 1400 block of Camp Jubilee Road in Seven Springs at about 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office....Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:46 PM Full Story
Purse-snatching in Pikeville
Pikeville police are investigating a robbery that took place Thursday at the Food Lion. Around 6 p.m. Thursday, 69-year-old woman was loading groceries in her car when a small dark gray car, believed to be a Lexus, pulled into the...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:45 PM Full Story
Job fair Wednesday
A job fair will be held Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory on U.S. 117 south. The job fair is being sponsored by the Wayne County Department of Social Services, the Workforce Development Council,...Published: Mar 27, 2006 1:45 PM Full Story