Thursday, December 18, 2008
Senior Center Christmas
Members of the Wayne County Senior Center at 100 S. John St. celebrated the Christmas holiday together Wednesday. The center will be closed Monday through Friday....Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Recyling waste from refuse into revenue
Wayne County Commissioners on Tuesday made public their intent to proceed with plans to contract with a company that wants to purchase methane gas created by the decomposition of garbage at the county landfill at Dudley. The company would...Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
County looks at drug cards to help area residents
Wayne County residents soon could be saving up to 20 percent on their prescription drugs should county commissioners agree to participate in the Prescription Drug Discount Card program sponsored by the National Association of Counties. Locally, Pitt and Wilson...Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
State names interim director at Cherry Hospital
Carl Fitch, a Compass Group consultant on site at Cherry Hospital since October, has been named interim director of the hospital effective Jan. 1, Department of Health and Human Services officials announced Wednesday. Dr. Jack St. Clair, Cherry director since...Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Police question person of interest in Mount Olive murder
MOUNT OLIVE -- A Duplin County man already in custody on immigration violations has been named a person of interest in a Friday morning murder in Mount Olive. Luis Hernandez, 38, of 242 Summerlins Crossroads Road, Kenansville, is being...Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Man struck and killed by pickup
A Goldsboro man was hit by a pickup truck and killed Tuesday night after his car broke down on U.S. 13 near Sandhill Drive, the Highway Patrol reported. Eugene Earl Turner, 48, Brock Road, had parked his vehicle at...Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro enters into deal to accept station grants
Stabilization work at Union Station is expected to get final approval by the state Department of Transportation this week and the next, highly anticipated step, will be the full restoration of its exterior, a project estimated to cost at least...Published: Dec 18, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story