Thursday, April 8, 2010
Flower show
Wayne County Master Gardeners Mary Braswell, left, and Jessie Norris inspect flowers submitted for the Extension and Community Association Flower Show held at the Wayne Center on Wednesday. The three "Best in Show" winners were: Trellis Phillips of Town &...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
County opposes highway funding changes
Eastern and western North Carolina will suffer if efforts are successful to base highway funding on population and reduction of traffic congestion, Wayne County commissioners say. A resolution in opposition to the proposed changes in state highway funding was...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Youth livestock handlers show off ring skills
More than 150 people attended the meat goat and feeder calf show at the 62nd Annual Livestock Show and Sale Wednesday night at the Wayne County Fairgrouinds. The event continued today, with the junior market hog show this morning,...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin parts ways with VenuWorks
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County officially severed ties with Duplin Events Center management company VenuWorks this week. Duplin County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to accept a termination agreement for the county's contract with the company, which has overseen the center's...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
NPR's Kasell to emcee Kitty Askins event
Carl Kasell's love for broadcasting started when he was a boy growing up in Goldsboro. The famous National Public Radio speaker will return home this weekend to emcee a fundraiser for the Kitty Askins expansion project. "I listened to...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Two heroes from Wayne County honored
Two area men have been recognized by the N.C. Department of Correction for outstanding job performance and acts of heroism. Joseph Hackett, a probation/parole officer, and Lt. Jeffrey Pope, a corrections officer at Wayne Correctional Center, were among 22 honored...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Police release photo of suspect
Police have released a photo of a man caught on video during the Sunday robbery of an "Internet cafe" on South Berkeley Boulevard. Sgt. Chad Calloway said police do not have the man's name, but because the picture of the...Published: Apr 8, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story