Sunday, November 9, 2008
Veteran: Also honor county's new roster of heroes
Noggie Smith can't walk quite like he could before a bomb blast from a downed plane ended his service in World War II. The physical strength he possessed as a boy working farms in Wayne County has diminished with...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Bank loan will pay for radio system
The bank-qualified financing the county will use to pay for a new $9.7 million communications system is similar to how a person would finance a house, County Manager Lee Smith said. In this case, instead of a house serving...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Mount Olive receives $717,000 state grant to fix town's sewers
MOUNT OLIVE -- Officials are hopeful a $717,000 Clean Water Management Trust Grant the town has been awarded will help correct problems that have plagued the town's sewer system for decades. The money will be used to repair holes...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Benny gets his bronze collar honor from AKC
Debbie Kandoll looks down at her German shepherd, Benny. He is sprawled across the floor -- head down, tail at rest. Seeing him there, she can't help but picture the fate he would have met had she not found him....Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Party leaders revisit 2008 election, look to next fight
In every election there are winners and losers, and on Tuesday when the final tallies were announced, it was the Republican Party coming up short while the Democrats celebrated. For county Democratic Party Chairman Bronnie Quinn, it was a...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Audit slams ex-Goldsboro fire chief
Goldsboro city officials still refuse to say whether former city fire chief Alvin Ward resigned or was fired on Oct. 29. But on Friday, the City Council released the results of a recent functionality audit of the Goldsboro Fire...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Wayne crime-stopper telethon raises funds
About three hours into a Wayne County Crime Stoppers telethon, Sgt. Dot Ardes was wishing she still had her big blue tent. "At our old location, we had this blue tent, and people would drive by and say 'Oh yeah,...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Campaign4Change message targets youth
Tyrel Alvarado didn't ask to become part of a skit on Goldsboro High School's stage on Saturday. But his uncle and his younger cousin, Marquis Colebrook, wanted him up there. "We were screaming and pointing," Marquis said, which prompted the...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Former command chief speaks at ceremony
From Americans' caring comes courage. Caring about veterans was the message imparted during a service meant to honor veterans past and present on Saturday afternoon at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Goldsboro. The event paid homage to veterans...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
WCR pick 'Blackbeard' in stock at local stores
Plenty of copies of the 2009 selection for Wayne County Reads have arrived. The selection for the next Wayne County Reads season is "Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate," by Angus Konstam. Copies of the book are available at the Wayne...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
HealtHabit's annual benefit will help theater
Wayne County residents can enjoy a glass of wine and help promote arts in their community this weekend. In their 14th year of sponsoring the event, HealtHabit is partnering with The Paramount Theatre for its popular Benefit Tasting of...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Work to begin on bridge replacement on Lanetown Road
Work could begin as early as Dec. 1 to replace an existing bridge on Lanetown Road (S.R. 1532) over the Nahunta Swamp north of Goldsboro. The state Department of Transportation awarded the $736,651 contract to S.T. Wooten of Wilson...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Duplin to hold summit on land valuation
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County commissioners Monday will host local bankers and real estate agents in an economic summit beginning at 9 a.m. in the commissioners' meeting room in the county administration building. The summit is the outgrowth of a...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Goldsboro Veterans Day Parade
The Goldsboro Veterans Day Parade will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, starting on South Center Street. The route will run from South Center Street, up to the traffic circle and back down the other side of Center Street, where it...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story
Mount Olive alley dispute continues
MOUNT OLIVE -- Former Mount Olive businessman Rick Kraft Thursday said the town did not notify him or his attorney about its plans for an easement condemnation of a narrow strip of his property adjacent to a building he...Published: Nov 9, 2008 9:27 AM Full Story