Monday, June 15, 2009
Commission to hear from public on budget
Wayne County residents will have a chance Tuesday to express their opinions of or to ask questions about the county's proposed $157.6 million budget for 2009-2010. The budget does not contain an increase in the current tax rate of...Published: Jun 15, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Cuts hurt Guardian ad Litem program
State budget cuts that have eliminated mileage reimbursement for volunteers in the Guardian ad Litem program has led to four quitting and others taking on fewer cases. The program helps young people who have become entangled in the court system,...Published: Jun 15, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Council to consider new fire station
Goldsboro could be getting a new fire station, if the city is able to obtain an American Recovery and Reinvestment Stimulus Act grant to build a replacement for the small and aging Station 3 on Patetown Road. Interim Fire Chief...Published: Jun 15, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Truck driving wrong way hits oncoming vehicle
An allegedly intoxicated driver hit two other cars with his vehicle this morning, reportedly sending two drivers to Wayne Memorial Hospital for evaluation, authorities said. Goldsboro police Capt. Grayham Keesler said a report identifying the drivers of the vehicles...Published: Jun 15, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect hits Princeton police officer with car
Early Sunday morning, a Princeton police officer was struck by a small Honda vehicle as he attempted to make a traffic stop. According to a news release from the Princeton Police Department, at approximately 3:15 a.m., Officer C.A. Jones...Published: Jun 15, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Humane Society reaches goal
The riotous barking and meowing of abandoned and stray animals echoes throughout the Wayne County Animal Adoption and Education Center -- it is a sound that members of the Goldsboro-Wayne County Humane Society still find painful, but one that...Published: Jun 15, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story