Sunday, February 7, 2010
Sheriff will run to keep position
Sheriff Carey Winders announced Friday that he will seek a fifth term. Winders was first elected sheriff in 1994 after working as an investigator with the Goldsboro Police Department for 10 years. Winders said the Sheriff's Office has come...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Girl Scouts spend weekend selling cookies
It may be mail carriers who receive the credit for not being deterred by bad weather, but in this case the credit should go to members of Girl Scout Troop 395 of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Troop members, from...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
City officials: Park flooding isn't problem
The road leading into Stoney Creek Park Saturday morning looked more like a boat landing than a driveway as floodwaters from the nearby creek overflowed its banks turning the park into a lake. The flooding followed a day of at...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Convention gathers gamers
Close to 1,300 people, some from as far away as Texas, Alabama and Michigan, were expected Saturday for the sixth annual Carolina Game Summit at Wayne Community College. By the 10 a.m. start, a line, three to four across,...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Election filing starts Monday
Filing begins Monday at noon for candidates for local, state and national offices in the May partisan primary. It ends at noon on Feb. 26. Filing for nonpartisan local offices on the November General Election ballot doesn't begin until...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Benefit for stroke victim sells out thanks to community support
Seven-year-old Madison Brown nestled herself between her parents, April and Eric Brown, reaching up to caress her mother's hair before closing her eyes and laying her head on her shoulder. Just two months earlier those simple gestures would have...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Local art students receive awards
Seven area students have been recognized for their artistic talents during the National Scholastic Art Awards competition for the eastern/central region. Denzel Russell, a senior at Wayne Country Day School, and Lawrence Wurtele of Charles B. Aycock High School received...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
SBI to investigate Duplin schools expenditures
The State Bureau of Investig-ation is examining Duplin County Schools' funding and expenditure practices. The investigation is in response to a letter signed by three Duplin County commissioners and three citizens sent to District Attorney Dewey Hudson on Sept. 14,...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Pikeville resolves road name problem
The confusion over West School Street and Smith Street in Pikeville was cleared up at Thursday night's Board Meeting. Board members voted to change the name of Smith Street to West School Street, which only affected one address on the...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Census jobs open in Wayne County
RALEIGH -- Census jobs are still available in Wayne County through the Rocky Mount Local Census Office. On Friday Gov. Bev Perdue announced some local positions exist, including vacancies in Wayne County. "Census jobs are a great opportunity for...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Paugh named Alzheimer's Inc. head
Alzheimer's North Carolina Inc., formerly the Eastern North Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, has changed its affiliation and hired a Goldsboro woman to help expand programs to better serve families of this area. Anne Paugh has been named outreach...Published: Feb 7, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story