Sunday, December 10, 2006
Public record
Investigations The Wayne County Sheriff's Office detained a home-health nurse who allegedly stole a credit card from one of her client's home and went on a mini shopping spree. Lashaya Monque Cobb, 24, of Hill Loop Road, was charged with...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
Committee: New schools or repairs?
New buildings, not patched up old ones, might be the best plan, members of a committee tasked with coming up a plan for Wayne County school facilities said. The Educational Process Committee, one of three focus committees assigned by the...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
Legislators get first look at budget projections
GREENVILLE -- As the North Carolina General Assembly begins preparing for its 2007 session, the biggest question facing legislators seems to be whether there is going to be a budget shortfall. Many agencies that watch the state government, such as...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
City resident will sue over E. coli scallions
Stephen Minnis of Goldsboro craved the taste for Taco Bell so much that he visited the same store twice in one week. But after falling gravely ill within days of dining at the new restaurant in eastern Pennsylvania, Minnis, a...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
Murder indictment returned in shooting
A Goldsboro man will face murder charges in connection with the February shooting death of a Mount Olive man. A Wayne County grand jury returned an indictment for first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Dec....Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
Spring Creek students send cookies to troops
Students at Spring Creek Elementary School started their holiday baking early this year so that overseas troops will receive the goodies in time for Christmas. A self-contained class of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders came up with the idea after they...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
Empty Stocking Fund memory prompts resident to give back
When 64-year-old Faye Bartlett writes out a check for the Empty Stocking Fund, she remembers a little girl's bleak Christmas many years ago. Mrs. Bartlett's story starts when she was in the third grade in Elm City. That October, her...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story
Court records
Wayne County District Court These cases were heard in Wayne County District Court: *Ofelia Martin, 17, Will Anderson Road, Dudley, speeding, $120 fine and court costs. *Linda A. Moore, no date of birth listed, Daly Boulevard, Mount Olive, simple assault,...Published: Dec 10, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story