Thursday, February 22, 2007
Former jewelry store spared
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Greg Riley stands outside the old Giddens Jewelry store on Center Street, the home of his law firm, Riley and Orander. The building, the oldest commercial structure downtown, was spared the morning the Paramount Theater burned. For...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:54 PM Full Story
Proposed shelter site won't work
Wayne County officials are looking for another home for a new animal shelter after engineers' reports concluded the soil at the proposed site near the Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport cannot support the facility. County officials, contractor Walter Vick and other architects...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:52 PM Full Story
Standoff ends peacefully
SEVEN SPRINGS -- A standoff with law enforcement and a wanted man ended peacefully Wednesday when a relative intervened and led them to the suspect who was hiding in a closet. Wayne County sheriff's deputies and state troopers descended on...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:51 PM Full Story
Potter chosen as Seven Springs mayor
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The Seven Springs Town Board of Commissioners has elected Steve Potter as mayor. The vote was split during the board's meeting Wednesday night at Town Hall. Commissioners Danny Carter and Allen Cash voted for Carter as mayor,...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:49 PM Full Story
Not all was lost: Paramount fire did not destroy historic store
Not all was lost when the Paramount Theater burned. In fact, while crowds watched the flames and smoke rise above a town landmark with tear-filled eyes, one of Goldsboro's most historic structures was spared -- the old Giddens Jewelry store...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:47 PM Full Story
Deputies practice school response
Gripping handguns, Wayne County sheriff's deputies inched down the school hallway. They knew a man had barged into the learning facility and killed several children, and they had one mission -- to take him out. This was the mock scenario...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Rawlings new Fremont police chief
The Fremont Police Department has a new chief. The Town of Aldermen unanimously voted Tuesday night to name Ron Rawlings, a retired highway patrol first sergeant, to the post. Rawlings, 54, of Goldsboro, is expected to take the helm in...Published: Feb 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story