Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Pickle drop prep: New Year's Eve in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- People will have the opportunity Wednesday not only to greet the New Year early, but to help those in need as well. The Mt. Olive Pickle Co. is once again teaming up with the Food Bank...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Ideas offered at health care forum
Vicky Darden is still in pain from an accident she had on the job years ago. Fired from the job and on disability now, she has no insurance. The health care system in America is broken and it needs to...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Holiday schedules announced
Goldsboro, Wayne County, Mount Olive, Pikeville, Walnut Creek, Seven Springs, Fremont and Eureka offices will be closed Thursday for New Year's Day and will reopen for business Friday morning. Most Wayne County offices also will be closed Friday because...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
City manager sees slowdown in coming year
City Manager Joe Huffman believes 2008 was a pretty good year for Goldsboro, with many large projects like the historic City Hall renovation and rebuilding of the Paramount Theatre coming to a close. But he admits that 2009 may bring...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro Chrysler Dodge Jeep closes
Goldsboro Chrysler Dodge Jeep has closed its doors. The automobile and truck dealership erected signs Monday saying the company will be "indefinitely closed for business." A company spokesman declined to comment this morning. The Goldsboro Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Armed robbery A clerk at Kangaroo on West Grantham Street was reportedly robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning, according to a police report. The 43-year-old clerk said that cash and four gold rings were stolen after a suspect entered...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Four charged in shooting
DUDLEY -- Sheriff's deputies made four arrests Monday after a Sunday shooting at Durham Lake Club House party that injured a woman, police said. Detective Lt. Carl Lancaster said a 15-year-old juvenile shot Laronda S. Leonard in the leg while...Published: Dec 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story