Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Picking candidates - polls are open until 7:30 p.m.
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Wayne County Board of Elections Precinct Assistant Steve Meadows hands a ballot to Sue Ballenger at the WAGES building on Royall Avenue as she and her husband, Paul, prepare to vote in today’s primary municipal election. As...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Cherry Hospital earns clear state review
With Cherry Hospital no longer having to worry about having its certification as a Medicare and Medicaid provider being revoked, a survey team from the state Division of Health Service Regulation returned last week -- three days after the de-certification...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Company will add 350 more jobs here
One of Wayne County's newest industrial residents, AAR Cargo Systems, announced Monday that it plans to grow its Goldsboro facility by more than 350 more jobs than originally planned. The corporation, which moved to Goldsboro in 2006, originally intended the...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Water use rules keep shortage in check
Goldsboro city water hasn't dried up yet, but officials are warning that conservation is not a luxury -- it is a necessity if residents want to stay out of extreme drought and much-stricter regulations. If rain continues to fall, and...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Hospital wins lawsuit claiming wrongful death in ER diagnosis
A Goldsboro area man's death in Wayne Memorial Hospital's emergency room wasn't caused by negligence of a doctor or other employees, a jury found. A malpractice suit filed against the hospital and an emergency room doctor ended Friday when a...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Rotary Club members work on project in Chile for orthopedic patients
Drs. Bob and Charlotte Campbell of Goldsboro originally went to Chile to catch fish. Instead, they caught a plan -- one that is enabling the Three Eagles Rotary Club in Goldsboro to help an island people who suffer in large...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Warsaw prepares for parade
Organizers are gearing up for Warsaw's 87th consecutive Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 10. The day's events will kick off with a memorial service at 10 a.m. in Veterans Park, with the parade scheduled to follow at 11 a.m....Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Breen joins Habitat for Humanity staff
Rochelle Breen has joined the staff of Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne as a one-year AmeriCorps member. She brings organizational skills from her previous non-profit experience with Youth Missions Organization in Sacramento., Calif. She says she was attracted to the...Published: Oct 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story