Friday, August 21, 2009
Shooting suspect apprehended
Goldsboro police reported late Friday that a suspect in a Saturday shooting at the Economy Inn in Goldsboro had been apprehended, Investigator Doug Bethea reported. Tavaris L. Lane is charged in the shooting of Marlow Eugene Holmes, 34, of North...Published: Aug 21, 2009 4:38 PM Full Story
Solicitors could find new rules in county
Sheriff Carey Winders joked with county commissioners this week that he didn't want to stop door-to-door salespeople because he was going to be one of them when he campaigns in 2010. However, he said commissioners do need to consider...Published: Aug 21, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Meeting their new schools
Georgia Lei Bryan, 6, patiently colored a picture while her mother attended open house at Dillard Academy on Thursday evening. "She's ready," mom Gwendolyn Bryan said of the first-grader. "My Aunt Tina had me studying, she was teaching me math...Published: Aug 21, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Car recovered from river
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office pulled a stolen car out of the Neuse River on Thursday morning. Miranda Cotton of Raynor Mill Road reported her 1999 Cadillac Catera stolen around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Capt. Tom Effler said. Authorities had...Published: Aug 21, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Rally set Saturday to protest health bill
A local businessman is urging Wayne County residents to help him raise awareness about the health care reform bill currently being debated across the nation. GOECO president Frank Drohan has organized what he is calling the "Citizen's Rally," an event...Published: Aug 21, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Officer promoted
The Goldsboro Police Department announced the promotion of Sgt. Theresa Chiero to the rank of captain, a promotion taking effect on Aug. 26, according to a news release issued by the department....Published: Aug 21, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Worker hurt in Airgas explosion
A male worker at Airgas National Welders was severely injured after an oxygen cylinder he was filling ruptured on Thursday morning, a company spokesman said. Jay Worley, Airgas Vice President for Communications and Investor Relations, said the name of...Published: Aug 21, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story