Friday, October 17, 2008
1,879 hit one-stop voting's first day
Nearly 2,000 Wayne County voters cast ballots Thursday on the first day of one-stop early voting, and more than 1,000 of them voted at the Wayne County Public Library on Ash Street, county Elections Board Director Vickie Reed said....Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Seymour Johnson to get $12 million for new facility
When President Bush signed the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday evening, he authorized $612.5 billion in budget authority for defense programs in 2009. More than $12 million of that is coming to Goldsboro. The legislation ensures funding that...Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Renowned educator speaks to parents, teachers
Want to help children learn and dream? Demand more, be a role model and don't accept the word "can't," educator Marva Collins told a group of parents, teachers and others Thursday at Wayne County Public Schools' districtwide Title 1 conference....Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Mayor's Committee announces disabled employee honoree
Oswald Adams sat at a seat in the banquet room at Lane Tree Country Club, thinking that he was there to support his fellow disabled workers in Wayne County Thursday. When he got up to get in line for lunch,...Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Chamber Spelling Bee
For two-and-a-half hours, cash changed hands, checks were scribbled and frantic phone calls were made as the cost of words climbed from $25 to $475 each at the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce's 2008 Corporate Spelling Bee. But finally,...Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Pet food drive Saturday
The Wayne County Humane Society has begun a campaign to collect and distribute cat and dog food to those pet owners hit hard by the financial crisis. Loss of jobs, the high cost of gas and other economic worries...Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Free airplane rides for youth Saturday
The Young Eagles, an organization dedicated to introducing young people to flying, will offer free airplane rides for children ages 8-17 on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Goldsboro-Wayne Airport. The event will be held from 10 a.m. until 3...Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Fire departments receive state grants
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Jim Long announced that the Patetown Volunteer Fire Department was awarded a $2,535.00 grant through the Volunteer Fire Department Fund. The money will be used to buy needed equipment. At the same...Published: Oct 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story