Monday, December 8, 2008
They love a parade: Pikeville kicks off holiday
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus ride on their town-sponsored float -- a replica of their living room -- and wave to the crowd lining the streets during the Pikeville Christmas Parade Sunday afternoon. Town police estimated that about 500 people turned...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Vehicle defaults on rise in counties
Automobile repossessions have increased in the past several months, and it's not just high-end sports cars getting the hook. "I went from picking up five cars a day to 10 cars a day," said Eddie of Final Notice Recovery, a...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive interviews candidates for new recreation director position
MOUNT OLIVE -- Interviews were held last Tuesday and Thursday nights as the town continued its search for a new recreation director. The list of applicants has been narrowed to four people including ones from Mount Olive, Goldsboro, Warsaw...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials: Shortfall will hurt families
Focused largely on helping struggling working families, officials with the North Carolina Justice Center presented their thoughts on the current and upcoming state budget situations Friday, and like many watching the state government, they were not optimistic. Using numbers...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials: Downtown development still has ways to go
Sixteen months after Goldsboro City Council unanimously approved a 10-year master plan to better the downtown area, Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. Director Julie Thompson says there is still a long road ahead. At the August 2007 council meeting, members were...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
National Guard units tapped for duty
More than four years ago, members of the 230th Brigade Support Battalion were working hand-in-hand with the Army's 1st Infantry Division in Iraq. In a few months -- without a major development at home or abroad -- they are going...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Senior Center trying to establish support groups
Wayne County Services on Aging is trying to find out if the residents it serves are interested in establishing a support group. Wellsprings Center in Goldsboro has announced that it is willing to run a support group at the...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
GATEWAY seeking sponsors for benches
GATEWAY, the Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority, is looking for sponsors for its recently purchased bus stop benches. So far, of the 40 benches purchased, three have been installed -- one at the Wayne County Senior Center on South John Street,...Published: Dec 8, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story