Friday, May 2, 2008
Career exploration
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Jarrod James, a ninth-grade student at Charles B. Aycock High School, says The Academy of Engineering Technologies has helped him develop as a person both inside and outside of the classroom. For more information see CBA High...Published: May 2, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Slander suit filed in District 12 race
Attack ads from both camps in the race for the Republican nomination for the state Senate District 12 seat have escalated, and now one candidate has filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court. Nena Reeves, of Clayton, filed the...Published: May 2, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
CBA High School engineering school students learn about problem-solving and possibilities
A year ago, Jarrod James had no idea what engineering was, much less an interest in pursuing it as a career. He was an eighth-grader at Norwayne Middle School then. Now, he is a freshman at Charles B. Aycock High...Published: May 2, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Rainfall takes edge off drought
Wayne County residents' lawns might now officially be safe, thanks to the recent rain. The recent rainfall has moved the county from the moderate drought category to the lowest and least crucial category of all -- abnormally dry, the North...Published: May 2, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin primary voters increase
KENANSVILLE -- The number of registered voters in Duplin County has grown rapidly in the last few months, with most registering as unaffiliated, giving them the chance to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. Since Jan. 1, more...Published: May 2, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Her secret to living to 100? Taking life's twists in stride
Velma Smith, in her wheelchair in a sunroom at Brian Center Thursday, knew the reason for the balloons and cake brought in by her family. "How old are you, Mama?" one of her children asked. "100," she said softly. She...Published: May 2, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Officials: 581 didn't need a new stoplight
The traffic flow at the intersection of N.C. 581 and Pikeville-Princeton Road northwest of Goldsboro was enough to warrant converting what had been a two-way stop into a four-way, but not enough for a stoplight, state Dept. of Transportation officials...Published: May 2, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
Beer bottle assault While attempting to use the bathroom at Camron's Club House, Wednesday night, Steven Wayne Wiggins Jr., 21, was reportedly hit in the face with a beer bottle by a man that he knows, according to a police...Published: May 2, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Local business gives grant for Stoney Creek Park
The Stoney Creek Park Alliance recently received a $2,500 grant from Cooper Bussman for its environmental excellence. Alliance chairman Peter Roethling said that the grant was a direct result of the successful Walk It Out Goldsboro. Cooper Bussman has not...Published: May 2, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Armed robbers from bank parking lot arrested
Goldsboro police investigators charged a Charlotte man and another this week after a Monday robbery that sounded all too familiar. A month-long, 12-robbery crime spree ended with the arrest of Anthony Jerome Lee late last week. But spokesmen for Goldsboro...Published: May 2, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story